Daylily Study VI 2010

Daylilyphotoreference#62010

Daylilystudy#62010

Dear Everyone:

A red daylily is the last entry of my

series of daylilies.

This image really pleases me.

I like the complexity of the 3 blooms

and I find the colour combination

to be very interesting-sort

of like 1950's or Florida colours.

To be truthful I am uncertain

how the colour selection presented

itself to me -it just did. It just arrived.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

As summer winds down so will

the daylilies.

Helen.

DayLily Study V 2010

Daylilyphotoreference#52010

Daylilystudy#52010

Dear Everyone:

Planning to do an entry in my series

of a blue daylily hovered in my

consciousness for a couple of weeks.

My psychic friend predicted it for me

and said she saw a blue or brown daylily

for my work. I confirmed for her

that I had been preparing to do a

blue bloom and here it is.

Again, I used my own photoreference.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Helen.

Daylily Study IV 2010

Daylilyphotoreference#42010

Daylilyphotoreference#4a2010

Daylilystudy#42010

Dear Everyone:

Looked at my photoreference

of a yellow day-lily shot from

a side angle.

Didn't want to paint an exact

replica but just an impression.

Was inspired by an interior

in the September issue of

Canadian House and Home

of a condo in Vancouver

decorated by Tamara Wouters

of the store Peridot for

the store owner.

The interior combined

the washed out colours

of a beach think driftwood

with glamour think a gilt

Moroccan light fixture and

avocado green embroidered

sari pillows in the

master bedroom (shown)

with a faux fur throw tossed

in for good measure.

In the folk art painting

I incorporated the yellow

of my photograph with

gold paint and touches

of green and aqua on

an ivory flower-very glam.

I hope that you enjoy

this image.

Helen.

Daylily Study III 2010

Daylilyphotoreference#32010

Daylilyphotoreference#3a2010
Daylilystudy#32010

Dear Everyone:

After I completed yesterday's

folk art painting of a daylily

with peach, green and blue

I thought I want to use red.

Today's painting features red as a

backdrop, a soft ivory flower

and black as a further part of the

backdrop.

Then I saw this colour scheme

in an interior decorating

book named "Rooms to Inspire
In the City" by Annie Kelly

and really fell for it further (see

above). It is of a living room

by New York interior

designer Robert Couturier.

I find the colour scheme

of red, black and ivory

to be very sophisticated.

Finally I once again used my own

photoreference.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Day Lily Study II 2010

Daylilyphotoreference#22010

Daylilystudy#22010

Dear Everyone:

This is the second entry of my series

on daylilies.

I used my own photo-reference

again.

This image has a summery feel

with the colour scheme of peach,

green and blue. You can almost

feel the sunshine.

Once again the daylily bloom

is remniscent of an orchid.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Helen.

Something Blue I 2010

Somethingblue#12010

Somethingblue#22010

Dear Everyone:

Blue is about to start showing up in

my work.

A dear friend who is a psychic

as well as an astrologer and

naturopath -made this prediction

about my work:

"The colours will have a muted tone

(almost) and yet some electric colours

will come into play (but just slightly).

Not sure if I can see a new blue or

a green or both. Cannot describe the green

as we do not have the colour yet".

I am working on a few pieces

containing blue but for the

mean-time look at these images.

I saw the colours with fresh

eyes-sensitized by my friend's prediction.

The first image is from the

book on photography titled

"Visual Poetry" and the second

image is a dining room by

Tony Duquette in Annie Kelly's

"Rooms to Inspire in the City".

Enjoy.

Helen.

Day Lily Study I 2010

Daylilyphotoreference#12010

Daylilystudy#12010

Dear Everyone:

This year finds me fascinated

with daylilies. They grow profusely

in local gardens-wild and cultivated

spaces.

I decided to start a series on them

and so this is the first entry in

the series.

Doesn't the bloom almost

look like an orchid?

Enjoy.

Helen.

Downtown mix 2010

Downtownmix#12010

Downtownmix#22010

Downtownmix#32010

Downtownmix#42010

Downtownmix#52010

Downtownmix#62010

Downtownmix#72010

Dear Everyone:

Just some new urban shots.

The young woman with the partially

scalped hair was charming and co-operative

for the shot. I can see why some

photographers focus mainly on shooting people.

There is definitely a thrill to having rapport

with your subject.

The other shots capture an urban vibe-

an apartment balcony, grafitti, a window,

an easter lily against a gritty backdrop.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Helen.

Waterfront mix July 2010

Waterfrontmixjuly2010

Dear Everyone:

What an idyllic image.

