40 x 30 inches, oil painting on cradled wood panel
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“Wild Flowers”
Beginning
This morning I am reviewing the past day’s work and trying to get an idea of how I want to proceed. Working a 36 x 36 cradled panel with oil mixed with cold wax gives me a number of alternatives. Usually I spend a long time just looking. The longer I wait between each step … 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
New Paintings
The summer of 2015 was a good one. A new series emerged. Pictured a few of the paintings.
Stone
I read a wonderful blog “sub rosa” written by Sigrun Hodne, writer and art critic . A week of so ago she posted a poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Simic entitled Stone. I am so fortunate to receive her posts, always finding them interesting and challenging. My work now is a concentration on the … Continue reading
A Great Ending and Beginning
I’m reflecting and assessing. Time to do that since there were and are so many events on the schedule. The large commission for Griffith Art Gallery was accomplished and picked up by the client and gallery owner (Thanks Dave) before Christmas. I was so glad to finish by the deadline and have the paintings approved … Continue reading
Winter Workshop and New Work
Following my solo exhibit at dk Gallery, it closed yesterday, I am preparing to begin a new series. Boards are ordered, medium made in bulk, and new hues are swirling in my head along with new images. In a sense the images here are interim images. I find that no matter what goes on I … Continue reading
Winter Encaustic Workshop
The February encaustic workshop, “Some Like it Hot” coming soon. On February 26 and 27, 2011 from 10AM to 4PM each day we’ll delve deeply into the process of creating an encaustic painting. It’s a good time to find out if you enjoy the medium and if you already love it you can experiment with … Continue reading
Helen DeRamus Studio 