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News from the Studio
February 09, 2013
Kauai has been enjoying some beautiful weather while the rest of the USA is freezing and stormy.I have been taking advantage of it to plein air pastel and teach a few lessons in the field! My latest love has been clouds, as you can guess, those fluffy, foreboding shadow makers that make the islands so lush and green!
I am hoping to place these pastels in a few shows this year!!Well, it's a gorgeous day, I'm off to embrace it!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
January 04, 2013
Now is the time to start afresh with new works, try some new techniques and challenge the old ways of thinking!I have a stockpile of stretched canvas and some large pastel papers awaiting my internal muse, she has had the flu so she's a little slow getting started...
I have a new device to assist me in my commission work that will help with the detail work, which sometimes can be frustrating, so I'm ready to go!
I look forward to another plein air season teaching and painting, sharing the love of outdoor creativity with visitors to Kauai.Please contact me if you come to my sunny island and we can go out painting, or maybe a studio visit! I'm anticipating an active year!!
Sincerely,
Helen
November 30, 2012
Blurb books, whom I use to make my little gems, is having a promotion for Christmas, type "GIVE10" in promotional code at checkout, and get 10.00 off any of my books, listed in authors bookstore!!
November 25, 2012
I can't believe how fast this year is going!I am reeling with the thought of my usual Christmas traditions, shopping, shows, not to mention family and friends!
I have pastels in several shows and plan on doing at least one more WAK event at the NTBG Gardens(will post soon!) and then I've neglected getting out my newsletter!! (this week, I promise!)I've been painting oils, which take longer, so I haven't posted any studio pieces, but the plein air season has been glorious! Lots of lessons, and discovering new spots to paint!Check out the newest plein aires!!
It's not too late for some shopping on my shop page, prints and cards make wonderful, original gifts, and then there are art books available through my link to Blurb! Have a stress free Christmas!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
October 15, 2012
A wonderful trip, but now I'm back and ready to work! I have some reference materials from the west coast, and a score of plein air pastels to work with, so stay tuned for some mainland vistas!Please feel free to contact me with your own reference materials, as I love a beautiful landscape, no matter what the continent!!
I'll be sending out my fall newsletter soon so any interested art lovers please contact me to be included. Enjoy the crisp weather!
Sincerely,
Helen
August 02, 2012
With the summer months comes the plein air season, jury shows and new friends and galleries!I will have the pleasure of showing my paintings in a adorable Gallery called AlleyCat Art in Kapaa for a solo show for September and October! I will post more info in Events soon! September also brings an adventure on the west coast! I'll be exploring the Pacific coast with my good painting buddy, and then up to Tahoe and points beyond!I am hoping to locate a venue for my mainland landscapes that can keep me in airfare and art supplies!! Meanwhile I've been taking pastel students out around the island, it's always an adventure. We have alot of fun getting messy and seeing light! Write me if you come to Kauai, my studio is open to pastel(oil) lovers, or if you're interested in trying out a medium while on vacation! Enjoy the sun!
Sincerely,
Helen
June 28, 2012
Time flies when you're doing something you love, and in my case, it has been a crazy, fast year!I've always believed the more you paint the better you get, and I hope that's true, as I've been at the easel for months it seems! This summer will be spent attending some art functions, the Art Wine event at the Kauai Beach Resort, friday nights in our quaint Hanapepe playing jazz with Easy Living Jazz...and painting under the sun!! I'll be teaching a few lessons also! Enjoy the season!!
Sincerely,
Helen
June 07, 2012
Well, as promised, the new categories are up, and I'm geared up for summer! Having recently completed the Tahoe series,I am now enjoying my pastels, working on competition pieces for the fall.I have been painting in oil with my new thumb box under shade umbrellas around the island,getting fun sized sketches of summer landscapes.If you are on island, please contact me for a studio visit, it's a riot of color and mediums up here!
Get outside and enjoy the weather!!
Sincerely,
Helen
May 18, 2012
I'll be adding an oil category to my website, and also a short film!! My penchant for oils is getting ridiculous, as I have purchased a thumb box to do oil sketches in the field! Ask any artist about their art obsessions and you'll find out how hard it is to resist a jewelry-sized box for painting little gems! I have been neglecting my studio work in pastel, but doing more plein air pastels then ever to keep me balanced! I'll be at the Botanical Gardens again this sunday for an open garden event.The Tahoe series is finished and my show catalogs are being printed so anyone interested in these paintings please contact me!! I'll be shipping them off to California(location TBA) the end of August and will ship separately, any sold pieces directly to the buyers in advance of the show, so contact me for more information. For now, I'm searching for challenging pastel work and looking forward to a great summer!!
Aloha, Helen
May 01, 2012
I am almost done with my Tahoe Series,except for the signing and various odds and ends that will go into the final stages of this endeavor. I am weary of oil painting and ready to get dusty again! Bring on the sticks!!I've been collecting ref. material and now will have to decide which way to go,I've got some lovely reflecting pools, wild water,sun soaked beaches, red dirt battered plantation houses..hmmm decisions..
I do have a new gallery to promote in Hanapepe called Puuwai HaoKila run by Veronica, a very spirited Lady who makes and designs mouthwatering jewelry too!I will be uploading a very short documentary done by my son Joe for a college class, featuring moi..(I'm thinner in person, really!!)
And that's the news!! more exhibitions are coming up, I'll post anything newsworthy!!
Sincerely,
Helen
March 18, 2012
After our heavy rains, spring is finally here! I've been doing lots of plein air pastel painting, and enjoying our Kauaian sunshine!The Tahoe series is almost completed, the bad weather helped actually, because I was trapped inside,with the thunder and lightening booming, and me at my easel!!
There are all kinds of membership shows going on, our island KSA show, and a few others around the state, waiting to hear on the west coast show. Meanwhile, getting material together for next fall's competitions! Still teaching, so anyone who'd like to have a plein air session please contact me, and we'll brave the sunshine and make some art!!
January 08, 2012
Happy New Year to all my patrons and friends! This will be a good year for tackling new challenges, and pushing the limits of my capabilities! I have taken on a project that will definitely test my strengths but I am really looking forward to working on it! Getting back to oil painting, as well as pastel explorations,are my directions for 2012, with a series of large oils and pastels of Lake Tahoe for next summer. I have been doing lots of field work in oil and some studio work and now it's time to find my subjects for next years' pastel competitions.
With all you do in this world, be true to what you do. Explore your vision, this is your gift to give, yourself, through what you do!I'm hoping we all have the best year ever, bringing our best to the light!
Sincerely,
Helen
November 13, 2011
I just wanted to announce I won First Place for my pastel "Falling Grace" at this year's juried Pastel Artists of Hawaii exhibition on Oahu at Pauahi Tower in Honolulu!When I painted this one I had a feeling it was a special piece, you get that sometimes...
In other news, there are two upcoming public art sales for those of you on Kauai or coming to visit. The 3rd annual Women Artists of Kauai charity fundraiser in Hanapepe on Nov. 26, will be the usual WAK-y women selling their one-of-a-kind original artworks at the Hanapepe Church of Christ on Kuhio Hwy to raise funds for worthy causes! December 1st finds me at the Kauai Beach Resort at an Art and wine tasting Event from 4-7. I'll be bringing out my studio oils for these events so come and check them out, they're pretty little pieces all set to deck your walls!!!Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Helen
September 29, 2011
What a great travel year I've had, well, for me!I just recently returned from an amazing tour of the west coast, just a bit of it actually.Sometimes we artists need to get out there and be amazed by the natural beauty of a new landscape, a different palette of colors, a new perspective!Of course I always travel with my trusty camera and usually my pastels and field gear, much to my traveling partners' dismay, I love to stop and paint!!!
Since this is also the season of juried shows, and the approach of the Christmas season, I have not been doing many studio pastels,but a few commissions,lots of plein air sketches and oils have kept me busy!I try to paint everyday, one medium or another!Contact me for quotes on commission paintings for gifts,if you'd like a studio tour while on Kauai or maybe a pastel lesson in the field or studio!!I'm back and recharged with artistic energy!!
Sincerely,
Helen
July 02, 2011
I am back from the east coast and am just now putting up a few plein air pastels! I have more, but now that I'm home, my hawaiian landscapes are calling me back! I will be posting all sorts of random scenes in the near future , as I can't be inside when the weather is this nice!!New York was wonderful, and Maine was gorgeous, though overcast and rainy at times. I have a collection of 8x10 plein air oils also, and am wondering if I should post those too? This September I am off to Tahoe for a quick trip so more pines and lakes!!
Meanwhile, in the studio..two shows are coming up, a local Kauai, juried show and a west coast exhibition in Folsum.I will post any new happenings, as they come! If any of you write me and I don't respond, please check your end of the correspondence because I ALWAYS respond! I have been thwarted by one request and I don't want to seem indifferent!!I am always pleased to communicate with anyone who takes the time to write me, from fellow artists to elementary schoolers, not to mention my prospective buyers.
Have a terrific summer!
Aloha, Helen
May 26, 2011
Summer is almost here, and I've never been so ready to do a little traveling!Here on Kauai, we have a saying,"you need to get off the rock," and that is exactly what I'm going to do, cross the Pacific and spend some time on the east coast!Of course I'm taking my painting kits, both oil and pastels, so in the upcoming months I may be posting some un-Hawaiian landscapes.Please "friend" me on Facebook,my place for weekly plein air paintings and a little backstory about my outside adventures!I will be checking my mail while away, so don't hesitate to write!