Bright painted airondack chairs

from which to sit and survey

the harbour scene.

Boats at anchor.

A true summer classic photograph.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Daylily Mix 2010 cont'd.,

Daylilymix#32010

Dear Everyone:

Almost overlooked this image.

It is quite attractive.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Daylily Mix 2010

Daylilymix#12010

Daylilymix#22010

Dear Everyone:

Daylilies remain blooming

profusely everywhere.

Took these images in bright

daylight. I usually shoot

early morning when the light

is softer and more diffuse so

these shots are a departure for me.

As a result, these images tend

to glow.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Stylized Day lily 2010

Daylilyprofusion2010

Stylizeddaylily2010

Dear Everyone:

I combined leopard spots

and a band of emerald green

to set off this stylized day lily.

The day lily came from my own

photo reference.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Helen.

Shed and roses 2010

Shedandroses2010


Dear Everyone:

When I saw this shot I had
a moment of deep recognition
that I had a shot.

The shot had character and
is even a little haunting.

The colours of red, green and
white add beauty to an image
of rather derelict sheds.
The roses are also a spot of beauty.


Hope that you enjoy this image.


Helen

Model portrait (India) 2010

Modelportrait(India)2010

Dear Everyone:

This is the latest entry in my

series of portraits of models

from magazines.

This figure is a bit androgynous

with her slightly boyish hair.

Hope that you enjoy this

image.

Helen.

Suburban mix #5-#6 2010

Suburbanmix#52010

Suburbanmix#62010

Dear Everyone:

Another charming cottage to share

with you.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Helen.

Suburban Mix #1-#4 2010

Suburbanmix#12010

Suburbanmix#22010

Suburbanmix#32010

Suburbanmix#42010

Dear Everyone:

Captured some shots of a charming

street near my home.

This street has a few cottage-style

houses which I share here.


There are 2 houses featured with close-ups

of their porches and front steps

respectively.

Hope that you enjoy these images

of a little bit of country in town.

Helen.

Model Portrait (Matisse)

Modelportrait(Matisse)2010

Dear Everyone:

Here is another addition to my

series on models from magazines.

This female figure is dark-complected

and has limbs reminiscent of

Matisse bathers.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

It is already one of my favourites.

Helen.

Summer flowers revisited 2010

Floralprofusion#62010

Floralprofusion#72010

Dear Everyone:

Identified 2 more images in

my series on summer flowers.

A close-up of a lush planting

by a shed structure (revisited)

and a path through or

edged by lavender.

Hope you enjoy these images.

Helen.

Summer flowers 2010

Floralprofusion#12010

Floralprofusion#22010

Floralprofusion#32010

Floralprofusion#42010

Floralprofusion#52010

Dear Everyone:

What struck me in these images

was the bounty, the mass of flowers.

It is the season for daylilies and

every where I looked I came

across them.

Hope that you

enjoy these images.

Helen.

Model portrait (July) 2010

Modelportrait(july)2010

Dear Everyone:

This image is the latest in my

series of portraits of models.

I think she looks like

a Grecian goddess.

Hope that you enjoy

this image.

Helen.

Dream Room 2010

Bellamontforrestjuly2010


Dear Everyone:

I discovered a room in a magazine
that I would love to inhabit.

It is a drawing room in a
palladian villa in Northern Ireland-
installed by owner John Coote.

The villa is named Bellamont Forrest.

The walls are a hydrangea pink colour,
the rug is orange and white and
the white chairs are slipcovered.

The art is by Robert Doble
of Melbourne, Australia
(http://www.robertdoble.com/).
I viewed Robert's web-site
and he is a prodiguous talent.

The image of the room is from
the July 2010 issue of British
House & Garden, p.87.

Hope you enjoy this image.


Helen.

Clematis revisited 2010

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clematisrevisited#22010

Dear Everyone:

Found a picture-perfect image of clematis

climbing a rustic wooden fence.

This image is unabashedly pretty-

like a photo for a calendar.

Hope that you enjoy this

image.

Helen.

Fashion as art 2010

Australianvogue2010


Dear Everyone:

I am a late-comer to an interest
in fashion unlike my stylish sister who
read Vogue in her teens.

I now collect Vogue India,
Australian Vogue, ParisVogue,
British Vogue and American Vogue.

This image is from Australian
Vogue. The model on the left
is wearing a Vera Wang silk dress.
To my eye it looks like she is
wearing an abstract painting.

I would wear this in a minute
as it truly is a work of art.
Truly it is fashion as art.

See what you think.

Helen.