Botanical Exhibit - Opening this weekend!

Exhibit Opens September 20, 2009
Evangel Baptist Church
1800 Manchester Rd. - Wheaton, IL
9:30 am

Lessons from Matthew 6

Pink Petunia, ©2008, Helen Read, Oil on canvas

"...consider the lilies of the field how they grow...yet, not even Solomon in
all his glory was dressed like one of these... Your heavenly father already knows all
your needs, and he will give you all you need day by day if you live for him,
making his kingdom your priority."

A personal expression of faith: A Journey of Questions and Answers -
A Visual Response.
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I've been busily working to put together this solo exhibit. It will be on display for several weeks. Here on my blog, I'll be "showing" the exhibit with my artist's notes for several posts. As it unfolds, it tells the story of a personal journey through difficult years. I hope you'll come back to visit and see the progression.

Dunes, beach, and lighting

Dunes, 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!

Upcoming Exhibit!

For my local friends, this invitation is extended to you! On Sunday at 9:30 AM, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the church I attend, these works - and more - will be exhibited. Not only that, but there will also be presented that morning the world premier performance of a choral composition (Hosea 6:3) by a Wheaton area musician/composer! (Location: Evangel Baptist Church - 1900 Manchester Rd., Wheaton, IL)

I'm excited to present this exhibit because it is a sort of personal, visual journal of how - during tumultuous years in my life - the words of Matthew 6 have played out and proven true. Not only am I presenting the visual response in the form of paintings, but also many of my thoughts in the form of artist's notes.

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
Please click here for additional information