Aloha, Helen
March 20, 2011
This is the season for membership shows, when all the Societies display the work of their members from the past year. I have two going at the same time, our local Kauai artist group and the Oahu, pastel only group!I have also been spending time working on my plein air oil set-up, and after finally finding the perfect, lightweight, portable box,the wind flipped it and put a big crack in it!! Hopefully my Honey can repair it and I can get back out there soon!Not like I don't have an artillery of easels, you need a few for the serious pursuit of "painting from life"!!The multiple easels also allows me to teach more then one pastel student in the field, and I welcome couples to try plein air together on vacation here on Kauai.
If you're coming to my Island and want to paint, e-mail me and we'll go!!
Sincerely,
Helen
February 01, 2011
While the rest of the country is digging out of snowdrifts, Hawai'i is being blessed with gorgeous weather! I am doing my best to take advantage of these cerulean blue days to take my painting kit on location.It seems my two mediums are challenging me to bring home these perfect days on paper or canvas! I post my daily adventures on Facebook, so if you look me up, you will see them. The special favorites have been selling fast and the rest I post here on my website.My plein aire classes are booking up for the winter, a one-on-one lesson in the art of painting from nature. Meanwhile, I've been doing large studio pastels, after a year of small works. It feels good to stretch out and really make a mess!!
If you're coming to the islands, please contact me for a studio visit, or a pastel lesson!
Don't forget Valentine's Day, spread some smiles and kisses!
Aloha, Helen
January 15, 2011
I feel the year of the landscape coming on strong!People have been asking for more water, reflections,peaceful scenes of tranquility and I'm listening!There are so many beautiful things to paint here on Kauai so I'm going to be listening to what my inner spirit tells me to put on paper.This is also going to be a year for taking students out into the field to experience painting from life, and taking myself to new places.I'm planning a trip back east in the late spring and am looking for new opportunities to keep me inspired!!
Sincerely,
Helen
December 14, 2010
I am entering the festive part of Christmas now, baking, and writing cards and wrapping things.It's also time for Winter Art Festivals, Christmas concerts and in between everything, pastel classes!!I've just added a teaching page for travelers to Kauai,who would like to try plein air painting with me.
The printers of my book(see below) are offering a ten dollar discount with the promotional code: CHEER, so check it out! This would be the time to order a perfect "remembrance of Hawaii" present, or maybe a hint for someone who's thinking about visiting!!!
Above all the glitter, enjoy your friends and family and let's pray for peace on earth and good will towards men.... and women!!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
December 02, 2010
Despite the economic news, Christmas will come anyway, just like the Grinch said!You can choose to celebrate it any way you like, with all the hoopla and tinsel or quietly and warmly.I've been enjoying getting my art out to those who will give it secretly or to those who look forward to receiving it each year!There are lots of ways I do this, through my paintings: I now offer affordable plein air pastels that sell for 195.00,through my laser prints: an 8x10 color laser print, matted of any pastel on my site, and notecard sets: five different sets of eight images each, they can be framed too!!So that's how I help celebrate Christmas!Of course the best gift of all was given already, and that's the true meaning of the Season for me!! God bless you all!
Sincerely, Helen
November 20, 2010
I can hardly believe Thanksgiving is a few days away! Where did the year go?? Maybe I've had my head in the pastel dust and didn't notice. It's time to thank God and all my patrons and friends who have been collecting my works and encouraging me to keep painting and creating!
It's also time to give back to the community through Women Artists of Kauai fundraisers at the Church of Christ and coming up at the Botanical Gardens in Lawai.I'll be sending out another newsletter in December so anyone who would like to be on my list please contact me through my enquiry mail.
I also received third place for "The Cartoonist" in the PAH 7th annual juried show!!!
October 25, 2010
I thought it was time to show off my field paintings on my website and since my classes have given me so much more time out and about, they have gotten better and better(well I think so!)These are my most affordable works and being only 11x14 framed they are easily transported and shipped.Recently I've begun e-mailing a newsletter to friends and collectors about latest news and shows and also to offer specials on various works. If any of you would like to be on my mailing list please contact me through this sites inquiry and I'll add you on!! That way you can receive special pricing and added attentions!!
Sincerely,
Helen
October 17, 2010
Here we are hurrying through another year and it's already show season!!My work ethic leads me to paint nearly everyday, so getting geared up is not a problem for me,it's the waiting for results!!I just found out I have three pieces in the Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 7th exhibition, so now the reframing and packing off to entry day and then, if the judge, Lorenzo Chavez likes my work enough to award me, I'll be ecstatic!!Also to keep me busy, five artists from Kauai will be having a show at Kukui Grove. I've decided to enter some of my more eclectic pieces in this as it is not juried, and some exhibition work that has not been seen locally. I'll also have a collection of my plein air pastels framed and ready to take home, as these are priced to be a steal!!Wish me luck for the Oahu show, and come and see me at the Mall Nov.1st and the 8th!
Sincerely, Helen
September 04, 2010
I've decided what my main mission will be in life and that is to spread joy and beauty as long as I'm able to create art!! Painting is a gift and a compulsion for me, I produce a lot of art during a typical year, not including commissions, so I was thinking of trying a new approach. If you love it, if it moves you, talk to me and we'll put it on your wall! I am not going to get rich or make headlines, but I want to continue to paint and make people happy.There are some pieces I put aside for shows and galleries but mostly I paint because I need to, it brings me joy.
I've got all kinds of juried shows coming up and hope for the best, I'll keep you posted!!!
August 12, 2010
Summer for me has always been about getting as much beach time as possible! Well this year I've taken a different approach and am trying to get as much painting in as I can manage. My plein aire classes have been tremendous fun and so have my private lessons,it's just a rewarding thing to do, and I always learn as well as teach. Things may be a little unsettled all the way around the world, but as artists, I believe we have to keep painting, sculpting, dancing, playing music, whatever it is that powers us, because that is what life is built upon, our human drives and needs. So enjoy the beach while it's hot and sunny, but bring your sketchbook, camera, beach guitar too!!!
Sincerely, Helen
June 06, 2010
I finally gave in to a request to do a plein aire teaching session with a friend of mine through a local Arts organization here on Kauai, and much to my surprise, I'm loving it! It is summer and those traveling to our lovely Pacific Isle don't want to sit and bask anymore, they want to learn!Painting in the great outdoors is a special sort of mania that has taken over a lot of pastel painters. Easier then an oil set-up, pastelists can be ready in moments and also can move their easels to a new view without worrying about wet paint and solvents! I love oils, but haven't achieved plein aire mobility yet!Lately I've been getting e-mails from individuals wanting to go out or do studio lessons, and I am delighted. Write me and we will set up the times and dates, either I can provide all your materials or can recommend some to buy. This is the time to enjoy the summer and to be painting is the best way of all!!
Sincerely,
Helen
April 28, 2010
Here comes spring and with it family events, like graduations and reunions, new ventures and expanding horizons! As the weather turns from warm to hot,I tend to paint outside more often and try and catch the tradewinds, especially when painting in oils. I have a nice collection of these miniature landscapes and am finding homes for them at Puka Gallery in Hanapepe and my Etsy shop on-line.If you're on Kauai, you can come visit my studio and see them in person! Somehow oils don't translate as well through a camera as pastels do, but you can touch oils!! I am delighted to be a part of the Pastels USA show this year in Los Gatos. This is a very tough competition and I am proud to be seen with some of the best pastelists in the nation! Have a great spring and embrace your new directions!
Sincerely, Helen
April 12, 2010
It has been a crazy winter and now that spring is upon us, and my computer is back up and running, I can begin to get organized!! There will be two membership shows to be part of, numerous plein air get togethers and graduations, birthdays and painting when ever I can fit it in!! I have a nice collection of oil paintings, my baby oils, and now I'm thinking of going bigger and maybe even take the oils on the road!My latest pastel has exhausted me, I need to do a landscape, and on a lovely outting with my two intrepid painting friends,I found a lovely view I may attempt next, there I've put it in writing!Enjoy the weather,keep in touch and paint on!!
Sincerely, Helen
February 13, 2010
I really love to paint in pastels, but every once in awhile you have to step outside of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. Recently, while cruising the arts and crafts department of a local store, I came across a huge canvas sale! I couldn't help myself and loaded up on,what I call, manageable sizes.When I lived in New york, MANY moons ago, oils were my medium of choice and I did still lifes and landscapes to my hearts content.I still have my ancient oil box and brushes and the rest just sort of came back to me! It is fun to mix colors and using brushes again.I haven't stopped using pastels, on the contrary, I've started an ambitious series of chinatown scenes, and back to the countryside with my fearless plein air companions! I will be selling my" baby oils" on Kauai and possibly on my etsy shop, check if I've posted them! Meanwhile, Happy Valentine's Day!
Sincerely, Helen
February 03, 2010
Well I do have some news this month!I now have my pastel paintings on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island in the Clarissa Passos Gallery.A home for my "market people" and still-lifes! If you visit the island of Hawaii, don't miss the prettiest side of the island and stop by and say hello!
Years ago in New York I was an avid oil painter and this past week I dove into the oil box again! It had so much fun mixing paint, I did a few 5x7 seascapes and will be adding more to my collection. I also opened a shop on Etsy which may host those "baby oils".Right now I'mshipping off purchases and looking forward to spring!
Sincerely, Helen
January 19, 2010
Funny how people meet from halfway around the world and find out they share something in common! That's how I met the owner of Aloha Images in Kapa'a. This is a new location for me, after Davisonarts closed, I needed a new eastside gallery and by a chance comment on an internet newspaper story, I found my new home!Visit Ray on mainstreet Kapa'a and check out the eye candy!
