Helen Read Artworks Gallery

Whispers of Fall
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 24 x 0.75. Just as summer begins to cool down, the first hints of fall begin. Just a whisper of color among the vibrant greens. Just a whisper of the glorious color to come. The sky gets a little bluer…
Alpine Reflection
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". The serenity and beauty of this alpine lake captured my artist's eye. I love the pastel colors of the water and sky, framed with the drama of forests and mountains. I had the joy of…
Garden Guardian
Oil, gesso board, 8" x 10" x 0.25". With outstretched limbs, this beautifully graceful tree seemed to be the gateway or the guardian of the garden beyond. I was captivated by the many colors of green, complemented by th…
Emerald Archway
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". This graceful tree can be found within the Chicago Botanical Gardens. I was captivated by it's beautiful sweeping limbs and the lovely foliage and floral surrounding. It is sold matt…
Violet Woodland
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". Violet Woodland is an invitation into the beauty of spring's arrival! The sun filters through the greening trees and casts its glow onto the woodland carpet of green and violet. Viol…
Amber Afternoon
Amber Afternoon
Oil, gesso board, 14 x 11" x 0.25". Just beyond my home, there is a marsh that shifts with the seasons but never loses its quiet presence. In late autumn, it glows in the afternoon sun. Amber Afternoon was born from one…
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Blue Profusion
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". Spring offers such beauty, especially after the long, gray waiting season of winter. Blue Profusion invites you to a walk in the woodland surrounded by clouds of blue blooms. Artwork…
Maple Flame
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". This 5x7" watercolor painting is matted in white to fit an 8x10" frame. It comes ready to drop into a frame or, if desired, can be framed before shipping. Please email me for framing…
Tomato Harvest
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 6" x 0.75". A bountiful harvest in scarlet! The blessing of summer sunshine. A reason to be thankful. This small still life represents the gifts of the garden. It is unframed, but will fit nicely into…
Celestial Dream
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 20" x 1.5". Having grown up in rural Texas, I remember many dark nights when the Milky Way was a beautiful display across the sky. It is not so visible in our light filled skies of the 21st Centur…
Last Light
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 24" x 0.75". I love sunsets! And they are especially colorful in the Western U.S. Just a few weeks ago, I watched a. beautiful summer sunset in Sweet, Idaho. The last light of the sun was brillian…
Wildflower Harmony
Oil, gesso board, 8" x 8" x 0.25". The colors of summer are joyful! Walking along a sidewalk, pathway or a town yard - color just sings! It's so easy to walk past without noticing... So easy to take for granted what is…
Sunlit Meadow
Oil, Canvas, 10" x 8" x 0.75". This painting tells a story of sunshine and warmth... of standing in the wonder of beauty...of reveling in the rhythms of nature. It is painted around the sides, so framing is optional How…
Morning Chill
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 0.75". Winter in the north can have very minimal color.While creation is sleeping, the world is covered in a snowy blanket with blue shadows of all that stands tall in the landscape. On a clear…
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Amber in Blue
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 6" x 0.75. The essence of Spring time wildflowers gathered up in a vibrant blue vase. A touch of country spring time as the perfect complement to your home! For the Month of March it is offered as…
Thundering Waves
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 0.75. Abstract work captures a mood or an emotion.Maybe it captures a memory.With color and brushstrokes, you sense the energy of the idea and the artist's motion in the painting process. Th…
Waters
Acrylic, Canvas, 32" x 16" x 0.75". Scripture records, in the first few verses of Genesis, that on the second day of creation, God separated the waters above and below - creating sky and water below. What might that hav…
Windswept Tide
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 20" x 0.75". The blues and greens of this abstract piece are interrupted withhints of metallic gold and copper. Because of the colors, it implies an aquatic scene. Because of its arching brushstro…
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Beside Still Waters
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 0.75". The 23rd Psalm uses the shepherd and his sheep as an illustration for the care and attention that God gives His followers. In that Psalm, it says "He leads me beside still waters" ~ a pea…
Lingering Mist
Watercolor, Yupo, 9" x 12" x 0.25". Watercolor has such beautiful qualities and watercolor on Yupo paper magnifies those qualities! Because it is synthetic, the paper does not absorb water. Therefore the pigment sits on…
Mountain Blooms
Watercolor, Yupo, 9" x 12" x 0.25". Watercolor has such beautiful qualities and watercolor on Yupo paper magnifies those qualities! Because it is synthetic, the paper does not absorb water. Therefore the pigment sits on…
Untamed Garden
Watercolor, Yupo, 9" x 12" x 0.25". Watercolor has such beautiful qualities and watercolor on Yupo paper magnifies those qualities! Because it is synthetic, the paper does not absorb water. Therefore the pigment sits on…
Hillside Symphony
Watercolor, Yupo, 9" x 12" x 0.25". Watercolor has such beautiful qualities and watercolor on Yupo paper magnifies those qualities! Because it is synthetic, the paper does not absorb water. Therefore the pigment sits on…
Horizons
Watercolor, Yupo, 5" x 7" x 0.25". Watercolor has such beautiful qualities and watercolor on Yupo paper magnifies those qualities! Because it is synthetic, the paper does not absorb water. Therefore the pigment sits on…
River View
Watercolor, Yupo, 5" x 7" x 0.25". Watercolor has such beautiful qualities and watercolor on Yupo paper magnifies those qualities! Because it is synthetic, the paper does not absorb water. Therefore the pigment sits on…
