Gallery 3  /  Originals

by John Helms          



 

Two landing- Bright morning sunlight filters through the new leaves of fall and bounces back from slow moving marsh water. It's cool in the shadows, but the sun warms the marshes and invites ducks to land and find a place to rest and enjoy the crisp Arkansas day, hopefully without the presence of duck hunters.

Medium:Watercolor

Image Size: 20"x30"

Original:Sold / Price $450    

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Baggage Cart -  It's a hot summer's day as  the sun beats down on the old metal baggage cart at the deserted Central Station in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. No trains in sight or people as it waits and waits in still silence to serve it's hurried ghost passangers as it had for so many years past.

Medium:Watercolor

Image Size 20 "x 30 

Original:Sold / Price:$4 00

 

          

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Off I-40 -This watercolor above is of an old delapidated barn off of I-40 going east to Nashville. It sat back away from the expressway off a small dirt road just out of sight, and I was so taken by its character that I had to paint it . I painted several versions of it as a matter of fact. All old barns tend to have their own personality,just as people do-as they become older,they look more interesting-probably because they've been thru so much. This old barn gave many animals shelter for many years.This is a part of Americana that is rapidly and sadly dissapearing from our nation's landscape.Prints of this watercolor are available on the Gallery page. The lush colors and the dark blue sky echo that there was a thunderstorm just a few minutes ago.

Medium: Watercolor

Image Size: 30 "x 4 0 "

Original / Price: $800 .00 Matted & Framed

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East Tennessee Landscape -A hot day, a hazy blue sky, a big barn,a hot tin roof,and a lone horse lazily grazing in the grass bring to mind those long summer country days we older Tennesseans have experienced at one time or another. John hopes "East Tennessee Landscape" brings back pleasant memories to you.

Medium: Watercolor

Image Size 24 1/2" x 35"

Original: Price $1500 / Matted & Framed Size: 35" x 45"

 

 

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OFF I-40 ( Detailed Colored Pencil Drawing ) - As I stated before,I painted and drew several pictures of this old barn because of its charming yet majestic character. I wanted to show more detail and texture in this colored pencil rendition. The lush greens of new growth, the parched,weathered wood of the summer drinched sun,and the various colors of the rusted tin roof all play a part in the development of this barn's individual personality.

Medium: Pencil and colored pencil

Image Size 16" x 20"

Original: Sold $50 0

 

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Winter Awakening - The early morning sun peeks over a mountain top as it blasts its rays thru the reddish-orange leaves of the oaks and reflects off of the blue-white shadows of the snow that silently fell the night before. As the birds start to sing and usher in a new day, there's a flury of activity from nature's little creatures in the new-fallen snow.

Medium: Watercolor

Image Size 16 "x 20 1/2"

Original: $600 / Matted & Framed Size: 24" x 28"

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Carter's Seed Store -In downtown Memphis on Front street there still stands a Memphis landmark named Carter's Seed Store. The name is exactly what it implies-a seed store,but not just any seed store -Carter's has been supplying mostly farmers from all around the delta with hard- to- find seeds. The minute you step into the small,cluttered store,you feel as though you've stepped back into the 40's or 50's. Outside, are a variety of starter seedlings in wooden and plastic crates.Handmade baskets can also be seen here and there.Nothing fancy here-just good stuff at a bargain price. Just about every Memphis watercolor artist has taken their turn at painting their version of Carter's Store and is still one of the most popular prints that I sell at arts and craft shows,I guess because most Memphians who have lived here for any length of time relate to it.

 

Medium: Pen & Ink & Watercolor

Image Size 16" x 20 "

Original: $500 / Sold     

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Carter's Door - This was the first watercolor painting I did of Carter's Seed Store. I did it in the 70's and sold it for a measley $270 at Paul Pensiner's Gallery.I put a lot of detail into it that's not noticable in the image here.

Medium: Watercolor

Image Size 20" x 30"

Original: Sold / Price:$ 270

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Winter Worship - This small country church gives off warmth as its congregation worships God on a cold, gray, wintery Sunday as snow falls throughout the day. This white solitude gives time to reflect on our Maker and on holiday seasons past and look forward to the reunion of family and friends.

Medium:Watercolor

Image Size 20" x 30"

Original: Sold / $30 0

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Country Road -The sunlight beems trrough the tall oak trees with the annual changing colors of the leaves on a quiet,lazy fall day and there's a crispness in the air as a well traveled country road beckons us to come take a walk or a leasurly ride.

Medium:Watercolor

Image Size: 16"x21"

Original: $600 / Matted & Framed Size: 24 1/4" x 29"

 

 

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