Sincerely, Helen
December 30, 2009
Rejoice in the New Year, be merry, be positive, be the best you can be! That's my resolution and I hope you will find that it works for you too! I've had a wonderful year of sales, shows, new friends and experiences and I thank all my patrons and patroness's! Even though I'm without an upcoming event at the moment, I will be on the lookout for an opportunity to spread the gift of color!
Sincerely,
Helen
December 09, 2009
The company I made my book "Pastels of Kauai", as seen in the badge below, has offered a discount on this hardcover book. To order and receive your ten dollars off, just click on the book and put GREATGIFT in the coupon code!
November 27, 2009
My newest notecard sets available through my website are "People" and "Trees". I don't have a thumbnail image of them posted but I can share with you what I've got in them! "People" are eight of my favorite people in the landscape paintings from Dragon Parade to Love and Fishing.For reference, check out my people category in artwork. Trees is self explanatory and has eight of my favorite tree paintings, it was a year of contemplative trees for me!
I've also got lasers of all my images and some adorable miniature paintings that must be seen!
I'll be at the Hanapepe Church of Christ on Saturday November 28 for a fundraiser for Nana's House with all my paintings, prints and cards. I will also be doing a pastel demonstration at this event and also will be at the National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Lawai on December 19 with the Women Artists of Kauai. Hope to see you there!
Sincerely, Helen
November 17, 2009
With the Holidaus approaching fast, it's time to put things in perspective as an artist, and that's what our little group of Women artists on Kauai are trying to do. WAK is hosting two fundraisers to support some worthy causes here on our own little piece of terra firma called Kauai. The first is in Hanapepe on Nov. 28, where we will be donating part of the proceeds of our fine art sales to a rehabilatation Center in Waimea, and the second is Dec. 19, a fundraiser to support our botanical gardens research center. When we wonder why we paint, and can't seem to find a reason other then because we love it, then it's time to turn it into something good, spread the love, and continue to grow in art,friendship and community awareness!
in other news! "Pier Pleasure 2" won the Juror's Merit Award in the PAH 2009 Show.
November 17, 2009
With the Holidays approaching fast, it's time to put things in perspective as an artist, and that's what our little group of Women artists on Kauai are trying to do. WAK is hosting two fundraisers to support some worthy causes here on our own little piece of terra firma called Kauai. The first is in Hanapepe on Nov. 28, where we will be donating part of the proceeds of our fine art sales to a rehabilatation Center in Waimea, and the second is Dec. 19, a fundraiser to support our botanical gardens research center. When we wonder why we paint, and can't seem to find a reason other then because we love it, then it's time to turn it into something good, spread the love, and continue to grow in art,friendship and community awareness!
In other news, "Pier Pleasure 2" won the Juror's Merit Award in the PAH 2009 Show!
October 15, 2009
How did fall arrive without me noticing it? Well, it helps when you live in Hawaii!With all the bad economic news everywhere and the uncertainty of our world, all we can do is continue to do what we have been doing and hope for the best, with the addition of new ways to attract people to our creations. I've been working on a series of "miniature" paintings of Kauai that are affordable,portable and irresistable! The Women Artists of Kauai will be having several fund raising sales around the island and I'll be there doing some demonstrations and selling my minis,notecards and other pastel paintings. The Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 6th Annual Show is under way also! Wish me luck!!!
Sincerely Helen
September 17, 2009
This is an apology blog! We just realized that our inquiry or contact mail has not been coming through! To anyone who has attempted to contact me about anything, please accept my humble apologies and forgive me. I hope you will try again since I am almost always available via e-mail.
Sincerely, Helen
September 14, 2009
As the days countdown to my reception at the Kauai Museum, I am getting all my loose ends tied up,preparing for my two and a half hours of fame! This is a show of some of my favorite landscapes I've painted and I can't wait to see people's reaction to them. Yes,I like a good "OOOH" or "Ahhhh" as much as the next artist, and after all, a show is for sharing your hardwork and passion.I've restricted my show to 30 pastels, that was a challenge for the Mezzanine Gallery, but they're all little gems and I think they hang quite nicely together.This reception will be a fun, friend-filled event and I hope to make a few new friends too.To anyone who can take a flight to Kauai for my exhibit, the show runs from Sept.24-November 20. For those who'd rather not fly, my book "Pastels of Kauai" has all the show paintings in it plus some others!!
Aloha, Helen
August 19, 2009
Well that's another thing I can cross off my list! I've got my own art book!This was an immensely fun project that I intended to accompany my solo show at the Kauai Museum in September. Alas most of my family is spread over the continental U.S. and won't be able to share a wild night(artist's receptions are fun!)of flowers and food and art lovers, so...I put together a little tour of Kauai via my paintings!I will have the link available to my print on demand publisher if you'd like to preview it, or send to someone who really needs a hawaiian vacation but can't go right now!! Enjoy!
Sincerely, Helen
July 08, 2009
Well, just a short hop, to Oahu, for the invitational show,"The Rhythms of Nature" a plein aire show at the Pauahi Tower in Honolulu.
I think the hardest part about this show was deciding which pieces to enter!I've selected five sketches of my garden isle to represent Kauai, from Waimea to Anini, done in the field.These paintings are each a "one of a kind" in that the weather and light will never be the same from one day to the next.I hope to have some time to paint on Oahu's north shore and of course some free time absorbing a different island and it's beauty, maybe get back to China Town!
Sincerely, Helen
June 21, 2009
I have a new gallery in Hanapepe representing my pastels on Kauai, the Puka Gallery. Located at the very beginning of historic Hanapepe, it's a delightful, spot to find a treasure. Drop by to say hello to Anna,owner of the Puka Gallery and Boutique, and tell her Helen sent you!
Our Women Artists of
Kauai first event at the Botanical Gardens in Poipu was a great success, we all made a few new friends and a lot of tried and true friends came by also.
Right now I'm getting ready for the Pauahi Tower plein aire show and hope I still have some left by July 11. Oh well, I'll just have to go out and paint some more!!
Sincerely, Helen
May 27, 2009
Okay I admit it's a lot easier to paint "en plein air" at the beach because I don't have to set up my french easel! Now that we're experiencing bright spring days, I've been out and about, trying to squeeze in as many quick sketches as I can before school gets out. The more I do it, the more selective I get with my locations and I'm actually lugging out the Julian easel again. It is a wooden monster, with rusted hardware my husband bought me for Mother's Day years ago, and since then I've neglected it for watercolor easels and folding tables, and blankets on the ground!Of course there are places where you need an elevation, and also somewhere to rest your pastels, and carrying a stool and table plus supplies can be exhausting before the sun even starts to cook your brain! Now that sounds extreme, but any dedicated field painter knows about the physicality of outdoor interpretation!! So if you see me out there painting with my wooden julian, stop by and say hello, I might ask you if you have a pair of pliers!
Aloha, Helen
April 05, 2009
Spring is here, I think....and it's time to shake things up! The newly redesigned website is finally up and running!There comes a time when you have to put your best foot forward and march even though the road may be a little rocky, and with my friend Em's expertise, we have come up with something that is practical and lovely.The "shop" page will have my notecard sets, laser and giclee reproductions listed and I may have a few more surprises to add. As far as Easy Living Jazz duet, we have moved to our own web site www.easylivingjazz.com , which is almost ready.The spring juried shows are almost upon us so I will be writing again soon with more news, until then, enjoy the new season!
aloha, Helen
February 27, 2009
What a winter!The weather has been challenging for painting in the field to say the least, but it hasn't stopped me! My friend Em and I perched on the edge of Waimea Canyon for some rainbow quick sketches, and I flew to Oahu to paint on the eastside in between rain squalls and still came home with a few plein air beauties.The trend is set and now I have to show what I've been doing out there!At the end of March, Kauai's Women in Theatre will be doing a play about an artist and they asked me to exhibit my plein air paintings in the lobby of Kauai Community College for the duration of the production.If you're on island the last two weekends of March, come by and see the play and visit me! I'll be there selling paintings, notecards and reproductions.There is also an exhibit in the works for Oahu, of plein air artists from around the state at Pauahi Tower in Honolulu.
Meanwhile, when I can't get away I'm working in my studio getting ready for my solo show in September and the society shows, so much to do!!
Spring is coming!
Sincerely, Helen
December 20, 2008
Aloha all, wishing you a very Merry Christmas(or Mele Kalikimaka)from Kauai! We've been having a little weather, like the whole world it seems, lots of rain and more to come! For some reason that's when I feel like painting hot and sunny beaches! The Kauai Society of Arts Small Works Show is up in Kukui Grove and one of my pastels, "Hanalei Surfer" aka "Thinking Place" won an Honorable Mention.I've been mailing out notecard sets and giclee prints to customers for Christmas presents and my "en plein air" studies have been a popular gift item also.Easy Living Jazz has been putting visitors and locals in the holiday spirit at the Hukilau Lanai on Tuesday nights and will groove into the New Year on the 31st from 6:30 to 9:30. Let's keep positive and hopeful for 2009 and remember art is what keeps us civilized!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
November 15, 2008
This is really going to be an amazing year for everyone in one way or another! Changes and more changes!I've been having great fun painting people in the landscape, painting "en plein air" and just plain making art! The Pastel Artists of Hawaii awarded me two Honorable Mentions, I was part of a beautiful juried West Coast Pastelists Show and our own island's Art Kauai.The Small Works Show with the Kauai society of the Arts is coming up on Dec. 13, and I plan on entering my "little people". I also have a new venue for six months at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Kapaa,Kauai, where I'll have a selection of florals and a few landscapes for sale. I have also been selling well in my local galleries and decided to update this website!I'm moving forward to be able to accept on-line payment, and put Easy Living Jazz on a separate URL.For the holidays, there is ELJ's Christmas selections and a new "Lotsa Latin" CD. In the meantime, keep moving forward, do what you love, and trust in God to open the right door!