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Daisies and Lavender
Oil, Panel, 3" x 3" x 0.25"
Deep Calls to Deep
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 24" x 0.75". This painting speaks to me of things that are not representational in nature. Deep Call to Deep references Psalm 42, which speaks of the depth of feeling and emotion, particularly in…
October Blaze
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20 x 0.75. Fall is ablaze with color! October Blaze expresses the beautiful colors of autumn on the prairie. Tall grasses that seem to float and rustle with the wind, and brilliant color of trees and…
Evening Lagoon
Oil, Canvas, 24" x 36" x 0.75". I've been sensing a desire for some changes in my work in the previous months. I desire to show more color, more vivacity, more joy in immersing oneself in the beauty of nature. More deli…
Lovely Lavender 14x18"
Giclee Print, Paper, 14" x 18" x 0.75". The landscape is made more beautiful by the bounty of hues in blue and violet! You may even be able to catch the scent of rows and rows of lavender in bloom. The original painting…
Serenity 16x16 (print)
Giclee Print, Paper, 16" x 16" x 0.75". We all need a moments of serenity. Our lives are so busy and scheduled, we need to be reminded to choose those moments. They are good for the soul! The original painting has been…
Serenity (print)
Giclee Print, Paper, 14 x 14 x 0.25. We all need a moments of serenity. Our lives are so busy and scheduled, we need to be reminded to choose those moments. They are good for the soul! The original painting has been sol…
Lovely Lavender (print)
Giclee Print, Paper, 11 x 14 x 0.25". The landscape is made more beautiful by the bounty of hues in blue and violet! You may even be able to catch the scent of rows and rows of lavender in bloom. The original painting h…
Untitled - commission
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 12" x 0.75". This painting was recently commissioned and is now in a private collection, not only to hang as a painting but to be used as a CD cover. It is also available as a giclee print. Giclee pri…
Toward the Horizon
Oil, Canvas, 7" x 5" x 0.75". Soft hues of sunlight bathe the landscape in light. With a sense of wonder and possibility, the girl's presence is an invitation to contemplate the a vast world beyond the hills. Painted wi…
Harmony in Blue
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8" x 0.25". Harmony! Colors that sing a spring symphony in blues, lavenders, and deeper colors of magenta. Floral beauty speaks a story of beauty and grace, created not just for their function in natur…
Three Longneck Pears
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 10" x 0.75". Amazing diversity! Pears come in many shapes and colors... that caught my attention! This still life painting, in it's simplicity, is a reminder of the season of harvest and the beautiful…
A Pair of Pears
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 6" x 0.75". The season of harvest - the abundance gathered. This simple setting speaks to the nurturing and work of the hands that has produced fruit. A pair of pears - in russet hues, framed or unfram…
Autumn Radiance
Oil, Canvas, 24" x 18" x 0.75". It's almost like a dream - the beauty of autumn! There's something that is so restoring ~ enlivening ~ embracing ~ to walk through the glory of God's creation. Fall is one of those magica…
Cantigny Tulips (print)
Giclee Print, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25. Tulip Season is stunning! In the beautiful gardens of Cantigny Park west of Chicago, the gardens are alive with color and motion! With a play of light through the shade of the trees…
Tranquility
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 0.75". There's something about the beauty of nature that is soothing... calming. This painting invites you into the tranquility of creation's beauty with calm skies that glow, light reflecting i…
Tulip Season
Oil, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". Spring brings beautiful blooms!Tulips are in bloom in profusion this spring - they bloom with wild abandon, in a colorful explosion. This painting measures 5x7" and is matted for a 8x10" fr…
Nest Eggs Giclee Print (Matted 12x14")
Giclee Print, Paper, 12" x 14" x 0.25. This painting has particular meaning to me as a mother of 3! It is the symbol of home and family. Even though my nest is now empty, it still evokes the sense of warmth and belongin…
Rainbow Fields ~ Spring Celebration (diptych)
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 22" x 0.75". Every spring, the earth awakens and the landscape flows with beauty and grace. "God has made everything beautiful for its own time." (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The beauty of the landscape is esp…
Spring Celebration
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 11" x 0.75". Every spring, the earth awakens and the landscape flows with beauty and grace. "God has made everything beautiful for its own time." (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The beauty of the landscape is esp…
Rainbow Fields
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 11" x 0.75". Every spring, the earth awakens and the landscape flows with beauty and grace. "God has made everything beautiful for its own time." (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The beauty of the landscape is esp…
Along the Canal
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 0.75". An evening walk in Idaho and my eye caught the beautiful end of the day reflected in the canal. Being from the Midwest, our fields are irrigated very differently! So I found this method v…
8x10" Nest Eggs Giclee Print on Matte Canvas
Canvas, 8" x 10" x 0.25". This original oil painting is now available in a beautiful 8x10"giclee print. This print is professionally printed on archival matte canvas, which shows the weave and texture ofan original oil…
Nest Eggs Print 16x18
Giclee Print, Paper, 16" x 18" x 0.25". This painting has particular meaning to me as a mother of 3! It is the symbol of home and family. Even though my nest is now empty, it still evokes the sense of warmth and belongi…
What Remains
Oil, Canvas, 10" x 8" x 0.75". In the falling temperatures of fall, flowers fade and some even become rather like paper. Not much remains as winter approaches. Yet, there is a beauty in the starkness. Shown in a solid w…
