Hellenne Vermillion Art

Koi Fish and Gingko Leaves Oil Painting

2012-01-24T17:32:00.001-08:00

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Koi Fish and Gingko Leaves oil painting

on canvas
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White Moon Blue Night oil painting finished

2012-01-22T13:40:00.000-08:00

White Moon Blue Night by Hellenne Vermillion

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30" x 24" oil on canvas

Seeing the Light Abstract Oil Painting

2012-01-19T06:25:00.000-08:00

This is a 24" x 36" abstract oil painting depicting the emotional turmoil in one's life that twists and turns, but seeing and knowing that there is the lightness beyond all this underneath it all. The turmoil and the emotions move through life, fluxing and undulating but the lightness of being is always there in the background helping dissolve the negativity. Let the emotions pass through knowing that they are just doing that - passing through.

Detail of "Seeing the Light"

Sashiko Workshop Coming Up

2012-01-16T07:35:00.000-08:00

I'll be teaching a basic Sashiko workshop at Intown Quilters in Atlanta January 29th Sunday.

We'll be hand stitching simple cell phone or eyeglass cases

with Sashiko stitching and adding little strips of Japanese print fabric for embellishment,

or in my case, to cover those spots I messed up - we call that design opportunity.

Come join me for the fun!

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Colorful Clouds Silk Scarf

2012-01-15T17:31:00.000-08:00

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Painting Process

2012-01-09T07:41:00.000-08:00

Just for fun I thought I'd show you how I took an old unfinished canvas and am painting over it. Many times the painting underneath will influence the painting I'm working on which I find to be both challenging and inspiring. Because of the interference of the original half finished painting underneath, it can give ideas either for use now or for future reference, ideas that I may not have thought of.

The plan is to have white-ish tree trunks and branches against a dark night sky. I like to play with the negative spaces, those spaces in between that we think we don't see when looking at an actual treescape. The plan was to have different colors painted in these negative spaces, but after having done some of that I didn't like the effect and painted it all in in blues.

As I worked the trunks and branches the painting "speaks" and there is an urge to put a full moon in the background.

As the moon gets painted in, I feel that many of the lower branches need to be painted over and the tree trunks need slimming and be muted to give a more mystical feeling to the work.

At this point I stop and hang the painting on the wall and let it rest. I want to see it with fresh eyes days or weeks later and make sure this the "feeling" I want to convey through this painting is happening. I will be changing things around and fine tuning certain areas.

The painting below is nowhere near finished but now the basic overall part is done for now. Now comes the "real" fun of finishing it, which may take days or weeks.

Pastel Gingko Leaves

2011-12-31T10:59:00.000-08:00

24" h x 30" w oil on canvas

This might be my last gingko leaves painting for a while. This one is different from my usual darker contrasting background paintings. It has a little kimono design influence in it.

I'm moving on to painting trees next.

detail

Colorful Sparrows Play in the Bamboo Shawl

2011-12-29T13:56:00.000-08:00

This flat crepe de chine, light as air silk shawl is a large 22" x 90" work. Colorful sparrows fly playfully amongst the bamboo stalks while a full moon is in the distance. The background is a midnight blueish-purple with little golden-ish spots which might be fireflies.

Something this large is time consuming to draw and paint and a little difficult to handle putting it into the steamer, washing and rinsing. On my height of under 5' it overwhelms me, and can probably be an entire garment if belted and with the proper under clothing! But on a tall person, it'll make a stunning shawl.

Gingko Leaves Obsession

2011-12-26T16:43:00.000-08:00

A while back my goal was to cover the walls of one room with gingko leaves paintings. I'm pretty close to achieving that and have been wondering why I have this obsession. Is it the memory of gingko trees, especially those very ancient ones growing on Buddhist temple grounds in Japan, or is it the shape of the leaves that compel me to keep painting over and over not just with oils on canvas, but on silk with dyes?

The gingko leaf shape differs from leaf to leaf and from tree to tree, some triangular versus some that flare out into a more graceful fan shape. Some have a deep slit and others a mere hint of a slit in the center.

But when start appearing across my canvases and silks, I see them moving, falling, blowing across the surface at times moving beyond the canvas edges. And why do I prefer them in motion, forever in flux even though at their final landing spot they will eventually disintegrate and dissolve back into the earth?