Sincerely, Helen
September 19, 2008
This fall brings the juried show season, and I'm off to a good start! I have "Oama Fishing" in the West Coast Pastel Society's membership show, juried by George Rivera,and "Out of the Woods" and "Leaves on a Blur Picnic Table" in our Hawaii State show on Kauai. The Pastel Artists of Hawaii's show, juried by Greg Biolchini, hasn't been juried yet, and I'm waiting with anticipation! Meanwhile those collectors of my work have been steadfast in their support, and I'm grateful in these uncertain times. No matter what the future brings, those of us with the drive to create will continue to make art, this is what makes us strong and gives beauty and meaning to the human existance!
Sincerely, Helen
August 12, 2008
When you really need to unwind, go camping! That's my family's new motto! We took our show into the wild, so to speak, and had a few days of peace and togetherness. Of course I brought my camera and pastels and came home with some gorgeous sunrises and sunsets as a bonus!
I've been painting alot to get ready for the upcoming juried shows in the fall, hopefully my new works will be chosen! Take some time to enjoy the season of sun and sand, and if you come to Kauai, look me up for an outdoor painting experience!
Sincerely, Helen
April 26, 2008
It's nice to get away from the daily routine and get back to where you once belonged, as the Beatles used to say! April was beautiful in my old hometown, blue skies and the promise of a long summer. I didn't take my pastels but brought my camera and hope to do a few landscapes to keep me remembering my family and friends from the Atlantic side of the world. Easy Living Jazz has two new CD's for sale. More classic jazz and a mixture of contemporary and mellow latin grooves. We are always adding new music to our repertoire so come hear us live at the Hukilau Lanai in Kapaa.
Sincerely,
Helen
March 09, 2008
Kauai is warming up for a beautiful spring here on the eastside! I've been out and about with camera and easel, working through the ever changing light conditions of the lengthening days. In exhition news, I have been awarded an Honorable Mention for my pastel "Jumping Off the Pier" at the KSA membership Show which is on display in Kukui Grove until April 18.
From the studio: If you come to Kauai, don't hesitate to call me and set up an appointment for a studio tour or a private lesson!
Sincerely, Helen Turner
February 24, 2008
It's spring on Kauai,the wet weather is leaving us for awhile and letting us come out and play! I've been painting en plein air more and more, roaming far and wide to capture life as it happens! I've really had some fun painting figures lately, I find as long as they don't see me shooting them with my camera, I can catch my fellow islanders being themselves and enjoying our beautiful waters.
In other news, it's another round of national juried shows to enter! I'm going for some big ones, wish me luck! Our local KSA membership show opens March 8, and I have four pastels in the AHA show at the Honolulu Country Club until the 16th of March. Get out and enjoy the sun!
Sincerely, Helen
January 01, 2008
The end of 2007 brought one more honor at the Small Works Show, juried by Pegge Hopper on Kauai. "Chill Coconut Man" won the Potraits of Hawaii Award for the Kauai Society of Artists last show of the season! This was a real surprise and boost for my pastels of "real people" around the islands.This award gives me incentive to keep pushing myself to go beyond the comfort of scenics and into the heart of painting what intrigues me, whether it's a still life,everyday people or this beautiful world we live in!
Happy New Year!
Sincerely, Helen
December 03, 2007
It's time for celebrating everything! Being alive, friends, family,and gifts that bring joy to others are what I have to be thankful for. Yes, I'm enjoying this season of celebration by having a gathering at Roy's Restaurant in Poipu! I thought I'd throw myself a party and give some goodies away and share some great music with old and new friends.Jeff will be playing and then Easy Living Jazz will perform some of our Christmas CD selections. I'm planning on sweetening up the crowd with cookies and cocoa and door prizes of Turner stuff.December 16th is a Sunday, 2-4, please come and celebrate with me!
Sincerely, Helen
September 25, 2007
All kinds of good things keep happening this month! The first was being accepted into a National Pastel Show in New Mexico. All three of the pieces I entered were accepted: " Oama Fishing","Cane Fire in Hanapepe" and "Study in Rust". Now the hard part, shipping and waiting to hear any further news.
On Kauai, our annual Art Kauai had it's juried show and my entry "Retirement" won two awards, an Honorable Mention and the Aquisition Award from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. This means I will be part of the States permanent collection in Oahu!
I must keep painting now, it's expected of me!!
Sincerely, Helen
August 03, 2007
Aloha! I've got a brand new collection of pastels on exhibit at Roy's Restaurant in Poipu, Kauai!I've got a nice long show from August 5 to January 5, 2008 so if anyone is coming over to visit, please treat yourself to a wonderful meal and gaze! I've got a few figures in this one, and of course our awesome scenery inspires landscapes and seascapes also. I can't help it I must paint!
Sincerely, Helen
June 10, 2007
The Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 4th Annual Juried Show in Honolulu has chosen my pastel "Where the River Meets the Sea" as the Best of Show! I am so proud to have achieved this award for two consecutive years, I am humbled and honored. This pastel was one I had that feeling about,a sense of peace when you finish that makes you believe you are just an instrument of art.
Thanks to all of my collectors and friends who keep me painting daily!
P.S. A special prayer for Greg Biolchini who is recovering from a car accident! We missed you here and hope you're able to come back soon!
Sincerely, Helen
April 18, 2007
Is it spring yet? We're all tired of being sick and ready for plein air paint outs!My latest fixation is doing figures in the landscape, capturing my Kauaian neighbors doing what they do best.It's kind of challenging to stalk around with my camera, trying to be casual and snapping off photos. People view me as just another tourist and that's just fine with me! Sometimes I have to get close enough to ask if it's okay to photograph them and then I've lost the spontaneity, oh well, it's all good!These new pastels might give you a little scale to judge the scenery by. Hope you like my latest works!
Sincerely, Helen
p.s."Study in Rust" got an Honorable Mention in the Kauai Society of Artists Members show
January 10, 2007
February 9-22 are the dates for my solo exhibit of over 37 new pastels at Amy Lauren's Gallery in Hanapepe, Kauai.This show, entitled "When you live on an island...Life's a Beach", celebrates the most beautiful shores on our little Pacific Island from Haena to Polihale. This was great fun to put together, sunset barbeques, early morning rambles and boat trips along the breathtaking Na Pali Coast all contributed to the making of these paintings.I love the sea and I find whether you own a vacation home or live and work here in Hawaii, contemplating an inviting stretch of golden sand can refresh one's spirit!
Jeff and I will play for the reception under the stars on Art Night , the 9th from 6-9! Please come and help me celebrate!
Sincerely,
Helen
October 30, 2006
One of the most rewarding and heartbreaking of all venues for artists these days are "Juried Shows".In the past three years I have entered a few and experienced these emotions. Rejection, for a pastelist, is always taken personally, as we pour our feelings into every work we submit! This is not a sad blog however, but a joyous one! At the Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 3rd Annual Juried Show, I received the Best of Show Award!!
This is my first entry with this well run organization in Honolulu and the exhibition space is beautiful, in the mezzanine gallery of Pauahi Tower. The juror was Richard McKinley, a nationally known pastelist whose landscapes are breathtaking. I was able to speak with him and his commentary on my painting will lift my spirits for as long as I create art.The painting that received the award was "Spring Floods".
To all my collectors, patrons and friends, I say thank you for believing in my work!
Sincerely,
Helen Turner
October 05, 2006
The beautiful golden light of autumn is here, casting those wonderful long shadows over the fields of Kauai! My favorite time to paint landscapes is late afternoon, when it gets cool enough to sit in the sun and paint!
As juried art show season draws to a close, it's time to start preparations for a solo show in Jaunary, and I've got some little gems all ready!
Easy Living Jazz will be bringing out a new compilation CD and then before you know it, time to bust out the Christmas CD !!
Drop me a note to order prints or CD's!
Sincerely,
Helen
August 19, 2006
Kauai is baking like a piece of microwaved pizza! Of course we have the tradewinds most of the time but if they leave us we're doomed! I've been trying to get out to all corners of the island to shoot the summer blues and greens and taking them into my studio to render. The Turners have been up up and down the rivers too, all the hau trees are in full bloom of yellow hibiscus -like flowers. I'm planning to do some more reflection pastels for an upcoming show. Tis the season for juried art shows too, I'll post any news from those events.
Easy Living Jazz is on vacation, but will be back in September for some fun outdoor events and a special private affair with Chick Corea!!
Meanwhile all this time on my hands, I'm painting away!
Helen
July 16, 2006
This spring, the Turner family headed out west for a tour of a few National Parks before the crowds got there.I brought my trusty camera and a plein air set of pastels and had a blast painting on site! I couldn't wait to get home to my studio and do some of those scenics in full color. I've posted some of the Tetons and a few peaceful landscapes of Idaho.
Also the LPG added Polihale to it's list of plein air sites, we came we painted, we swam, we got stuck in the sand...mahalo to Kaui and his guys for helping us out!