October Blaze
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 0.75". Fall is ablaze with color! October Blaze expresses the beautiful colors of autumn on the prairie. Tall grasses that seem to float and rustle with the wind, and brilliant color of trees an…
Glowing Light Diptych
Oil, Linen panel, 11" x 28" x 0.25". Autumn afternoons have such a beautiful glow! Pinks, reds, yellows against various shades of green. These two paintings connect to create a diptych - a more panoramic view of the woo…
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Sunflower Hedge
Oil, gesso board, 6" x 12" x 0.25". Sunflowers adorn the edge of the woods in late summer. They seem to dance and spin in the breeze, lifting their faces to the sun. In this painting, the play of warm colors next to coo…
Autumn Enchantment
Oil, 30" x 24" x 0.75". Autumn is a time of enchanting colors, crisp air and the smell of spice. This painting captures that first hint of autumn, where just a few trees begin to don their colorful foliage. Primarily in…
Garden Party
Oil, gesso board, 9" x 12" x 0.25". A joyful party! These beautiful coneflowers gathered in the garden seemed to imply a party. They catch the sunlight with fire-tones juxtaposed with soft pastels. Delightful to stand a…
Lakeside Sunflowers
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 0.75". Visiting the Chicago Botanical Gardens, I was captured by the serenity of this lakeside scene. Such profusion of color. It was as if each of these sunny flowers had turned their faces tow…
Lilac Charm
Oil, gesso board, 10" x 8" x 0.25". Lilac season is upon us! I am always captivated by their charm and alluring scent. Captured here with a variety of lavenders in a blue jar, they seem to exude the joy of spring. A qui…
Eden's Dawn
Oil, Canvas, 18.25" x 24" x 1.0". As this painting progressed, the abstraction began to look more and more like a garden to me; a beautifully vibrant and rather untamed garden. I felt a sense of motion and a bubbling en…
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Herrick Woods
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25". The woods holds a sense of wonder for me, particularly when the golden light of autumn filters through leaves just beginning to change. Nearly every color of the rainbow can be seen…
Old Fashioned Floral
Oil, gesso board, 6" x 6" x 0.25". Soft, soothing colors of pinks and lavenders are reminiscent of an earlier era. This small oil painting is perfect for a small easel on a desktop or shelf. Framing option - a solid woo…
Hyacinth
Oil, gesso board, 6" x 6" x 0.25". In my yard, Hyacinths are among the first to sprout in April. They have a beautiful, bold color and an unforgettable scent to go with it! I loved the deep purple of this one, and at th…
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Trinity
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x 0.25". It is said that the Iris symbolizes wisdom, hope, trust, and also the Trinity. They are a hardy flower, and sometimes bloom in unexpected places. As a child, living on a ranch in north…
Spring Symphony ~ Tulips
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 20" x 0.75". Bright, beautiful color! As I painted this, it felt like a song was being sung with bright hues and sparkling tones. Spring flowers that burst into bloom seem to shout with praise. This p…
Sunflowers-3
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 14" x 0.75". I love the joyful golden beauty of sunflowers. They seem to nod and dance in the breeze as they follow the sun through the sky. This lovely painting is painted around the edges, so no fra…
Sunflowers 2
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 20" x 0.75". I love the joyful golden beauty of sunflowers. They seem to nod and dance in the breeze as they follow the sun through the sky. This lovely painting is painted around the edges, so no fra…
Sunflower 1
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 14" x 0.75". I love the joyful golden beauty of sunflowers. They seem to nod and dance in the breeze as they follow the sun through the sky. This lovely painting is painted around the edges, so no fra…
Spring Song
Oil, gesso board, 4" x 4" x 0.25". On an early spring day, it's the robin who begins to sing. Though they stay all winter, the warmth of spring brings on their joyful song. They are a happy harbinger of winter receding…
Bright Plumage
Oil, gesso board, 4" x 4" x 0.25". A small sparkling gem - bright citrine yellow, emerald & peridot green, and sky blue sapphire! This small taninger in it's lovely plumage stands out with an impressionistic rendering w…
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Riverside Landscape
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 0.75". Painting the landscape gives me an opportunity to paint a sense of peace and beauty. Colors that sing... it's a hint of something more than what the eye sees at first glance. This Riversi…
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Windowsill Sunshine
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 0.75. I've come back to explore sunflowers once again. There is something intriguing about them - I love their color, I love how they follow the sun with their bright faces. They are bold and the…
Abundance (lilacs)
Oil, gesso board, 8" x 8" x 0.25". What an interesting array of tones are found in lilacs! From a pale lavender leaning toward blue to a bold purple that has red undertones, lilacs provide the eye a delightful experienc…
The Flower Stall
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25. What's so charming than walking through a street market and finding a flower stall. The colors sing! The textures of the foliage! The scents! I've captured just a segment of a flower…
Winter Cardinal
Watercolor, Paper, 7 x 5. Here in Illinois, winter creeps in with its brown/gray monochromatic color scheme. But the Cardinal remains with us all winter, adding a much needed splash of color the the brown/gray world. Th…
Sunflowers in a Watering Can
Oil, Panel, 7 x 5 x 1/8. The cheerful beauty of sunflowers never grows old! Here they are in a lovely still life setting, full of bright color!
Sunflower Trio
Oil, Panel, 7 x 5. The sunflower is a wonderful "model". So much color - so much personality!
