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That's right!  Last month, my special offer included a "member discount" for one of my newest 

paintings AND a contest to pick a winner for a free original painting! 

There's just 1 catch....

 I only make this offer available on my newsletter list.  

It's actually a win-win, because you will get: 

• About 1 email a month with lots of visuals and news from my studio (and sometimes other news!)
• Special monthly discounts, give-aways, and contests 
• A chance to give me input about future projects and work. (Your opinion counts!)
• Also, you will often see things first or hear about new ideas before anyone else does. 
• If you send me your birthday month, I'll send you a little something special
• New members get a little gift for signing up!
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• And your information is safe - I use a secure service and I never share your information 

It's so easy to sign up.  Just fill out the information below and you'll be signed up and will receive the next newsletter which will come out around the first part of October!  

So, why not? 
There's nothing to lose and lots that you'll enjoy receiving from me!
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Summer Basket

 Sunflower Basket, 10x8" Oil on gessoboard

© 2017 Helen Read 

SOLD

* Includes domestic shipping - US Priority Mail.  International shipping costs will be quoted by location and additional shipping charge will be applied.

Wine and Roses

Roses and Wine, 7x5" oil on gesso board 

©2017  Helen Read 

Sunflowers in Cobalt

Sunflowers in Cobalt, 7x5" Oil on Gesso Board
©2017 Helen Read

SOLD

Winter Twilight - just finished

Winter Twilight,  24x36" oil on canvas

©2016 Helen Read
Ready to frame 

$1598.00 
(Shipping within the US is included in this price,  IL residents please add 8% sales tax) 

Please contact me by email for payment methods - I'm willing to devise a payment plan that works for you - and/or shipping methods. 

Tall Oaks

Tall Oaks ~ Lincoln Marsh,  20x16" Oil on canvas panel

©2016, Helen Read 

Ready to frame 

$720.00 

(Shipping will be added after calculating it accurately for its destination,   IL residents please add 8% sales tax) 

Please contact me by email for sale and shipping  information

 

 

 

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Lincoln Marsh Pathway

Lincoln Marsh Pathway,  12x9" Oil on linen panel

©2016 Helen Read 

$245.00

(ready to frame) 

(Please add $12 shipping within the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

Time is running out ~ But it isn't too late!

I still need HELP!  

As I wrote last week, I am moving my home and studio in a couple weeks.  So, I'm offering some of my small paintings for just a few short weeks at a fraction of what they usually sell for.  This offer is given so that I have less to pack and move and so that my friends can enjoy some original art! Perhaps this will start or add to your own collection!

Now through July Friday, July 24th. The following are $19.95 each and that includes shipping!! (These paintings usually sell for $90 - $120).  That's right! $19.95 - and that's the full amount*!  See below the images for how to do this!  Each are ready to frame, but some are painted around the edges and framing is optional. The one's that have sold in the last week are now marked sold, but there are still more at this once-ever opportunity! 
* (Please note: Free shipping only within the US - for IL residents, I do need to add 8.25% sales tax, which adds $1.65. Your new total is only - $21.60)

Kitchen art - still life

Top left - Red Velvet, 5x5" oil on canvas

Top Rt - Pepper Plate, 6x6" oil on canvas

Lower Lft - 3 Lemons, 6x6" oil on canvas  SOLD

lower Rt - 4 Amigos, 5x5" oil on canvas

Top Lft - Green Grapes, 5x7" oil on canvas

Top Rt - Red Head, 5x7" oil on canvas

Lower Lft - Red Peppers, 6x6" oil on canvas

Lower Rt- Odd Fellows, 7x5" oil on canvas

Left- Purple Kohlrabi, 8x8" oil on canvas

Right- November Gathering, 8x8" oil on canvas

Botanical and Landscape

Left - Green on Blue, 7x5" oil on canvas   SOLD

Center- Snowy Woods, 8x7" oil on canvas  SOLD

Right- Winter Steeple, 7x5" oil on canvas  SOLD

Left - Hollyhocks, 8x8" oil on canvas   SOLD

Center- Yellow Iris, 6x6" acrylic on panel  SOLD

Right - West Wind, 7x5" oil on canvas

Left - Pink Hollyhock, 6x6" oil on canvas

Right - Iridescence (butterfly) diptych

6 x 13" overall

 Left - Waterlily, 5x7" oil on canvas 

Right - Pineapple Top, 5x5" oil on canvas

Left - Asleep, 5 x7" acric on canvas  SOLD

Right- Frosted, 5x 7" oil on canvas

Left- Undulation 3, 10x8" o on canvas

Center- Agave, 6x6" acrylic on panel

Right- Pink Hydrangea, 8x8" oil on canvas

     Here's how to have your favorite(s) sent your way! Email me:   studio_upstairs@hotmail.com.  Include the title of the painting or paintings you'd like and I'll send you an invoice through PayPal. You can use your PayPal account or a credit card, and you don't even HAVE to have a PayPal account to participate! Then, after receiving payment, it will be packaged and sent!  It's that simple! 