Gingko Leaves Against a Full Moon

2011-12-21T17:25:00.001-08:00

Winter Tree Oil Painting

2011-12-20T14:19:00.001-08:00

an 8"x10" small Winter Tree oil painting

email me at hellenne@live.com to purchase

$45 plus S&H

Here's looking at you...sunflowers!

2011-12-10T13:51:00.000-08:00

you can buy this at http://www.ugallery.com/hellenne-vermillion

Tropical Fish Silk Crepe de Chine Scarf

2011-11-15T07:39:00.000-08:00

colorful, happy, and fun

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Peonies on Silk Crepe de Chine for Fiber Artists

2011-11-14T14:23:00.000-08:00

Here's another silk piece fiber artsists may cut up and use in their work. It's hand dye painted and 100% silk crepe de chine. Click here to purchase.

Five Chestnut Horses and Flowers

2011-11-10T14:14:00.000-08:00

Five chestunut colored horses prance around on this colorful scarf.

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More Silk Fabric Pieces for Sale

2011-11-09T08:27:00.000-08:00

Just small hand dye painted silk pieces to be used in fiber art.

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Camellias Kimono Style for fiber artists

2011-11-08T19:28:00.000-08:00

A 21" x 14" hand drawn and dye painted crepe de chine piece of silk that can be used for art quilts, art garments and other fiber art.

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Colorful Wisteria Silk Scarf

2011-11-08T08:01:00.000-08:00

sold! thank you!

Fall Maple Leaves Silk Scarf

2011-11-07T20:45:00.000-08:00

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Sunflowers!

2011-11-03T16:44:00.000-07:00

Dressform Painting

2011-11-02T17:10:00.000-07:00

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Halloween Costume

2011-10-30T16:24:00.000-07:00

My son drew a picture of what he wanted his costume to look like - exactly. Here it is, out of some nasty acetate lining fabric I had in the stash. Top is lined in flannel for warmth and body and pants are lined in some soft cotton.

Out of Africa silk scarf

2011-10-12T05:56:00.001-07:00

14" x 72" 100 silk

Now Available at Chastain Arts Center Gallery Shop

2011-09-30T19:12:00.001-07:00

My Fire Painting on a DVD cover

2011-09-25T08:03:00.001-07:00

First draft of my "Fire" painting (altered) on a DVD cover!

Air..... Oil Painting

2011-09-19T09:55:00.000-07:00

11"x14" (1/2 inch thick)

oil on canvas

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Turquoise Sky of Santa Fe

2011-09-18T17:04:00.000-07:00

14" x 11" oil on canvas

Inspired by the colors of Santa Fe a stylized landscape painting.

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Amazing Sea Creatures for Sale!

2011-09-09T18:01:00.000-07:00

These unique sea creatues made of needle felted wool roving, silk, and clay are now on sale at my etsy store. I'm keeping one, and getting these three adopted. Most likely I will never make these again due to the amount of hours they take to make although I love the end results.

Ready to be enjoyed by a new family.

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Keep Moving Forward - Blue Skies Ahead

2011-09-09T07:53:00.000-07:00

Keep Moving Forward - Blue Skies Ahead

8"x10" oil on canvas

This is a series called "Small Reminders" oil painting. It's small, and can be hung anywhere but somewhere where you walk by frequently so you will be reminded to stay focused - focused on moving forward because there WILL be blue skies ahead.

Pink Rosebud Oil Painting

2011-09-07T15:18:00.000-07:00

In Anticipation

A pink rosebud ready to unfurl what's inside.

9"x9" x 2.5" deep oil on canvas

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Small oil painting

2011-09-01T14:03:00.000-07:00

Focusing On The Path

8"x10" oil on canvas

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This is a series called "Small Reminders" oil painting. It's small, and can be hung anywhere but somewhere where you walk by frequently so you will be reminded to stay focused - focused on the path, the goal ahead. The goal ahead may not be clear at this moment, but you're still moving towards it.

Inspired by a Bogolanfini Lecture

2011-08-08T16:53:00.000-07:00

After attending a lecture on bogolanfini textiles from Africa, I was inspired to make one out of silk crepe de chine. Just my doodles, and no messages like the real textiles have.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/m/mud_cloth_bogolanfini.aspx

Hippari Top and Simple Kimono Jacket Workshop August 20

2011-08-05T08:08:00.000-07:00

Samples for the hippari top and an easy kimono jacket workshop I'll be doing in August.