Pink Fire Watercolor
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.10". Peonies are one of my favorite flowers! I love the intricate details hidden between and behind their frilly petals. They never cease to intrigue me and invite me to look closer! Pink…
Eastern Light
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 11" x 0.75". There's something beautifully ethereal about the morning sunshine filtering through the trees. The light is simply golden! I wanted to capture that glorious moment of sunshine gleaming in…
Bluebells in Bloom
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.10". What could be more idyllic than a bluebells bursting into bloom in the woodlands? In the springtime, the woods are overflowing with abundance. Such a gift to the eye! 7.5x 5.5" Paint…
Autumn Color
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.10". Autumn is just filled with glorious color! A last glimpse of abundant color before winter sets in. Crisp days, bright warm colors, and a blue sky! Lovely! This watercolor painting is…
Sundancers
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25". Sunflowers seem to dance in the sun on a hot summer day! Watercolor captures the shimmer! I love the shapes and colors - often multicolors of sunflowers. They make a sunny summer sta…
Along the Marsh
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 11" x 0.75". Summer marshland hot, humid, and filled with the sounds of birds and wild life. This painting captures my impressions of the summer heat and the lush abundance of life and foliage. Bringi…
June Blooms
Watercolor, Paper, 12" x 9" x N/A. Some of my garden favorites! Daisies, offset with Lavender and a few Bee Balm blooms added! It is matted in white to fit an 9x12" frame. Domestic shipping is included - IL residents, p…
Floral in a Blue Jar
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.10". Floral in a Blue Jar was done with a combination of watercolor and ink. The ink adds the sense of a charming bygone era. The summery colors are offset by the transparent blue jar, wi…
Peonies and Lavender
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.10". Peonies and Lavender has a looser more watery approach. The blue jar brings an interesting color into the space where the bright flowers are not. These bright pink peonies flow with…
Daybreak
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 0.75". Dawn is a moment of magic. Darkness gently transforms into light, colors begin to vibrate with life and light... The rhythm of the day starts again as birds begin their song. Ancient scri…
Beautiful Chaos
Acrylic, Paper, 30" x 22" x 0.25. Ah... the early moments of spring ... just as the first blooms begin to appear - it looks as if the chaos of dried leaves, twigs, branches will never yield life. Then... the first buds…
Marsh Grasses
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 0.75". Not far from where I live is an expanse of marshy forest preserve. It is wild and untamed. Stands of trees come right to the edge and long grasses rustle in the wind. Every time I visit,…
Small Joys - landscape
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8" x 0.25. Oh, the glorious colors of autumn! This textured oil painting evokes the beauty of a fall day. Colorfully expressed, yet with a sense of tranquility. Painted on a gessoed panel, it is ready…
Summer's Song
Oil, gesso board, 10" x 10" x 0.25". Summer has many versions of song. Sometimes, its the sounds of the summer birds in the sunshine or crickets in the night. It might have base tones of frogs or the quite lap of water'…
Ode to Peonies
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x .25". I love peonies. I wish they bloomed a little longer than 1 short week. I gathered these out of my garden and added a few sprays of Lady's Mantle flowers. Someone told me that they never…
Elm Grove
Oil, Canvas, 14 x 18 x 0.75". This Midwestern landscape uses a lighter, colorful palette. It is highly textured with broken color, which is a typical impressionistic style. With a sprinkling of wildflowers and a swath o…
Summer Cathedral
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 16" x 0.75". I find such intrigue in the landscape. This one captured my imagination for a painting. I took the reference picture almost 3 years ago locally. I loved the way the sunlight filtered thro…
Evening Lagoon
Oil, Canvas, 24" x 36" x 0.75". I've been sensing a desire for some changes in my work in the previous months. I desire to show more color, more vivacity, more joy in immersing oneself in the beauty of nature. More deli…
Autumn Birches
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 0.75". Oh, the beauty of fall... such wonderful color! This highly textured painting features the glorious colors of autumn - expressively painted with a palette knife. The birch trees with thei…
Summer Shadows
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 0.75". Highly textured and full of colorful light, this painting captures the warmth of summer shadows. You can almost hear the cicadas in the trees as the roadway invites exploration and adventu…
Fields of Coneflowers
Oil, Linen panel, 8" x 10" x 0.25". Just a few weeks ago, I was wandering down the dusty road that is the very scene you see above. I was visiting my family who now lives in Idaho - and this beautiful field of coneflowe…
Sunshine and Shadow
Oil, Panel, 9" x 6" x 0.25". My garden is overflowing with vivid color and lovely textures! I love capturing this beauty in the soft swirl of pigments before it fades . There's such beautiful contrast of color and value…
Country Cottage
Oil, Panel, 12" x 9" x .25". Just about hidden behind such lush foliage, this little cottage has an intriguing but inviting appeal. It reminds me of a fairy tale - and a story is waiting to be told! Ready to frame! Dome…
Purple Tulips
Oil, gesso board, 9" x 12" x 0.25". This gathering of beautiful purple tulips seems to shimmer and glow. I looked up the meaning of tulips... so many flowers are associated with a cryptic meaning. I found out that tulip…
Wildflowers
Oil, gesso board, 9" x 6" x 0.25". It all started with a wander through the woods on a beautiful sunny day. It's one of those moments of renewal that I often take time to do. Along the trail, this was the moment that mo…
Scentsational
Oil, gesso board, 8" x 8" x 0.25". The beautiful rose, by any other name... would still be just as challenging to paint! I love roses with all their twists and turns and spiraling shapes that have many changes in color…
Valentine Roses
Oil, gesso board, 9" x 6" x .25". Just in time! Give the timeless, fadeless gift of flowers for Valentine's Day! Nothing says "love" as universally as red roses. And these beautiful colors are only enriched by the deep…
Winter Glow
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x .25". Color Therapy! That's exactly what I need in the middle of gray dreary winter! This little gem is just that - visual therapy for the dead of winter! Loose brushstrokes, wet paint into w…
Two of a Feather - canvas print
Giclee Print, Canvas, 8 x 8 x .75. These two - full of colorful personality and perhaps a little mischief! Available as a giclee print on stretched canvas - Ready to frame. (Please add $12 domestic shipping. IL resident…
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Day's End
Oil, Canvas, 7" x 5" x .75". That evening walk... the tranquility of a setting sun. It's what the soul needs at the end of the day. It's the moment to reconnect with one's self and to remember in Whose hands the day has…
Meadow Gifts
Watercolor, Yupo, 10" x 8" x 0.25". A beautiful, watery effect comes from using Yupo paper! Yupo is a synthetic paper that does not allow the water to be absorbed. The result is color that pools and runs andcreates unpr…
Autumn Pathway
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25". Crisp air, crunchy leaves, brilliant colors! Fall is in the air. Wander down this pathway and sense the advent of autumn! The painting measure 7x5" and is matted in white for a 10x8"…
Ballerinas
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x 0.25". SPECIAL SPRING SALE March 18 - 25, 2025 40% off! From $207 unframed to $125! Domestic Shipping is included. Dancing like tiny ballerinas, daffodils are some of the first flowers of spr…
Sunflowers in a Blue Jar (Giclee Print)
Giclee Print, Paper, 10 x 8 x 0.75". Sunflowers!They bring much to mind and have come to stand for prayers for peace. This watercolor painting, available only as a giclee print, features the beautiful colors of sunflowe…
Two Spring Birds
Oil, gesso board, 4" x 8.2" x 0.25". Both of these small bird paintings, Spring Song & Bright Plumage sing of spring's arrival! They are bright and cheery! Can you hear the chirp?Painted with oil paint in lovely colors…
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Watercolor Mini-Course - Bluebells in the Woods
Mini-Courses are so much fun! Paint your own watercolor painting with complete video demonstration, downloadables, and supply list! Get the details here
Tunkhannock Viaduct Landscape
Oil, Canvas, 9" x 12" x 0.75". In this painting, I hoped to capture the grandeur of a landscape with man-made architecture in it. The lighting and the magnificence of the structure were of equal interest to my eye. I ha…
Joy!
