Blush tones 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Was struck by colours of beige and blush tones

this week.

I put together a few images for you to

see- a folk art painting, a photograph

of blush-tinged tea roses with a beige

background, a fashion spread of nude/

blush hued clothing (Vogue Australia)

and an interior of blush tones

by noted interior designer Thomas

O'Brien from his newly released book

-"American Modern".

Hope that you find these images

inspiring and soothing.

Have a well-reasoned day.

Helen.

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Dear Everyone:

I enjoy using my own photographs
as a reference for my folk art paintings.

Such is the case here.

Hope that you enjoy this image.
It has alot of energy.

Have a follow-your-intuition-kind
of day.

Helen.

Woodland Drama 2010

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Dear Everyone:

These trees demanded to be photgraphed.

I saw them first on a drive-by and returned

to photograph them.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a stay alert -to -the -beauty

around -you kind of day.

Helen

Floral Tableau II (Urban bouqet) 2010

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Dear Everyone:

This floral bouqet wanted to be posed

in an urban setting such as in front

of a wall of grafitti. I photographed

the daylilies against a mosaic pattern

painted on a door at the Black

Market store located downtown Halifax.

This is the second in my series

of floral bouqets posed in

outside environments.

Hope you enjoy these images.

Have a notice-new-ideas

type of day.

Helen.

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Dear Everyone:

With Spring pending I wanted

to capture the feeling of

wild flowers in a forrest/woods.

The flowers had to be white.

The backdrop had to imply

moss and lichen and tree trunks.

Rather than creating a backdrop

in the studio I thought why

not go outdoors and photograph

the flowers, purchased in a store,

actually posed in nature.

I liked the results so much

that I have decided to do a

series of store-bought bouqets

posed in the outdoor environment.

I have already completed the second

item in the series. To be posted

tomorrow.

See what you think of this first

entry - today's selection

Have a have-a-walk-in-

the-woods kind of day.

Helen.

Woodland 2010

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Dear Everyone:

This Spring the charm of woodlands
has assailed me.

I find trees to be magical.
Lichen and moss. Fallen leaves.
Wildflowers. Tree trunks and stumps.

Am pursuing a burgeoning
interest in land conservation.

This image speaks to this interest.

Hope you enjoy it.

Have a consider-your-legacy-kind of day.

Helen.

Thibaut wallpaper #2 2010

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Dear Everyone:

I came across another wallpaper pattern

I favour amongst the selection at Thibaut

(thibautdesign.com).

Called Greenwood the collection is

Filigree.

Stylized trees and leaves in a few colourways

including a silver grey metallic and black and

white shown here.

Imagine a woodland on your walls.

With the silver grey metallic imagine

introducing mossy greens in the artwork

and upholstery fabrics. Truly
a contemporary forrest.

Helen.

Thibaut wallpaper 2010

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I came across this wallpaper and fabric

company named Thibaut in the pages

of the April 2010 issue of Canadian House and

Home (see p. 56).

Looking at their web-site (thibautdesign.com)

I came across a terrific selection of wallpapers.

They are represented in Canada by Crown

Wallpaper and Fabric (1-800-268-1300).

My favourite pick in their vast selection

was a chateau-style scrollwork pattern.

Pattern:Henson Collection: Filigree.

The colourway I favoured was metallic

gold on ivory and it would look terrific

in my living room. There were a few

other colourways including lime, black and white.

See what you think.

Have a looking-forward-to-Spring

kind of day.

Helen.

Dubuffet 2010

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Dear Everyone:

I get particularly thrilled by

encountering art that surrounds

the viewer.

French artist Jean Dubuffet

did such an installation in the early

1970's entitled Closerie Falbala

as seen in World of Interiors

March 2010.

This installation is an

architectural sculpture

made of concrete and marked by

graffitti-like lines of black

on white with blue and red areas.

Apparently the lines are created

by allowing in drawing the

pencil to wander in an automatic way.

The 3-D installation allows

the viewer to walk into it and through it.

There are large walls, different heights

to allow for seating and a central

antechamber structure.

Outside Paris it is available

for private viewings.

Hope that you enjoy this

glimpse of this important

artwork.

Helen.

Blue horse 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Took some photos of an Appaloosa

horse in a field behind a friend's house

last summer. Always wanted to do something

with the images.

This image of the horse painted blue

against a yellow background is pure play.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a check-on-your-dreams-

-kind of day.

Helen.

Easter image IV 2010 (egg basket)

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Dear Everyone:



A friend forwarded an advertisement
for chocolate easter eggs from a gourmet
food company. The eggs were shown in a
basket made of vines or grasses.



This seized my imagination. The
basket I ended up producing in
my folk art painting looks hand-crafted
like it belongs in a museum. The
eggs are bright and cheerful.



Hope that you enjoy this
Easter image.



Have a think-of-a-happy-
moment kind of day.


Helen.

Mandarin Duck 2010

Dear Everyone:

I am very driven by aesthetic beauty.

I bought an illustrated book of Birds

and one of the first birds featured

was the Mandarin Duck. It may

be the most attractive bird I have

ever seen and I had to paint it.

Named after the colourful rich robes

of civil servants in China

the colours and plummage

are truly spectacular.

They reside mostly in China,

Japan and Siberia and

perch/roost in trees hence

they can be found in forrest

habitats.

They are related to Wood Ducks

which can be found in North America.

Truly a glorious bird.

Hope that you enjoy this

image.

Helen.

Easter III image 2010 (Boy holding Rabbit)

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This is the 3rd image in my series of

folk art paintings for Easter.

I wanted to balance the image of

the little girl with a little boy both

holding rabbits.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a getting-ready-for-spring-kind-

of-day.

Helen.

Desert image 2010

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This image of a desert scene is a palate
cleanser after the pattern and bright colours
of the Easter images.

This image was driven by the beautiful
colours.

The colours were inspired by an interior
featured in the April issue of
Architectural Digest.

It is a very simple image however
I hope that you enjoy it.

Have a take-a-breather-when
-you-need-it kind of day.

Helen.

Easter Image II 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Worked on this Easter image

for several hours.

Hope that you enjoy this

image.

Have a focus-on-the-task-

at-hand kind of day.

Helen.

Easter image I 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Am sketching and painting

some Easter images. This

is the first piece to be completed.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a find-one-small-luxury-

kind of day.

Helen.