Helen Harris Blogs

Doubt can unfocus you in a second. It is insidious. A quick stumble of the psyche and you're done for the day. I speak from experience! Mastering a coping,defensive move against this enemy is an every day challenge, especially while working alone in... 

My day has a certain flow to it. Habits and patterns have been established over years. I must admit it probably reflects a little OCD also! I don't think about it much until it's not there. When paints have dried on the palette, a painting tha... 

Set in the Adirondeck Mountains this scene is typical of the many hiking trails that wind its way through the beauty of this land. The original, acrylic painting is 24"H x 12" W on canvas . Painting what I know. It's an old adage yet so true. Ingr... 

Repainted, framed, almost purchased, unframed, repainted and now...finished! Such is the life of some paintings.They get placed against a wall for months even turned toward the wall in rejection only to be revisited from time to time because it nag... 

Small Works...for Big Ideas. How do I express the many sights and awestruck moments that I enjoyed on my trip West ? I attempted to keep a journal on my trip but quickly discovered that there were only so many ways that I could say "wow!' . Word... 

Laying out a new palette of colors...the West is so different from what I'm used to in the East. Did I mention the colors in between of the Mid West? The last 15 days of my life have been driving through out this beautiful country, 7000 miles to a... 

I have found myself muttering to my canvases lately. Stepping back, tripping over my desk chair, backing into book cases and knocking over my water containers. What had been a comfortable,well lit studio space for my watercolors has become a very u... 

I'm about to drive across the country. Half excited, half dreading the long journey, I'm making decisions of what art supplies to pack. Really, you'd think this would be a simple task...just bring everything! Of course, I envision stopping roadside ...