Acrylic, Paper, 21" x 14". How does one visually portray an emotion? Through a joyful abstraction. Here I have endeavored to speak that emotion, purely, with color and line and shape. This painting is matted in white (F…
Unfolding
Pencil, Clay Board, 8" x 8" x 0.25". Clayboard is a wonderfully smooth surface and it accepts graphite beautifully. This drawing is an exploration of shape and value, particularly paying attention to the way that the li…
Abundance
Oil, Canvas, 9" x 12" x .75". I named this painting Abundance because the scene from which I painted this was overflowing with blossoms and foliage and -- well, life! As I looked over the pond in the foreground, the flo…
Undulation I
Oil, Canvas, 18" x 18" x .75". This original oil painting is one of two of the same size that features the magnified view of a leaf, in this case, a Hosta leaf. It is painted around the edge, framing is optional. The be…
Quiet Elegance
Watercolor, Yupo, 10" x 8" x 0.25. A beautiful, watery effect comes from using Yupo paper! Yupo is a synthetic paper that does not allow the water to be absorbed. The result is color that pools and runs andcreates unpre…
Cantigny Tulips
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25". Spring is the season for tulips! And they are beautifully interspersed within Cantigny Gardens near where I live. This watercolor painting captures just a hint of the acres of flower…
Watercolor Mini-Course - Lilacs in a Watering Can
Mini-Courses are so much fun! Paint your own watercolor painting with full video demonstration, downloadables, and supply list. Get all the details here!
Lavender Fields
Oil, gesso board, 5" x 7" x 0.25. The Fields are alive - with the color purple! Lavender - growing in such neatly spaced rows and with a color hard to describe. This little landscape captures so much in 5x7" Color, text…
Redbuds in Bloom
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 0.75". Tranquility. Serenity. And yes, a beautiful surprise among the leaves of various greens ~ a Redbud blooms! This is a "snapshot" of springtime in the Midwest. Winter gives way to springtim…
Iris Print
Paper, 10.5" x 7". This original painting is now available as a giclee print! It is printed on a textured watercolor-type archival paper with vibrant inks.It is matted in white to fit a 14 x 11" frame. Sold unframed. (P…
New Pathways
Acrylic, Paper, 8" x 14" x 0.25. Using lyrical colors of blues and greens with the complementary color of orange, this abstract painting draws the eye as if down a pathway. It is painted on paper which has been attached…
Secret Path
Acrylic, Canvas, 8 x 10 x 0.75". Circles and dots! I've used some abstract marks to create a less than abstract landscape! I love the chance to mix colors by juxtaposing them right on the canvas. To me, though a tedious…
Sunbathers
Oil, 8" x 10". 3 Sunbathers! That's what this painting brought to mind. I've always loved the way sunflowers "follow the sun". They also have a lovely shape and wonderful colors. Something similar can be commissioned! P…
Undulation II
Oil, 18" x 18" x 0.75". This original oil painting is one of two of the same size that features the magnified view of a leaf, in this case, a Canna leaf. It is painted around the edge, framing is optional. The beautiful…
Quiet Elegance and Meadow Gifts
Watercolor, Yupo, 10" x 16" x 0.25. These 2 paintings make a lovely pair. They both have the same watercolor techniques and both are painted on Yupo paper, with its beautiful and unexpected flow and patterns. Both of th…
Red, White and Blue
Watercolor, Paper, 10 x 8 x 0.25. Capturing just that moment. The very essence of a still life painting. In this moment, flowers of reds and whites are gathered together in a dramatic blue pitcher. It doesn't have to be…
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Peony Blossom
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x 0.25". I love peonies! They are vivid and bold while still being softly scented. They are a lovely herald of summer (my favorite time of year!) I've used bright colors of oil paint with deepl…
The Thaw
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12" x 0.25". This painting captures the tail end of winter here in the Midwest. It illustrates that time when leaves haven't yet started to unfold, there is still a little snow left in the some shady pl…
10x12" Nest Eggs Giclee Print on Matte Canvas
Giclee Print, Canvas, 10" x 12" x 0.25". This original oil painting is now available in a beautiful 10x12" giclee print. This print is professionally printed on archival matte canvas, which shows the weave and texture o…
Withered Beauty
Watercolor, Paper, 15" x 15" x 0.10". Sunflowers ... even when withered have a particular type of beauty. My eye was captured by the paper thin, dry leaves that retained their color, but now had a shriveled shape.This p…
Purple Veins
Oil, Canvas, 5" x 5" x .75". The beautiful veining in this painting, as well as the folding and undulating petals and interesting shadows all made this irresistible to me as an artist! It is ready to frame and would mak…
Green Glade
Oil Pastel, Paper, 6" x 8" x 0.25". I love the mystery of woods and clearings flooded with light! Here, the idea is captured in the colors of shadow and light.This small landscape is matted in white for a 9x12" frame Sh…
Daisies in Lavender
Watercolor, Paper, 10 x 8 x 0.25". Daisies just seem to lend themselves to portraits! Their sunny, yellow-tinted faces against a lavender backdrop with a few hints of greencreate a lovely spring time drama. 5x7" paintin…
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Autumn Joy
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x 0.25". Ah... the joy of Autumn color! This painting captures those brilliant colors with texture and light. Ready to bring joy to it's new home! Shown framed in a solid wood contemporary fram…
Structure I
Acrylic, Paper, 10.5" x 16.5". This abstract painting is an interpretation of a microscopic cross section of a plant. I am always intrigued by what we can't really see when we look at something, but yet the mystery that…
Green Agave
Acrylic, Clay Board, 6" x 6" x .25". Edges and shadows, that's what demanded my attention in this painting. This magnified view of the agave plant, as viewed from the top, seems to rise off the support. It is ready to b…
Bird and Berries