Fabric paint was used for the gingko leaves and sashiko stitching was added.

Hippari Top tied at side

Open front kimono style jacket

Folkwear Pattern #112 Field Clothing will be used.

Gingko Leaves 2 panels

2011-07-27T20:12:00.000-07:00

Gingko Leaves

2011-07-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

Special pots for succulents

2011-07-26T14:22:00.001-07:00

Silk Painted Phoenix

2011-07-03T14:16:00.001-07:00

12" x 16.5"

Hand dyed silk embroidered with silk/rayon thread.

SOLD to a fiber art collector in Atlanta.

This is a piece in the Fiber Arts Fusion exhibit "Taking Flight"

at The Art Place in Marietta, GA. through July 26th.

Golden Gingko Leaves on black and white

2011-05-26T17:33:00.001-07:00

18"x24" oil on gallery wrap canvas

Green ginko leaves on purplish background

2011-05-25T16:37:00.001-07:00

10"x10" oil on canvas

Large Gingko Leaves painting

2011-05-13T12:07:00.000-07:00

24"x36" oil on canvas

Gingko Leaves Painting Twins

2011-05-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

Two 10"x10" oil on canvas paintings

Gingko Leaves Color!

2011-05-03T09:15:00.001-07:00

10"x10" oil on canvas

Beatniks

2011-05-01T21:01:00.000-07:00

We were Beatniks at a recent event. That's me in the center.
Photo by asgatlanta.org

Reds and Chartreuse gingko leaves

2011-04-28T11:31:00.001-07:00

10"x10" oil on canvas

Gingko Leaves against dark and light

2011-04-20T15:14:00.000-07:00

18" x 36" oil on canvas

Sunflowers original oil painting

2011-04-11T09:06:00.000-07:00

Kimono Jackets - not silk

2011-04-09T17:03:00.000-07:00

Samples for an easy kimono jacket workshop I'll be doing in August.

Fabric paint was used for the gingko leaves and sashiko stitching was added.

Corn Syrup patterned scarf

2011-04-07T17:36:00.000-07:00

This is probably one of the last ones I'll do with this intricately patterned corn syrup technique. It's so time consuming I don't think I can do it again.

http://www.vermillionsilk.etsy.com/

African Mud Cloth and Strange Scarves

2011-04-07T08:28:00.000-07:00

Mimicking African mudcloth silk chiffon scarf.

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Strange colorful amoeba-like creatures swimming on a two-toned 100% silk crepe de chine scarf.

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A Two Toned Scarf and the Eiffel Tower

2011-04-06T21:00:00.000-07:00

Copper and Slate two toned scarf stamped with wax resist gingko leaves in grey blue and lavender.

To purchase, to to http://www.vermillionsilk.etsy.com/

Foggy night with colorful lights surrounding the Eiffel Tower. Has tiny gold metallic dots. Design made with corn syrup resist. 100% silk crepe de chine.

Silk Scarves

2011-04-04T16:59:00.000-07:00

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Caribbean sea creatures fabric by amerasia for sale on Spoonflower - custom fabric

2011-03-29T17:16:00.000-07:00

My first fabric design at Spoonflower! Click on the link below to see it:

Caribbean sea creatures fabric by amerasia for sale on Spoonflower - custom fabric

Bamboo with leaves oil painting

2011-03-07T17:59:00.000-08:00

6"x6" gallery wrap canvas

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Blue Mask and Butterfly Original Oil Painting

2011-03-04T19:42:00.000-08:00

Mask & Butterfly

16"x20" oil on canvas

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White Dove In Flight Original Oil Painting

2011-03-03T18:12:00.000-08:00

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Very Yellow Silk Crepe De Chine Scarf with Peonies

2011-03-01T12:33:00.000-08:00

A lucious 100% silk crepe de chine 14"x70" can we worn as a light wrap for evenings.

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My painting is on the cover of Michele Wolf's book of poems!