A Hint of Spring
Kauai has been enjoying some beautiful weather while the rest of the USA is freezing and stormy.I have been taking advantage of it to plein air pastel and teach a few lessons in the field! My latest love has been clouds, as you can guess, those fluffy, foreboding shadow makers that make the islands so lush and green!
I am hoping to place these pastels in a few shows this year!!Well, it's a gorgeous day, I'm off to embrace it!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
2013 time to get Busy!
Now is the time to start afresh with new works, try some new techniques and challenge the old ways of thinking!I have a stockpile of stretched canvas and some large pastel papers awaiting my internal muse, she has had the flu so she's a little slow getting started...
I have a new device to assist me in my commission work that will help with the detail work, which sometimes can be frustrating, so I'm ready to go!
I look forward to another plein air season teaching and painting, sharing the love of outdoor creativity with visitors to Kauai.Please contact me if you come to my sunny island and we can go out painting, or maybe a studio visit! I'm anticipating an active year!!
Sincerely,
Helen
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Remain Calm:Holidays!!!
I can't believe how fast this year is going!I am reeling with the thought of my usual Christmas traditions, shopping, shows, not to mention family and friends!
I have pastels in several shows and plan on doing at least one more WAK event at the NTBG Gardens(will post soon!) and then I've neglected getting out my newsletter!! (this week, I promise!)I've been painting oils, which take longer, so I haven't posted any studio pieces, but the plein air season has been glorious! Lots of lessons, and discovering new spots to paint!Check out the newest plein aires!!
It's not too late for some shopping on my shop page, prints and cards make wonderful, original gifts, and then there are art books available through my link to Blurb! Have a stress free Christmas!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
Home Again
A wonderful trip, but now I'm back and ready to work! I have some reference materials from the west coast, and a score of plein air pastels to work with, so stay tuned for some mainland vistas!Please feel free to contact me with your own reference materials, as I love a beautiful landscape, no matter what the continent!!
I'll be sending out my fall newsletter soon so any interested art lovers please contact me to be included. Enjoy the crisp weather!
Sincerely,
Helen
Getting Out and About!
With the summer months comes the plein air season, jury shows and new friends and galleries!I will have the pleasure of showing my paintings in a adorable Gallery called AlleyCat Art in Kapaa for a solo show for September and October! I will post more info in Events soon! September also brings an adventure on the west coast! I'll be exploring the Pacific coast with my good painting buddy, and then up to Tahoe and points beyond!I am hoping to locate a venue for my mainland landscapes that can keep me in airfare and art supplies!! Meanwhile I've been taking pastel students out around the island, it's always an adventure. We have alot of fun getting messy and seeing light! Write me if you come to Kauai, my studio is open to pastel(oil) lovers, or if you're interested in trying out a medium while on vacation! Enjoy the sun!
Sincerely,
Helen
Almost July?
Time flies when you're doing something you love, and in my case, it has been a crazy, fast year!I've always believed the more you paint the better you get, and I hope that's true, as I've been at the easel for months it seems! This summer will be spent attending some art functions, the Art Wine event at the Kauai Beach Resort, friday nights in our quaint Hanapepe playing jazz with Easy Living Jazz...and painting under the sun!! I'll be teaching a few lessons also! Enjoy the season!!
Sincerely,
Helen
Ahhh Summer!
Well, as promised, the new categories are up, and I'm geared up for summer! Having recently completed the Tahoe series,I am now enjoying my pastels, working on competition pieces for the fall.I have been painting in oil with my new thumb box under shade umbrellas around the island,getting fun sized sketches of summer landscapes.If you are on island, please contact me for a studio visit, it's a riot of color and mediums up here!
Get outside and enjoy the weather!!
Sincerely,
Helen
Coming Soon!!!
I'll be adding an oil category to my website, and also a short film!! My penchant for oils is getting ridiculous, as I have purchased a thumb box to do oil sketches in the field! Ask any artist about their art obsessions and you'll find out how hard it is to resist a jewelry-sized box for painting little gems! I have been neglecting my studio work in pastel, but doing more plein air pastels then ever to keep me balanced! I'll be at the Botanical Gardens again this sunday for an open garden event.The Tahoe series is finished and my show catalogs are being printed so anyone interested in these paintings please contact me!! I'll be shipping them off to California(location TBA) the end of August and will ship separately, any sold pieces directly to the buyers in advance of the show, so contact me for more information. For now, I'm searching for challenging pastel work and looking forward to a great summer!!
Aloha, Helen
Back in the Sticks!
I am almost done with my Tahoe Series,except for the signing and various odds and ends that will go into the final stages of this endeavor. I am weary of oil painting and ready to get dusty again! Bring on the sticks!!I've been collecting ref. material and now will have to decide which way to go,I've got some lovely reflecting pools, wild water,sun soaked beaches, red dirt battered plantation houses..hmmm decisions..
I do have a new gallery to promote in Hanapepe called Puuwai HaoKila run by Veronica, a very spirited Lady who makes and designs mouthwatering jewelry too!I will be uploading a very short documentary done by my son Joe for a college class, featuring moi..(I'm thinner in person, really!!)
And that's the news!! more exhibitions are coming up, I'll post anything newsworthy!!
Sincerely,
Helen
Spring is Here!
After our heavy rains, spring is finally here! I've been doing lots of plein air pastel painting, and enjoying our Kauaian sunshine!The Tahoe series is almost completed, the bad weather helped actually, because I was trapped inside,with the thunder and lightening booming, and me at my easel!!
There are all kinds of membership shows going on, our island KSA show, and a few others around the state, waiting to hear on the west coast show. Meanwhile, getting material together for next fall's competitions! Still teaching, so anyone who'd like to have a plein air session please contact me, and we'll brave the sunshine and make some art!!
Be True to Yourself!
Happy New Year to all my patrons and friends! This will be a good year for tackling new challenges, and pushing the limits of my capabilities! I have taken on a project that will definitely test my strengths but I am really looking forward to working on it! Getting back to oil painting, as well as pastel explorations,are my directions for 2012, with a series of large oils and pastels of Lake Tahoe for next summer. I have been doing lots of field work in oil and some studio work and now it's time to find my subjects for next years' pastel competitions.
With all you do in this world, be true to what you do. Explore your vision, this is your gift to give, yourself, through what you do!I'm hoping we all have the best year ever, bringing our best to the light!
Sincerely,
Helen
Pleased to announce!
I just wanted to announce I won First Place for my pastel "Falling Grace" at this year's juried Pastel Artists of Hawaii exhibition on Oahu at Pauahi Tower in Honolulu!When I painted this one I had a feeling it was a special piece, you get that sometimes...
In other news, there are two upcoming public art sales for those of you on Kauai or coming to visit. The 3rd annual Women Artists of Kauai charity fundraiser in Hanapepe on Nov. 26, will be the usual WAK-y women selling their one-of-a-kind original artworks at the Hanapepe Church of Christ on Kuhio Hwy to raise funds for worthy causes! December 1st finds me at the Kauai Beach Resort at an Art and wine tasting Event from 4-7. I'll be bringing out my studio oils for these events so come and check them out, they're pretty little pieces all set to deck your walls!!!Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Helen
New Perspectives
What a great travel year I've had, well, for me!I just recently returned from an amazing tour of the west coast, just a bit of it actually.Sometimes we artists need to get out there and be amazed by the natural beauty of a new landscape, a different palette of colors, a new perspective!Of course I always travel with my trusty camera and usually my pastels and field gear, much to my traveling partners' dismay, I love to stop and paint!!!
Since this is also the season of juried shows, and the approach of the Christmas season, I have not been doing many studio pastels,but a few commissions,lots of plein air sketches and oils have kept me busy!I try to paint everyday, one medium or another!Contact me for quotes on commission paintings for gifts,if you'd like a studio tour while on Kauai or maybe a pastel lesson in the field or studio!!I'm back and recharged with artistic energy!!
Sincerely,
Helen
Being There
I am back from the east coast and am just now putting up a few plein air pastels! I have more, but now that I'm home, my hawaiian landscapes are calling me back! I will be posting all sorts of random scenes in the near future , as I can't be inside when the weather is this nice!!New York was wonderful, and Maine was gorgeous, though overcast and rainy at times. I have a collection of 8x10 plein air oils also, and am wondering if I should post those too? This September I am off to Tahoe for a quick trip so more pines and lakes!!
Meanwhile, in the studio..two shows are coming up, a local Kauai, juried show and a west coast exhibition in Folsum.I will post any new happenings, as they come! If any of you write me and I don't respond, please check your end of the correspondence because I ALWAYS respond! I have been thwarted by one request and I don't want to seem indifferent!!I am always pleased to communicate with anyone who takes the time to write me, from fellow artists to elementary schoolers, not to mention my prospective buyers.
Have a terrific summer!
Aloha, Helen
Off the Rock!!
Summer is almost here, and I've never been so ready to do a little traveling!Here on Kauai, we have a saying,"you need to get off the rock," and that is exactly what I'm going to do, cross the Pacific and spend some time on the east coast!Of course I'm taking my painting kits, both oil and pastels, so in the upcoming months I may be posting some un-Hawaiian landscapes.Please "friend" me on Facebook,my place for weekly plein air paintings and a little backstory about my outside adventures!I will be checking my mail while away, so don't hesitate to write!
Aloha, Helen
On the road again!