Oil, Canvas, 7" x 5" x .75". This small painting is bright and cheerful, depicting a bird on a many-berried branch against a clear blue sky! Its ready to be framed. Private Collection - St. Louis, MO
Wayside Wonders
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 1". The wonder around us is waiting! Waiting to be seen - waiting to surprise the eye - waiting to inspire wonder! Just along the sidewalk, these lovely wildflowers were waiting to be seen.…
Sunflowers in a Blue Vase
Oil, Panel, 7" x 5" x 0.25". The beauty of sunflowers is brought to full vibrance by the cobalt blue vase and the warm background colors. I've always been inspired by the Impressionists. Their style of painting is one o…
Arbor Path
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 16" x 0.75". Where does the path lead? Mysterious... A sun dappled path, newly leafed trees, the quiet sounds of a warm day In this painting, I wanted to capture the sense of light and shade, the arra…
SunflowerTriptych
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 48" x 0.75". These three separate paintings compose 1 painting. Each of these is painted around the edges, so framing is not needed. In these paintings, see the beauty of sunflowers in their very inte…
Blossom
Clay Board, 8" x 8" x 0.25". A magnolia bud, just ready to bloom. The reference picture I took for this was right after a rain - the glossy foliage shows the rain drops, as does the blossom itself. Suggested framing - a…
Epaulettes
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 6" x .75". Epaulettes, the shoulder adornments on a uniform. This redwing blackbird seemed to be wearing them! Similar paintings available on commission. Private Collection - El Cajon, CA
Magenta Mum
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x 0.25". Color that never fades and always brings delight! Magenta Mum features the bright and vibrant colors of creation in bloom! A huge pop of pure color contained in a small space. Shown in…
Delphinium
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25". The beautiful, stately delphinium! I expected a deep purple color when I planted mine, but was surprised to see lavender with some undertones of blue and pink. Against the deep green…
Klein Creek
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 10" x 0.75". This has been a very rainy spring and summer time! In fact, I can't remember a year that rivals this one for rainfall! Consequently, the streams and full and flowing fast! This little cree…
Apples on Damask
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 12" x 0.75". Light, shadows ... shiny fabrics. This painting presented a challenge. The white on white weave of the fabric and the way the light played on it required close observation and attention to…
Barely There
Oil, Canvas, 10" x 8" x 0.75". Just a few wispy leaves remain on nearly bare branches - and yet, the lighting plays upon the leaves revealing that they are dry and ready to blow away. The end of autumn as winter approac…
On the Vine
Acrylic, Paper, 7" x 5". A fluid application of water media, gives a loose and very interesting pooling of color and shape.Private collection - Malaysia.
Lincoln Marsh Woods
Watercolor, Paper, 10" x 8" x 0.25". From my wanderings in the local forest preserve, I keep coming back to this spot ~right where marsh and woodlands meet. I love the dichotomy of the 2 spaces and the seeming reach of…
Quiet Water
Oil, 12" x 9" x 0.25". Water! --- We've had much of it this spring and summer! The lakes are full, the plant life is thriving, and perhaps, if you listen for a moment, you may hear the sound of bullfrogs, fish jumping,…
Swedish Birches
Oil Pastel, Paper, 7" x 10". This oil pastel depicts a lovely little site in Gothenburg, Sweden. Something about this was reminiscent of the wonderful Swedish artist, Carl Larson , whom I have long enjoyed. He had a won…
3 Sisters-Descanso Lilies
Watercolor, Paper, 7.5" x 9.5" x 0.25. A small floral from some of the beautiful flowers I saw while visiting Descanso Gardens in California last month. This one is done on Yupo, a synthetic watercolor paper that doesn'…
Cooperstown Lake
Acrylic, Paper, 7" x 5". This impressionistic landscape is created with many dots in the pointilism style. It depicts the beautiful lake at Cooperstown, NY. Similar works can be commissioned. Private Collection - Johnso…
Garden Jewels
Oil, Panel, 7" x 5" x 0.25". The beautiful jewel tones of the garden are, to me, like gemstones! They catch the light brilliantly and sparkle in the sunlight. Add to that a lovely cobalt water jug and the whole arrangem…
Garden Pinks
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". The intensity of the pink with a hint of orange gives life and drama to this contemporary garden scene. It is painted with a contemporary free flowing style. This painting is ready t…
Herrick Lake
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10" x .25". Herrick Lake is a lovely little lake and surrounding park near my home. As I wandered around it, looking for a place to paint, I ran across an interesting sign post stating that this is one…
Edge of the Garden
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 0.75". The sun was just slipping down past the western sky, and as I glanced up I saw it lightly kiss my garden with its last light. Everything seemed to glow golden just just a moment, as if it…
Wooded Road
Oil, Canvas, 7" x 5" x .75". Mysterious, yet inviting. I grew up in an area where such wooded roads invited exploration and adventure! Similar paintings can be commissioned! Private Collection - Austin, TX
Waterside Wildflowers
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". In the shadows of summer time, these lovely wildflowers made their presence known. They nod and dip along the water's edge. The flowers call for bright spots of color amid the darker…
Callas at Sunrise
Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16 x 0.75. My composition for this painting came out of several reference photos I took in the spring. The callas had recently been doused with a spring shower and were absolutely beautiful. It wasn't…
Dappled Light
Watercolor, Paper, 6" x 8". Watercolor lends itself well to landscapes that are free-flowing and expressive. This one captured the sun rising through the trees outside my home.Private collection in Malaysia.