2011-01-18T21:41:00.000-08:00

You can pre-order your copy from amazon

Gingko Leaves

2011-01-15T10:13:00.001-08:00

oil on gallery wrap canvas

Bamboo Painting

2011-01-04T17:31:00.000-08:00

10"x10"

oil on gallery wrap canvas

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Undine

2010-12-09T14:00:00.000-08:00

11"x14"

oil on gallery wrap canvas

Undine

Fire

2010-12-07T13:59:00.000-08:00

11"x14" gallery wrap canvas

oil painting

Element Fire

Abstract Oil Painting

2010-11-19T17:14:00.000-08:00

11"x14" oil on gallery wrap canvas

Silk Scarf Hummingbirds

2010-11-10T20:12:00.001-08:00

Silk Scarf Kimono Series: Mum

2010-11-08T09:46:00.000-08:00

Gingko Leaves Original Oil Painting

2010-11-08T09:41:00.000-08:00

10"x10" oil on gallery wrap canvas

Red Heart Solar Eclipse Painting

2010-10-22T16:34:00.000-07:00

A full solar eclipse and a glowing red heart!

6"x6" oil on gallery wrap canvas

sold! Thank you!

Two Red Camellias

2010-10-10T10:21:00.000-07:00

10"x10" oil on gallery wrap canvas

More Red Camellias Oil Painting

2010-10-09T20:43:00.001-07:00

10"x10" oil on gallery wrap canvas

My Wall with 10"x10" paintings

2010-10-09T09:42:00.001-07:00

Playing with Silk Charmeuse

2010-09-30T21:14:00.000-07:00

Some Silk Scarves done

2010-09-24T15:37:00.000-07:00

Gingko Leaves Again!

2010-09-16T10:23:00.000-07:00

10"x10" oil on canvas

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Secret Heart with Key

2010-08-31T18:46:00.000-07:00

6"x6" oil on canvas
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Yoshiko Wada Workshop at SPIN Conference

2010-08-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

The two day workshop with Yoshiko Wada was crammed with many techniques that were fascinating and gave interesting dyeing results. We stitched, we tied, we de-gummed silk and dyed.

Silk Painters International Conference in Santa Fe, NM

2010-08-09T16:08:00.000-07:00

Sunset in Santa Fe

And below right, the amazing silk artist Lee Zimmerman paints behind the silk "screen."

Two of my kimono jackets in the fashion show

Flying Heart or Heart Flying Away?

2010-07-14T19:37:00.000-07:00

Or did you set it free?

original oil painting on gallery wrap canvas

6"x6"

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Gingko Leaves Falling Against a Blue Sky

2010-06-22T20:32:00.000-07:00

10"x10" oil on gallery wrap canvas

sold!

Thank you!

Gingko Leaves Original Oil Painting

2010-06-19T10:51:00.001-07:00

10"x10" oil on gallery wrap canvas

Silk Kimono Jacket Hand Dyed

2010-06-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

Silk crepe de chine fabric dyed and made into this:

Gingko Leaves Abstract Oil Painting

2010-05-31T08:05:00.000-07:00

Another 10"x10" in the gingko leaves series. This one is a much lighter background with more intensely colored leaves.

Silk Jar

2010-05-15T21:45:00.000-07:00

The dyed silk from the previous post became this silk jar with lid.

Design Challenge!

2010-05-10T21:17:00.001-07:00

I didn't pre-wash the fabric. I didn't heat set the metallic gutta. Now I have leaks everywhere! I knew this was going to happen, lazy me. Or maybe I needed a "design challenge?" I will sleep on it and see what inspires me tomorrow....

Gingko Leaves Oil Painting

2010-05-02T15:58:00.000-07:00

10"x10" oil on gallery wrap canvas

sold!

Silk Dye Painting Video!

2010-04-16T21:32:00.000-07:00

First ever nuno piece!

2010-04-12T17:43:00.000-07:00

Click here to see Kathy Colt's blog where you'll see me working hard on this piece. Click here, too.

This is the result of my first ever nuno workshop. It was lots of fun although I admit I am very sore from all the rolling. You can't see it in the photo, but the silk gauze background fabric is sheer and has become rusched (pleated).

Pale Gingko Leaves Oil Painting

2010-03-26T10:44:00.001-07:00

10"x10" oil on wrapped canvas

Red Rosebud on a taupe background

2010-03-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

6"x6" oil on stretched canvas

This one is doing a twirl dance.

