Another small landscape study - skyscape

Distant Shores, 6x8" Oil pastel on paper

Icy Riverbank, 11x14" Oil on canvas
©2009, Helen Read

For more information on the availability of this painting, please email me
studio_upstairs@hotmail.com

Sunset sky

Streak of Orange, 6x8" oil pastel on paper
©2009, Helen Read
$45.00
matted in white and ready to frame
($10.00 shipping in the US - IL residents, please add 8.25% sales tax)

All these smaller studies are available for purchase... They are matted  and ready to frame, and the price is VERY affordable!

Snowy Bank

Snowy Bank, 6x8" Oil pastel on paper
©Helen Read
$45.00
matted in white and ready to frame
($10.00 shipping in the US; IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

Voter Response - 1st and 2nd place.

(Darkening Skies - above - Sold)

Both landscapes are Oil Pastel, 6x8" - ready to mat and frame.
©2009, Helen Read

The informal poll I took has resulted in a winner! The top painting - got the most votes. Then the one below it got the next highest total. You all mentioned the dramatic skies and the color choices. The diagonal composition in the top one was also mentioned, and it is more subtle - but also rather diagonal in the lower one.

Thanks for your input! Its always a help to know what other people think as they view a painting! Now - I've also had several suggestions for these to be put on notecards - hmmmm. We shall see!

Review!

Just a small review of my June and July in landscapes!
S0 - I'm interested in your opinion... Here are 9 of my summer landscapes - most are oil pastel on paper - with a few oil paintings included. Which one is you fav? And, why? I'd really like to find out what moves the viewer and why. Leave a comment below. Let's number them 1 - 9, left to right, starting at the top. (or you could use row 1, #1 - for instance). Maybe you like the colors, maybe you like the sense of place or atmosphere, maybe you like the structure of the painting... whatever it is that speaks to you - I'd love to know!

By the way, these are all available! To find out more about that - please click here!

The Space Between

The Space Between, 6x8" Oil pastel on paper
©2009, Helen Read
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From Me to You ...

After taking a course this summer for my school teaching job, I have discovered a new use for some of the skills I learned. I've made a stylized version of one of my original paintings for your computer desktop. Its a free download - available at the this link.

Scroll down to the middle of the page - ( join my Studio Friends Group while you are on the page, if you are not already a member) - and you'll find the image. The instructions for download are right below the image. I hope you'll enjoy this little decoration and that it will remind you to visit my blog often!

Pasture Land

Pasture, Rainclouds Gathering - 6x8" Oil pastel on paper
©2009, Helen Read
$45.00
matted in white and ready to frame
($10.00 shipping in the US; IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

Studio Friends Winner!

Two Sisters, 4x6" watercolor/acrylic on paper

A few weeks ago, I offered a little promotion for my Studio Friends group. The winner of the drawing would get a small floral painting. It was sort of like a commission - they got to pick the flower they wanted me to paint. So, the winner chose - Sunflowers. Here is the small painting done just for the winner! It will soon be on its way.

If you would like to join us as a Studio Friend, go to the box on the right side of this blog and enter your email address! Voila! That's it! This is the way I send out offers and opportunities!