Distant Mist
Watercolor, Paper, 8" x 10" x 0.25". Winter doesn't always mean snow! Where I grew up, it rarely snowed. And there are some trees that don't shed their green leaves until spring. In the case of this painting, it the liv…
Robin's Nest
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 6" x .75". A robin's nest. Home. Security... a little chaotic in its design, but beautiful nonetheless! Similar paintings can be commissioned! Private Collection - Culloden, GA
Spring Awakens
Oil, Panel, 12" x 9" x .25". A walk through the woods, just in the first warm days of spring. Listen for the sound of the birds while stepping through sunshine and shadow. That's what this painting evokes.It is painted…
Dusty Road
Acrylic, Paper, 7.5" x 5.5". Acrylic on suede paper, this landscape uses the colors of the end of summer.This one comes matted in a white matting, ready to frame in an 8x10" frame. Private Collection - Brockton, MA
Lincoln Marsh Pathway
Oil, Panel, 12" x 9" x .25". Not too far from where I live is a natural wetlands that is quite lovely, particularly in the springtime as the leaves and grasses just start to return from their long winter slumber. This p…
Maroon Bells
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 11" x .75". This beautiful landscape was a commissioned work of the familiar natural landmark, Maroon Bells in Colorado.Please feel free to contact me for commissions! Private Collection - Colorado
Tall Oaks
Oil, Panel, 20" x 16" x 0.25". There's something about tall trees that is majestic and awe-inspiring. These trees are depicted in the earliest days of spring, a very typical scene for the Illinois prairie. There are no…
Sardinian Sunshine
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 6" x .75". An urban landscape is a type of landscape that can be quite interesting.The sunshine produces such distinct shadows. There is a sense of a midday Mediterranean heat that this painting evokes…
Radiant
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x 0.25". Soaking in the sun's rays! Sunflowers live out their summer days following the arc of light from east to west. Their colors are joyful and bright, and share it with all who stop to see…
Winter Twilight
Oil, Canvas, 24 x 30" x 0.75". Just before the sun finally sets, it washes a glow of gold over the stark winter landscape. This painting captures those last, fleeting moments before nightfall. There's the starkness of w…
Snowy Bank
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x .75". Shadows! That's what this painting is about. The beauty of shadows on snow, reflecting the bare branches and the lovely colors - little of which is actually white! Though Snowy Bank is a w…
Garden Surprise
Oil, gesso board, 7 x 5 x 0.25. Small treasures - small surprises. The world of God's creation is full of life, and color, and abundant growth! Look at all the various shades of green, punctuated with pink and browns an…
Summer Sunset
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10" x 0.25". Aerial Drama! This is a view from my backyard last week! Such beauty! And that word falls short of what it truly is ... breathtaking beauty! Painting this was indeed a challenge. The shapes…
Descanso Iris
Watercolor, Paper, 11" x 7.5". This lovely iris seemed to be glowing from the interior. It stood among many in the beautiful Descanso Gardens and was worthy of a portrait! Creating the colors that adequately describe it…
The Old Walnut Tree
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12" x 0.25". A summer landscape - featuring a large spreading walnut tree, blue skies with big fluffy clouds lazily floating along, and a field of sunflowers. You might be able to hear the cicadas in th…
November Gathering
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 8" x 1.5". The hosta leaves had turned a beautiful golden yellow and the mums were in full violet bloom! They made the perfect complementary pair! All of this spoke the colors of fall and they were gro…
First Breath of Spring
Pastel, 8" x 8" x 1/8". In harmonious tones of blues and greens, this oil pastel painting speaks of the beginning of spring greening. Many bare branches still show, and clouds of light green and lavender seem to float w…
Lilies and Lace
Oil, Panel, 8" x 8" x 0.75". The contrast is remarkable! There's a chromatic contrast between the deep colors of orange and green and white, and also a lovely contrast between the laciness of the Queen Anne's Lace and t…
Steep Ascent
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 6" x .75". This little landscape came from a street view of a roadway along the coast of Mykonos - one of the Greek Isles. It first struck me visually, that it was like a roadway ascending into the sky…
Cotton Candy Floral
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 8" x 1.25". The colors of summer flowers often remind me of cotton candy; soft, pastel - almost edible! Bring the beautiful soft colors of summer into your home! This oil painting measures 8x8" and is…
French Peonies
Oil, Panel, 5" x 7" x .25". Such beautiful color - like gemstones in bloom! Beautiful restful colors of blue and pink. You can almost smell their delicate scent. A reminder that it is a wonderful thing to slow down, bre…
Glowing Light I
Oil, Panel, 11" x 14" x 0.25". This painting tells a story... of beautiful glowing light filtering through leaves just beginning to turn the colors of fall. This is a story of seasons - of reflections - of light and the…
Lavender and Marigold
Watercolor, Paper, 4.75" x 7.5". These beautiful flowers stood tall in my garden this summer, needing to be painted! A warm reminder of summer's gifts. This is ready to send to its new home! It comes matted and ready to…
Daylily Bouquet
Oil, gesso board, 10" x 8" x 0.25". Have you ever wondered why these orange beauties are called Daylilies? Well, they only bloom for ONE day! That's it! Just 1 day. The beautiful blooms you see one day are withered the…
Glowing Light II