This is the season for membership shows, when all the Societies display the work of their members from the past year. I have two going at the same time, our local Kauai artist group and the Oahu, pastel only group!I have also been spending time working on my plein air oil set-up, and after finally finding the perfect, lightweight, portable box,the wind flipped it and put a big crack in it!! Hopefully my Honey can repair it and I can get back out there soon!Not like I don't have an artillery of easels, you need a few for the serious pursuit of "painting from life"!!The multiple easels also allows me to teach more then one pastel student in the field, and I welcome couples to try plein air together on vacation here on Kauai.
If you're coming to my Island and want to paint, e-mail me and we'll go!!
Sincerely,
Helen
February, the month for love!
While the rest of the country is digging out of snowdrifts, Hawai'i is being blessed with gorgeous weather! I am doing my best to take advantage of these cerulean blue days to take my painting kit on location.It seems my two mediums are challenging me to bring home these perfect days on paper or canvas! I post my daily adventures on Facebook, so if you look me up, you will see them. The special favorites have been selling fast and the rest I post here on my website.My plein aire classes are booking up for the winter, a one-on-one lesson in the art of painting from nature. Meanwhile, I've been doing large studio pastels, after a year of small works. It feels good to stretch out and really make a mess!!
If you're coming to the islands, please contact me for a studio visit, or a pastel lesson!
Don't forget Valentine's Day, spread some smiles and kisses!
Aloha, Helen
New Year, New Views
I feel the year of the landscape coming on strong!People have been asking for more water, reflections,peaceful scenes of tranquility and I'm listening!There are so many beautiful things to paint here on Kauai so I'm going to be listening to what my inner spirit tells me to put on paper.This is also going to be a year for taking students out into the field to experience painting from life, and taking myself to new places.I'm planning a trip back east in the late spring and am looking for new opportunities to keep me inspired!!
Sincerely,
Helen
Holiday Fun!
I am entering the festive part of Christmas now, baking, and writing cards and wrapping things.It's also time for Winter Art Festivals, Christmas concerts and in between everything, pastel classes!!I've just added a teaching page for travelers to Kauai,who would like to try plein air painting with me.
The printers of my book(see below) are offering a ten dollar discount with the promotional code: CHEER, so check it out! This would be the time to order a perfect "remembrance of Hawaii" present, or maybe a hint for someone who's thinking about visiting!!!
Above all the glitter, enjoy your friends and family and let's pray for peace on earth and good will towards men.... and women!!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
The Gift of Art
Despite the economic news, Christmas will come anyway, just like the Grinch said!You can choose to celebrate it any way you like, with all the hoopla and tinsel or quietly and warmly.I've been enjoying getting my art out to those who will give it secretly or to those who look forward to receiving it each year!There are lots of ways I do this, through my paintings: I now offer affordable plein air pastels that sell for 195.00,through my laser prints: an 8x10 color laser print, matted of any pastel on my site, and notecard sets: five different sets of eight images each, they can be framed too!!So that's how I help celebrate Christmas!Of course the best gift of all was given already, and that's the true meaning of the Season for me!! God bless you all!
Sincerely, Helen
Thanks and Giving!
I can hardly believe Thanksgiving is a few days away! Where did the year go?? Maybe I've had my head in the pastel dust and didn't notice. It's time to thank God and all my patrons and friends who have been collecting my works and encouraging me to keep painting and creating!
It's also time to give back to the community through Women Artists of Kauai fundraisers at the Church of Christ and coming up at the Botanical Gardens in Lawai.I'll be sending out another newsletter in December so anyone who would like to be on my list please contact me through my enquiry mail.
I also received third place for "The Cartoonist" in the PAH 7th annual juried show!!!
Plein Aire Pastels-NEW Category!!!
I thought it was time to show off my field paintings on my website and since my classes have given me so much more time out and about, they have gotten better and better(well I think so!)These are my most affordable works and being only 11x14 framed they are easily transported and shipped.Recently I've begun e-mailing a newsletter to friends and collectors about latest news and shows and also to offer specials on various works. If any of you would like to be on my mailing list please contact me through this sites inquiry and I'll add you on!! That way you can receive special pricing and added attentions!!
Sincerely,
Helen
It's Showtime!!
Here we are hurrying through another year and it's already show season!!My work ethic leads me to paint nearly everyday, so getting geared up is not a problem for me,it's the waiting for results!!I just found out I have three pieces in the Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 7th exhibition, so now the reframing and packing off to entry day and then, if the judge, Lorenzo Chavez likes my work enough to award me, I'll be ecstatic!!Also to keep me busy, five artists from Kauai will be having a show at Kukui Grove. I've decided to enter some of my more eclectic pieces in this as it is not juried, and some exhibition work that has not been seen locally. I'll also have a collection of my plein air pastels framed and ready to take home, as these are priced to be a steal!!Wish me luck for the Oahu show, and come and see me at the Mall Nov.1st and the 8th!
Sincerely, Helen
Pastel Painter Wants to Spread Joy!
I've decided what my main mission will be in life and that is to spread joy and beauty as long as I'm able to create art!! Painting is a gift and a compulsion for me, I produce a lot of art during a typical year, not including commissions, so I was thinking of trying a new approach. If you love it, if it moves you, talk to me and we'll put it on your wall! I am not going to get rich or make headlines, but I want to continue to paint and make people happy.There are some pieces I put aside for shows and galleries but mostly I paint because I need to, it brings me joy.
I've got all kinds of juried shows coming up and hope for the best, I'll keep you posted!!!
Fight the good fight of Art!
Summer for me has always been about getting as much beach time as possible! Well this year I've taken a different approach and am trying to get as much painting in as I can manage. My plein aire classes have been tremendous fun and so have my private lessons,it's just a rewarding thing to do, and I always learn as well as teach. Things may be a little unsettled all the way around the world, but as artists, I believe we have to keep painting, sculpting, dancing, playing music, whatever it is that powers us, because that is what life is built upon, our human drives and needs. So enjoy the beach while it's hot and sunny, but bring your sketchbook, camera, beach guitar too!!!
Sincerely, Helen
Unexpected Joys!
I finally gave in to a request to do a plein aire teaching session with a friend of mine through a local Arts organization here on Kauai, and much to my surprise, I'm loving it! It is summer and those traveling to our lovely Pacific Isle don't want to sit and bask anymore, they want to learn!Painting in the great outdoors is a special sort of mania that has taken over a lot of pastel painters. Easier then an oil set-up, pastelists can be ready in moments and also can move their easels to a new view without worrying about wet paint and solvents! I love oils, but haven't achieved plein aire mobility yet!Lately I've been getting e-mails from individuals wanting to go out or do studio lessons, and I am delighted. Write me and we will set up the times and dates, either I can provide all your materials or can recommend some to buy. This is the time to enjoy the summer and to be painting is the best way of all!!
Sincerely,
Helen
New Beginnings
Here comes spring and with it family events, like graduations and reunions, new ventures and expanding horizons! As the weather turns from warm to hot,I tend to paint outside more often and try and catch the tradewinds, especially when painting in oils. I have a nice collection of these miniature landscapes and am finding homes for them at Puka Gallery in Hanapepe and my Etsy shop on-line.If you're on Kauai, you can come visit my studio and see them in person! Somehow oils don't translate as well through a camera as pastels do, but you can touch oils!! I am delighted to be a part of the Pastels USA show this year in Los Gatos. This is a very tough competition and I am proud to be seen with some of the best pastelists in the nation! Have a great spring and embrace your new directions!
Sincerely, Helen
Lots of Things...
It has been a crazy winter and now that spring is upon us, and my computer is back up and running, I can begin to get organized!! There will be two membership shows to be part of, numerous plein air get togethers and graduations, birthdays and painting when ever I can fit it in!! I have a nice collection of oil paintings, my baby oils, and now I'm thinking of going bigger and maybe even take the oils on the road!My latest pastel has exhausted me, I need to do a landscape, and on a lovely outting with my two intrepid painting friends,I found a lovely view I may attempt next, there I've put it in writing!Enjoy the weather,keep in touch and paint on!!
Sincerely, Helen
Back in the Oils!
I really love to paint in pastels, but every once in awhile you have to step outside of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. Recently, while cruising the arts and crafts department of a local store, I came across a huge canvas sale! I couldn't help myself and loaded up on,what I call, manageable sizes.When I lived in New york, MANY moons ago, oils were my medium of choice and I did still lifes and landscapes to my hearts content.I still have my ancient oil box and brushes and the rest just sort of came back to me! It is fun to mix colors and using brushes again.I haven't stopped using pastels, on the contrary, I've started an ambitious series of chinatown scenes, and back to the countryside with my fearless plein air companions! I will be selling my" baby oils" on Kauai and possibly on my etsy shop, check if I've posted them! Meanwhile, Happy Valentine's Day!
Sincerely, Helen
Off to a Good Start!
Well I do have some news this month!I now have my pastel paintings on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island in the Clarissa Passos Gallery.A home for my "market people" and still-lifes! If you visit the island of Hawaii, don't miss the prettiest side of the island and stop by and say hello!
Years ago in New York I was an avid oil painter and this past week I dove into the oil box again! It had so much fun mixing paint, I did a few 5x7 seascapes and will be adding more to my collection. I also opened a shop on Etsy which may host those "baby oils".Right now I'mshipping off purchases and looking forward to spring!
Sincerely, Helen
Small World
Funny how people meet from halfway around the world and find out they share something in common! That's how I met the owner of Aloha Images in Kapa'a. This is a new location for me, after Davisonarts closed, I needed a new eastside gallery and by a chance comment on an internet newspaper story, I found my new home!Visit Ray on mainstreet Kapa'a and check out the eye candy!