I'm hoping each and every one of these will find a great home! (Don't forget, they can also make a great gift!)   I'm not painting these smaller sizes much anymore, so this is a great opportunity for my friends and a big help to me!     First come, first served! But the offer expires on July 24th! 
Thanks!! 

Forest Light - oil landscape

Forest Light,  12x9" Oil on gessoed panel 

©2015 Helen Read 

$245.00
Ready to frame
(Please add $20.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

The perfect Mother's Day gift!

Descanso Iris Print

10.5 x 7" matted in white to fit a 14 x11" frame
(ready to frame) 

$59.00
(Please add $10.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

This original painting, which was sold to NBC Studios for the set of Chicago Fire, is now available as a giclee* print! 
How cool to own a print that is nearly impossible to distinguish from the original painting, but priced at far less!   It is printed on a textured watercolor-type archival paper with vibrant inks.

Please order ASAP so that the print can be made, matted, and shipped in time for Mother's Day arrival!  (About 2 weeks should be allowed!) 

*What is a giclee print?  The term  "Giclee print" refers to advanced technology in printmaking. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks on fine archival paper.  This process yields a higher color accuracy than other means of reproduction, as well as excellence in image quality and fine detail. And because inks and paper are archival, prints are light-fast and non water soluble.  It is rather difficult to tell the original from the print! 
Its a terrific way to hang a lovely piece of art at a great price! 

Now's the time ~ it's free and has great benefits!

Join now ~ Don't delay! 

This week, I'll be sending out another email newsletter with  a special offer to my newsletter friends! Its easy to do - and your information is always kept private - It will never be shared! You don't need to worry about too many emails coming your way, either - I only have time to send about 1 per month! 

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As a list member, you'll get special offers and a rotating variety of other fun things that I don't offer anywhere else. You'll also be the first to find out about my newest adventures as an artist and instructor!  My email service keeps secures your info.  You won't be sent anything from anyone other than me!   Oh, and please let your friends know about my email list too!
I'm always looking to find new friends who love art!  

Forest Secrets, 6.5 x 9" Oil Pastel on Illustration Board
©2015, Helen Read 

Matted in white and ready to frame in 11 x 14" frame

$60.00

(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

 

Island Sunset

Island Sunset  10x8" Oil on gessoed panel 

©2015 Helen Read

SOLD

Watercolor - Coastal Water Sunset

Coastal Water Sunset, 6x4" watercolor on paper

©2015 Helen Read 

$40.00
matted in white to fit an 8x10" frame
(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax.) 

 

Finally - its about finished!

Landscape Commission (title yet undecided) 

20 x 26" Oil on canvas

©2014 Helen Read

Its been awhile since I posted a painting - and this is why!  A larger work that was a commission.
That - plus the busy time of year - is why its been awhile! 
More to come in the new year!! 

Autumn Color

Autumn Color, 7 x 4.75" watercolor on Yupo paper 

©2014, Helen Read 

matted in white to fit a 12 x 9" frame

$80.00

(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

Woodland Oil Pastel

Woodland, 8.5 x 6" Oil pastel on paper
©Helen Read

matted and ready to frame in 12 x 9" frame

$45.00
(please add $10.00 shipping in the US,  IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 

First Yellow Leaf of Fall

Yellow Leaf - 5 x 3.75" mixed media on paper
matted and ready to frame in 8x6" frame
©Helen Read

$35.00
(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

Hibiscus Bloom

Hibiscus Bloom, 4.5 x 4.5" watercolor and acrylic on paper
© 2014 Helen Read
matted in white matting to fit an 8x8" frame

SOLD

Birches

Swedish Birches,  7x10" Oil pastel on illustration board

©2014, Helen Read 

matted in white to fit 11x14" frame

$55.00

(Free domestic shipping, IL residents please add 8 % sales tax)