Category Archives: Studio Notes
Last Layer
And, here it is the final layer for the painting from my last blog post now titled “Timeless”. The dramatic change is not a surprise to me as each layer informs the next and feels final when I know the title. In person the layers are more evident. Hard to photograph at times. Voila!
100 + Drawings During the Pandemic 2021
2021 New Work in the Studio
I literally waited a year to make a post. Not sure exactly why until today. New drawings began to be a daily ritual only during the month of May this year. It started very casually with a drawing that I did before starting to paint every day in the studio. As the days went by, … Continue reading
Fall Open House
Open House at Helen DeRamus Studio at the Artisan Resource Center in Marietta, Georgia Continue reading
Interview with Helen DeRamus
Interview with Helen DeRamus with Corlia Koch, web specialist, the Women’s Caucus for Art of Georgia Who are you, what do you do, and what is your background? Atlanta is my hometown. I graduated from Emory at Oxford in the extended program and then from Emory University in history and art history. My art history concentration … Continue reading
Transitions
While transitioning from sustained work on a series, I often take a break to work on smaller paintings on paper. Still using oil with cold wax medium added, I experiment and investigate color and form even using tools that I don’t normally use. They are free form sessions that help me resume larger work and … Continue reading
What’s it All About
When creating, I focus on process; themes and series will follow on their own. If I forget this principle my paintings become too self-conscious. I can always tell the difference in my reaction to a painting. My way of working is consistent with what I learned from my dad growing up even though I did … Continue reading
A Look At Art History, Mine
I recently visited the home of one of my collectors. It had been a long time since the last visit and I was amazed to see a history of my work over a long time. The time period stretches back to the early 1980s. I was glad that my reaction was a positive one and … Continue reading
Spring in the Studio
Here in the Southern USA spring started early. My car and literally everything else is constantly covered in pine pollen. However, it is beautiful here with trees and flowers blooming in full. I notice that green appears on my palette as well. My studio is now blooming with new paintings. Since the beginning of … Continue reading
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