Sincerely, Helen
Happy New Year!
Rejoice in the New Year, be merry, be positive, be the best you can be! That's my resolution and I hope you will find that it works for you too! I've had a wonderful year of sales, shows, new friends and experiences and I thank all my patrons and patroness's! Even though I'm without an upcoming event at the moment, I will be on the lookout for an opportunity to spread the gift of color!
Sincerely,
Helen
Special discount!!
The company I made my book "Pastels of Kauai", as seen in the badge below, has offered a discount on this hardcover book. To order and receive your ten dollars off, just click on the book and put GREATGIFT in the coupon code!
New Card Sets!
My newest notecard sets available through my website are "People" and "Trees". I don't have a thumbnail image of them posted but I can share with you what I've got in them! "People" are eight of my favorite people in the landscape paintings from Dragon Parade to Love and Fishing.For reference, check out my people category in artwork. Trees is self explanatory and has eight of my favorite tree paintings, it was a year of contemplative trees for me!
I've also got lasers of all my images and some adorable miniature paintings that must be seen!
I'll be at the Hanapepe Church of Christ on Saturday November 28 for a fundraiser for Nana's House with all my paintings, prints and cards. I will also be doing a pastel demonstration at this event and also will be at the National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Lawai on December 19 with the Women Artists of Kauai. Hope to see you there!
Sincerely, Helen
Keeping it Real
With the Holidaus approaching fast, it's time to put things in perspective as an artist, and that's what our little group of Women artists on Kauai are trying to do. WAK is hosting two fundraisers to support some worthy causes here on our own little piece of terra firma called Kauai. The first is in Hanapepe on Nov. 28, where we will be donating part of the proceeds of our fine art sales to a rehabilatation Center in Waimea, and the second is Dec. 19, a fundraiser to support our botanical gardens research center. When we wonder why we paint, and can't seem to find a reason other then because we love it, then it's time to turn it into something good, spread the love, and continue to grow in art,friendship and community awareness!
in other news! "Pier Pleasure 2" won the Juror's Merit Award in the PAH 2009 Show.
Keeping it Real
With the Holidays approaching fast, it's time to put things in perspective as an artist, and that's what our little group of Women artists on Kauai are trying to do. WAK is hosting two fundraisers to support some worthy causes here on our own little piece of terra firma called Kauai. The first is in Hanapepe on Nov. 28, where we will be donating part of the proceeds of our fine art sales to a rehabilatation Center in Waimea, and the second is Dec. 19, a fundraiser to support our botanical gardens research center. When we wonder why we paint, and can't seem to find a reason other then because we love it, then it's time to turn it into something good, spread the love, and continue to grow in art,friendship and community awareness!
In other news, "Pier Pleasure 2" won the Juror's Merit Award in the PAH 2009 Show!
Finding New Ways
How did fall arrive without me noticing it? Well, it helps when you live in Hawaii!With all the bad economic news everywhere and the uncertainty of our world, all we can do is continue to do what we have been doing and hope for the best, with the addition of new ways to attract people to our creations. I've been working on a series of "miniature" paintings of Kauai that are affordable,portable and irresistable! The Women Artists of Kauai will be having several fund raising sales around the island and I'll be there doing some demonstrations and selling my minis,notecards and other pastel paintings. The Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 6th Annual Show is under way also! Wish me luck!!!
Sincerely Helen
Technical Difficulties!!
This is an apology blog! We just realized that our inquiry or contact mail has not been coming through! To anyone who has attempted to contact me about anything, please accept my humble apologies and forgive me. I hope you will try again since I am almost always available via e-mail.
Sincerely, Helen
Celebrate My Passion
As the days countdown to my reception at the Kauai Museum, I am getting all my loose ends tied up,preparing for my two and a half hours of fame! This is a show of some of my favorite landscapes I've painted and I can't wait to see people's reaction to them. Yes,I like a good "OOOH" or "Ahhhh" as much as the next artist, and after all, a show is for sharing your hardwork and passion.I've restricted my show to 30 pastels, that was a challenge for the Mezzanine Gallery, but they're all little gems and I think they hang quite nicely together.This reception will be a fun, friend-filled event and I hope to make a few new friends too.To anyone who can take a flight to Kauai for my exhibit, the show runs from Sept.24-November 20. For those who'd rather not fly, my book "Pastels of Kauai" has all the show paintings in it plus some others!!
Aloha, Helen
I've Got a Book for You
Well that's another thing I can cross off my list! I've got my own art book!This was an immensely fun project that I intended to accompany my solo show at the Kauai Museum in September. Alas most of my family is spread over the continental U.S. and won't be able to share a wild night(artist's receptions are fun!)of flowers and food and art lovers, so...I put together a little tour of Kauai via my paintings!I will have the link available to my print on demand publisher if you'd like to preview it, or send to someone who really needs a hawaiian vacation but can't go right now!! Enjoy!
Sincerely, Helen
Island Hopping!
Well, just a short hop, to Oahu, for the invitational show,"The Rhythms of Nature" a plein aire show at the Pauahi Tower in Honolulu.
I think the hardest part about this show was deciding which pieces to enter!I've selected five sketches of my garden isle to represent Kauai, from Waimea to Anini, done in the field.These paintings are each a "one of a kind" in that the weather and light will never be the same from one day to the next.I hope to have some time to paint on Oahu's north shore and of course some free time absorbing a different island and it's beauty, maybe get back to China Town!
Sincerely, Helen
New Friends!
I have a new gallery in Hanapepe representing my pastels on Kauai, the Puka Gallery. Located at the very beginning of historic Hanapepe, it's a delightful, spot to find a treasure. Drop by to say hello to Anna,owner of the Puka Gallery and Boutique, and tell her Helen sent you!
Our Women Artists of
Kauai first event at the Botanical Gardens in Poipu was a great success, we all made a few new friends and a lot of tried and true friends came by also.
Right now I'm getting ready for the Pauahi Tower plein aire show and hope I still have some left by July 11. Oh well, I'll just have to go out and paint some more!!
Sincerely, Helen
Who's Afraid of a Julian?
Okay I admit it's a lot easier to paint "en plein air" at the beach because I don't have to set up my french easel! Now that we're experiencing bright spring days, I've been out and about, trying to squeeze in as many quick sketches as I can before school gets out. The more I do it, the more selective I get with my locations and I'm actually lugging out the Julian easel again. It is a wooden monster, with rusted hardware my husband bought me for Mother's Day years ago, and since then I've neglected it for watercolor easels and folding tables, and blankets on the ground!Of course there are places where you need an elevation, and also somewhere to rest your pastels, and carrying a stool and table plus supplies can be exhausting before the sun even starts to cook your brain! Now that sounds extreme, but any dedicated field painter knows about the physicality of outdoor interpretation!! So if you see me out there painting with my wooden julian, stop by and say hello, I might ask you if you have a pair of pliers!
Aloha, Helen
The New Look !
Spring is here, I think....and it's time to shake things up! The newly redesigned website is finally up and running!There comes a time when you have to put your best foot forward and march even though the road may be a little rocky, and with my friend Em's expertise, we have come up with something that is practical and lovely.The "shop" page will have my notecard sets, laser and giclee reproductions listed and I may have a few more surprises to add. As far as Easy Living Jazz duet, we have moved to our own web site www.easylivingjazz.com , which is almost ready.The spring juried shows are almost upon us so I will be writing again soon with more news, until then, enjoy the new season!
aloha, Helen
Field Work
What a winter!The weather has been challenging for painting in the field to say the least, but it hasn't stopped me! My friend Em and I perched on the edge of Waimea Canyon for some rainbow quick sketches, and I flew to Oahu to paint on the eastside in between rain squalls and still came home with a few plein air beauties.The trend is set and now I have to show what I've been doing out there!At the end of March, Kauai's Women in Theatre will be doing a play about an artist and they asked me to exhibit my plein air paintings in the lobby of Kauai Community College for the duration of the production.If you're on island the last two weekends of March, come by and see the play and visit me! I'll be there selling paintings, notecards and reproductions.There is also an exhibit in the works for Oahu, of plein air artists from around the state at Pauahi Tower in Honolulu.
Meanwhile, when I can't get away I'm working in my studio getting ready for my solo show in September and the society shows, so much to do!!
Spring is coming!
Sincerely, Helen
Merry and Bright!
Aloha all, wishing you a very Merry Christmas(or Mele Kalikimaka)from Kauai! We've been having a little weather, like the whole world it seems, lots of rain and more to come! For some reason that's when I feel like painting hot and sunny beaches! The Kauai Society of Arts Small Works Show is up in Kukui Grove and one of my pastels, "Hanalei Surfer" aka "Thinking Place" won an Honorable Mention.I've been mailing out notecard sets and giclee prints to customers for Christmas presents and my "en plein air" studies have been a popular gift item also.Easy Living Jazz has been putting visitors and locals in the holiday spirit at the Hukilau Lanai on Tuesday nights and will groove into the New Year on the 31st from 6:30 to 9:30. Let's keep positive and hopeful for 2009 and remember art is what keeps us civilized!!!