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Koi Fish Original Painting Giclee

2010-03-07T17:37:00.000-08:00

Giclee of koi fish oil painting

16"x20" acrylic on canvas

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Bamboo stalks II

2010-02-11T10:41:00.000-08:00

10"x10" acrylic on canvas board

I like this one much, much better than the previous bamboo painting. I'll have to repaint the other one and toss the original.

SOLD! Thank you so much!

Purple Dove painting

2010-02-05T18:56:00.000-08:00

71/2"x91/2" acrylic on canvas panel board

Silk Painting Winning piece

2009-12-19T20:55:00.000-08:00

Most artists seem to go through cycles of confidence, self-doubt, angst, elation, inspiration, intense creative energy periods, etc. Maybe because I was tired from all the holiday activities and end of classes rush, not winning the Mini Cooper from my son's school fundraising event (well, I can wish!), but I was sliding into the self-doubt part of the cycle.

So I took a 3 hour nap (didn't mean to) and had to do dinner take out it was so late. Upon returning as I sat eating dinner and checking on emails, I received an email from one of the coordinators of The Silk Painter's International show being held at the US District Courthouse in MD saying I had won first place! I didn't even know it was being judged, but what a surprise and honor it is! My confidence is returning.

Silk Scarves

2009-11-29T15:10:00.001-08:00

silk scarves - before steaming
I've been working hard making silk scarves for the holiday season. The problem is....I love every one of them and have a hard time letting them go! But I will send them out into the world and make others happy.

Abstract Acrylic Painting Winter Trees

2009-11-23T05:47:00.000-08:00

Abstract Trees Winter

10"x10" acrylic on canvas

WIP another peony pillow

2009-10-15T21:47:00.001-07:00

After trying to get my email, my website, my computer to fix for hours I gave up, ate dinner, and worked on this piece to de-stress. It's almost done, just the background needs dye. It's a 14"x14" tiny little pillow cushion. I've been painting it for maybe over 4 hours. That's not including the time I spent applying the gutta resist. Hmmm.....these take a long time, but it was so much fun. Much more fun than trying to get my computer to work.

Classes started and Instructor's Show

2009-10-14T21:16:00.001-07:00

Classes at Chastain Arts Center have begun and I am teaching two silk dye painting classes this time. I am seeing some really nice work coming from my students and feel like a proud "mother!" I also have two pieces in the Chastain Instructor's Show in the Gallery at Chastain Arts Center, so if you have a moment this weekend (Oct 17-18), come by and see my pieces and enjoy the other instructors' art.

I am having the "advance" students try their hand at shading on some star lily designs. It's time consuming but they are doing great with their petal shading. The picture is a demo piece I used to show them how to do shading. We will be using other techniques to put in the details later.

White Squares and Crow paintings

2009-10-09T22:48:00.001-07:00

Two paintings in acrylic. One 12"x24" and the Crow 8"x10"

The Crow is silk fused on canvas board with acrylic paints.

Building an ark...

2009-09-25T16:06:00.000-07:00

......not really.......but Atlanta has been experiencing unbelievable amounts of rainfall recently. We've had a nice few sunny days, but the rains are returning again. It's starting to feel like a rainforest and I've given up fighting the weeds until next Spring.

We took down the Fiber Art Fusion show today where I had my sea creature pieces and scarf and now I am preparing two silk pieces for a show outside the Washington DC area for silk painters.

I will also have 3 pieces in the Instructor's Show at Chastain Arts Center in Atlanta in a few weeks. One of the pieces that will be there is the Wisteria Kimono.

Fall Classes in Silk Dye Painting will start in early October for a long 9-10 weeks depending on the day. It's just the right amount of time to immerse onself in learning how to silk dye. There are way too many techniques to cover it all in 10 weeks, though. For classes please go to www.ocaatlanta.com or call the Chastain Arts Center at (404) 252-2927.

What I'm working on...

2009-09-21T19:42:00.000-07:00

black and white and wax resist

aids quilt for actor Ray Sharkey complete

2009-09-08T14:20:00.001-07:00

Coral Reef Sea Creatures finished!

2009-08-30T20:56:00.001-07:00

Finally they are done. I'm refusing to ever go into the sea/ocean again after watching too many nature shows on TV. So these will have to do. Made of wool roving (needlefelted), hand dye painted silk, porcelain clay, acrylic paint, embroidery thread.