Oil, Panel, 11" x 14" x 0.25". This painting tells a story... of beautiful glowing light filtering through leaves just beginning to turn the colors of fall. This is a story of seasons - of reflections - of light and the…
Hibiscus Bloom
Watercolor, Paper, 4.5" x 4.5". This small watercolor is matted in white and will fit an 8x8" frame. The intensity of color in the hibiscus is quite breath taking. And every time I see these blooms I'm reminded of a Dr.…
Winter Light
Oil, Linen panel, 10" x 8" x 0.25". It's that time of year again.... our first snowfall is predicted for tonight. While I must admit that snow is beautiful - and especially the light on snow (like glittering diamonds) -…
Sunspots
Oil, Panel, 12" x 9" x 0.25". On a warm afternoon in late summer, most of the terrain is in shadow ... except for those few brightly lit spots of sunshine that seem to beckon. I was drawn to the beautiful reflective wat…
Atop the Plateau
Oil, Canvas, 20 x 24 x .75. This piece was commissioned and shipped to its new home on the east coast. It was created from numerous reference pictures and features the beautiful reddish terrain of western US. I do accep…
Lovely Lavender
Oil, gesso board, 6" x 9" x 0.25". It's almost magical - a whole field of lavender! Not only is lavender beautiful and it has a lovely old fashioned scent, did you know that it has been used for centuries as an insect r…
Summer Scents
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x 0.25". What speaks the lazy days of summer as much as a casual bouquet of peonies in an old fashioned mason jar? These pink and white beauties are have such sweet aroma and that lovely pop of…
Evening Embers
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8" x 0.25". The last light of the evening - burning brightly against the darkening sky. It all resembles hot embers still glowing in a dying fire. What a beautiful artistic display of light, lighting t…
Island Sunset
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8" x .25. Can you hear the chirp of the night insects and the frogs as the sun sets? Can you feel the warm breeze and hear the quiet rustle of the sea grasses? Do you hear the quiet call of a few shore…
Autumn at Herrick Lake
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8" x .25". Autumn at Herrick Lake. Starting out as a monochromatic study, I then glazed this painting in layers of color. I've tried to create that sense of depth in the water ... of being able to see…
Lake Ellyn - Autumn
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 10" x 0.75". Fall has had a late start this year! In fact, the fall colors are just now beginning to come out when often at this time of year most of the leaves are already fallen. I wondered if it had…
Floral Assortment
Oil, Panel, 12" x 9" x 0.25". There's no shortage of color in the floral world! I'm thankful for that.But, flowers fade and become only a memory. Vibrant and brilliant, these flowers will not fade or fail to bring color…
Water's Edge
Pencil, Paper, 9" x 12". One of the things I'm doing as I prepare to paint a larger landscape is to draw trees...and by doing so, I'm learning about the individual characteristics of different trees. What has impressed…
September Geranium
Pencil, Clay Board, 8" x 8" x 0.25". Sunlight and shadow - beautiful detail. These things are so easily depicted in graphite on a smooth surface. In this case, I've used the ultra smooth surface of clayboard with a vari…
Chicago Flower Market
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x .25". Color - everywhere! What a delight to the senses. This little flower market was bursting at it's seams with scents and colors of every sort! Lovely! Ready to frame (please add $10 shipp…
Spring Tulips
Oil, gesso board, 12 x 9 x 0.25". Ah... spring time. In the northern part of the country, it can be a long wait. The beauty of spring flowers reminds my heart that spring will soon be here in all it's beauty. Tulips are…
Summer Sunshine
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 0.75". Did you know that every species of tree has it's own particular, typical structure ~ every species has a particular habit of foliage and then, it's individual characteristics? (Sounds a lo…
Sunflowers in Cobalt
Oil, gesso board, 7" x 5" x .25. Color! Beautiful color all around us - in the simple things - in the everyday things - in creation. And not just 1 color can be seen in a particular thing, but a whole world of colors! T…
Gloaming
Oil, gesso board, 12" x 9" x 0.25". Here in northern IL, December and January - even all the way into March - can be quite gray, and... well, drab. And the hunger for color begins to gnaw at the artist's heart. So, this…
His Eye on the Sparrow
Watercolor, Paper, 4" x 6". The simple lessons from ordinary sparrows is comforting. Even in bleakest winter, they thrive! Their needs are met by their Creator - they do not live in anxiety or fear. This is just what I…
Star of Bethlehem
Oil, gesso board, 8" x 10" x .25". Wandering through a flower market (even if quite small) is such an experience for the senses! There is no end of the colors and variations of colors. From greens in every possible shad…
Dancing in the Wind ~ Impressions of a Garden
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 0.75". Dancing with the Wind, Impressions of a Garden brings together the colors of a summer gardenwith stylized shapes - all in a flow suggesting motion. It is painted around the sides, so it wo…
Birds of a Feather
Oil, gesso board, 6" x 6" x .25". These 2... captured with personality! And perhaps some mischief!? Loose brushwork, wet into wet technique gives a warm textured effect. This one has sold, but inquire about other possib…
April Cheer
Oil, gesso board, 12" x 12" x 0.25". Colorful, bright ... inviting! A gathering of springtime placed in a blue vase. Tulips are some of the brightest messengers of springtime! Painted in vivid colors, this gathering nev…
Untitled
Acrylic, Canvas, 24" x 24" x 1.5". A recent commission for advent. The presence of the Lord.