Sincerely,
Helen
Moving Ahead
This is really going to be an amazing year for everyone in one way or another! Changes and more changes!I've been having great fun painting people in the landscape, painting "en plein air" and just plain making art! The Pastel Artists of Hawaii awarded me two Honorable Mentions, I was part of a beautiful juried West Coast Pastelists Show and our own island's Art Kauai.The Small Works Show with the Kauai society of the Arts is coming up on Dec. 13, and I plan on entering my "little people". I also have a new venue for six months at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Kapaa,Kauai, where I'll have a selection of florals and a few landscapes for sale. I have also been selling well in my local galleries and decided to update this website!I'm moving forward to be able to accept on-line payment, and put Easy Living Jazz on a separate URL.For the holidays, there is ELJ's Christmas selections and a new "Lotsa Latin" CD. In the meantime, keep moving forward, do what you love, and trust in God to open the right door!
Sincerely, Helen
Time for Art
This fall brings the juried show season, and I'm off to a good start! I have "Oama Fishing" in the West Coast Pastel Society's membership show, juried by George Rivera,and "Out of the Woods" and "Leaves on a Blur Picnic Table" in our Hawaii State show on Kauai. The Pastel Artists of Hawaii's show, juried by Greg Biolchini, hasn't been juried yet, and I'm waiting with anticipation! Meanwhile those collectors of my work have been steadfast in their support, and I'm grateful in these uncertain times. No matter what the future brings, those of us with the drive to create will continue to make art, this is what makes us strong and gives beauty and meaning to the human existance!
Sincerely, Helen
Ahh Summer...
When you really need to unwind, go camping! That's my family's new motto! We took our show into the wild, so to speak, and had a few days of peace and togetherness. Of course I brought my camera and pastels and came home with some gorgeous sunrises and sunsets as a bonus!
I've been painting alot to get ready for the upcoming juried shows in the fall, hopefully my new works will be chosen! Take some time to enjoy the season of sun and sand, and if you come to Kauai, look me up for an outdoor painting experience!
Sincerely, Helen
New York State of Mind
It's nice to get away from the daily routine and get back to where you once belonged, as the Beatles used to say! April was beautiful in my old hometown, blue skies and the promise of a long summer. I didn't take my pastels but brought my camera and hope to do a few landscapes to keep me remembering my family and friends from the Atlantic side of the world. Easy Living Jazz has two new CD's for sale. More classic jazz and a mixture of contemporary and mellow latin grooves. We are always adding new music to our repertoire so come hear us live at the Hukilau Lanai in Kapaa.
Sincerely,
Helen
Looking Forward
Kauai is warming up for a beautiful spring here on the eastside! I've been out and about with camera and easel, working through the ever changing light conditions of the lengthening days. In exhition news, I have been awarded an Honorable Mention for my pastel "Jumping Off the Pier" at the KSA membership Show which is on display in Kukui Grove until April 18.
From the studio: If you come to Kauai, don't hesitate to call me and set up an appointment for a studio tour or a private lesson!
Sincerely, Helen Turner
The Show on the Road
It's spring on Kauai,the wet weather is leaving us for awhile and letting us come out and play! I've been painting en plein air more and more, roaming far and wide to capture life as it happens! I've really had some fun painting figures lately, I find as long as they don't see me shooting them with my camera, I can catch my fellow islanders being themselves and enjoying our beautiful waters.
In other news, it's another round of national juried shows to enter! I'm going for some big ones, wish me luck! Our local KSA membership show opens March 8, and I have four pastels in the AHA show at the Honolulu Country Club until the 16th of March. Get out and enjoy the sun!
Sincerely, Helen
A New Year for Challenges
The end of 2007 brought one more honor at the Small Works Show, juried by Pegge Hopper on Kauai. "Chill Coconut Man" won the Potraits of Hawaii Award for the Kauai Society of Artists last show of the season! This was a real surprise and boost for my pastels of "real people" around the islands.This award gives me incentive to keep pushing myself to go beyond the comfort of scenics and into the heart of painting what intrigues me, whether it's a still life,everyday people or this beautiful world we live in!
Happy New Year!
Sincerely, Helen
Most Wonderful Time...
It's time for celebrating everything! Being alive, friends, family,and gifts that bring joy to others are what I have to be thankful for. Yes, I'm enjoying this season of celebration by having a gathering at Roy's Restaurant in Poipu! I thought I'd throw myself a party and give some goodies away and share some great music with old and new friends.Jeff will be playing and then Easy Living Jazz will perform some of our Christmas CD selections. I'm planning on sweetening up the crowd with cookies and cocoa and door prizes of Turner stuff.December 16th is a Sunday, 2-4, please come and celebrate with me!
Sincerely, Helen
Out of Retirement!
All kinds of good things keep happening this month! The first was being accepted into a National Pastel Show in New Mexico. All three of the pieces I entered were accepted: " Oama Fishing","Cane Fire in Hanapepe" and "Study in Rust". Now the hard part, shipping and waiting to hear any further news.
On Kauai, our annual Art Kauai had it's juried show and my entry "Retirement" won two awards, an Honorable Mention and the Aquisition Award from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. This means I will be part of the States permanent collection in Oahu!
I must keep painting now, it's expected of me!!
Sincerely, Helen
Hot Fun in the Summertime
Aloha! I've got a brand new collection of pastels on exhibit at Roy's Restaurant in Poipu, Kauai!I've got a nice long show from August 5 to January 5, 2008 so if anyone is coming over to visit, please treat yourself to a wonderful meal and gaze! I've got a few figures in this one, and of course our awesome scenery inspires landscapes and seascapes also. I can't help it I must paint!
Sincerely, Helen
Best of Show AGAIN!
The Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 4th Annual Juried Show in Honolulu has chosen my pastel "Where the River Meets the Sea" as the Best of Show! I am so proud to have achieved this award for two consecutive years, I am humbled and honored. This pastel was one I had that feeling about,a sense of peace when you finish that makes you believe you are just an instrument of art.
Thanks to all of my collectors and friends who keep me painting daily!
P.S. A special prayer for Greg Biolchini who is recovering from a car accident! We missed you here and hope you're able to come back soon!
Sincerely, Helen
I'd Better Figure it Out
Is it spring yet? We're all tired of being sick and ready for plein air paint outs!My latest fixation is doing figures in the landscape, capturing my Kauaian neighbors doing what they do best.It's kind of challenging to stalk around with my camera, trying to be casual and snapping off photos. People view me as just another tourist and that's just fine with me! Sometimes I have to get close enough to ask if it's okay to photograph them and then I've lost the spontaneity, oh well, it's all good!These new pastels might give you a little scale to judge the scenery by. Hope you like my latest works!
Sincerely, Helen
p.s."Study in Rust" got an Honorable Mention in the Kauai Society of Artists Members show
Let's Go to the Beach!
February 9-22 are the dates for my solo exhibit of over 37 new pastels at Amy Lauren's Gallery in Hanapepe, Kauai.This show, entitled "When you live on an island...Life's a Beach", celebrates the most beautiful shores on our little Pacific Island from Haena to Polihale. This was great fun to put together, sunset barbeques, early morning rambles and boat trips along the breathtaking Na Pali Coast all contributed to the making of these paintings.I love the sea and I find whether you own a vacation home or live and work here in Hawaii, contemplating an inviting stretch of golden sand can refresh one's spirit!
Jeff and I will play for the reception under the stars on Art Night , the 9th from 6-9! Please come and help me celebrate!
Sincerely,
Helen
Joy in Chalkville!
One of the most rewarding and heartbreaking of all venues for artists these days are "Juried Shows".In the past three years I have entered a few and experienced these emotions. Rejection, for a pastelist, is always taken personally, as we pour our feelings into every work we submit! This is not a sad blog however, but a joyous one! At the Pastel Artists of Hawaii's 3rd Annual Juried Show, I received the Best of Show Award!!
This is my first entry with this well run organization in Honolulu and the exhibition space is beautiful, in the mezzanine gallery of Pauahi Tower. The juror was Richard McKinley, a nationally known pastelist whose landscapes are breathtaking. I was able to speak with him and his commentary on my painting will lift my spirits for as long as I create art.The painting that received the award was "Spring Floods".
To all my collectors, patrons and friends, I say thank you for believing in my work!
Sincerely,
Helen Turner
Shadows and Music
The beautiful golden light of autumn is here, casting those wonderful long shadows over the fields of Kauai! My favorite time to paint landscapes is late afternoon, when it gets cool enough to sit in the sun and paint!
As juried art show season draws to a close, it's time to start preparations for a solo show in Jaunary, and I've got some little gems all ready!
Easy Living Jazz will be bringing out a new compilation CD and then before you know it, time to bust out the Christmas CD !!
Drop me a note to order prints or CD's!
Sincerely,
Helen
Too Hot to Paint? Never!
Kauai is baking like a piece of microwaved pizza! Of course we have the tradewinds most of the time but if they leave us we're doomed! I've been trying to get out to all corners of the island to shoot the summer blues and greens and taking them into my studio to render. The Turners have been up up and down the rivers too, all the hau trees are in full bloom of yellow hibiscus -like flowers. I'm planning to do some more reflection pastels for an upcoming show. Tis the season for juried art shows too, I'll post any news from those events.
Easy Living Jazz is on vacation, but will be back in September for some fun outdoor events and a special private affair with Chick Corea!!
Meanwhile all this time on my hands, I'm painting away!
Helen
Spring out west: I love mountains!!
This spring, the Turner family headed out west for a tour of a few National Parks before the crowds got there.I brought my trusty camera and a plein air set of pastels and had a blast painting on site! I couldn't wait to get home to my studio and do some of those scenics in full color. I've posted some of the Tetons and a few peaceful landscapes of Idaho.
Also the LPG added Polihale to it's list of plein air sites, we came we painted, we swam, we got stuck in the sand...mahalo to Kaui and his guys for helping us out!
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