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Oil Paintings by Helen Caswell
You want a portrait or perhaps even a mural. Well, Helen Caswell has been producing fabulous, sensitive oil paintings for years. See the process below, plus her biography to really understand how she approaches painting, with especially outstanding results in capturing children. Scroll down to see some of her "people" oriented finished paintings available for sale.
To COMMISSION a Portrait or Mural e-mail to Caswell@JTSwanGalleries.com
For a Portrait, the artist will travel to your home, if possible, or you may visit her studio.
When working with children, Caswell likes to have an hour or two with the subject, getting acquainted and taking a lot of photographs. She will usually work from these, and from her memory of the personality of the subject. Very few children, or adults are able to pose for any length of time without "glazing over". The expression which is typical of the subject, and constitutes the "likeness", is often fleeting and fragile, and during a sitting is apt to disappear altogether. Accordingly Caswell prefers using her camera instead of preliminary sketches or sittings.
The usual portrait is $1800, with 1/3 to be paid at the first sitting and the remainder when the finished work is delivered. The painting will be done in oils on canvas which is stretched around the the stretcher bars so that no frame is required. If a frame is desired, the cost will depend on the moulding chosen.
For a Mural, the artist will travel to the site to make measurements and discuss the subject matter and colors. The Mural can be done in oils or acrylics, on canvas, panels of wood, or masonite in the artist's studio, then installed on your walls.
Prices will depend on size and difficulty of subject, but will in most cases, be about $200 per square foot.
For a Portrait, the artist will travel to your home, if possible, or you may visit her studio.
When working with children, Caswell likes to have an hour or two with the subject, getting acquainted and taking a lot of photographs. She will usually work from these, and from her memory of the personality of the subject. Very few children, or adults are able to pose for any length of time without "glazing over". The expression which is typical of the subject, and constitutes the "likeness", is often fleeting and fragile, and during a sitting is apt to disappear altogether. Accordingly Caswell prefers using her camera instead of preliminary sketches or sittings.
The usual portrait is $1800, with 1/3 to be paid at the first sitting and the remainder when the finished work is delivered. The painting will be done in oils on canvas which is stretched around the the stretcher bars so that no frame is required. If a frame is desired, the cost will depend on the moulding chosen.
For a Mural, the artist will travel to the site to make measurements and discuss the subject matter and colors. The Mural can be done in oils or acrylics, on canvas, panels of wood, or masonite in the artist's studio, then installed on your walls.
Prices will depend on size and difficulty of subject, but will in most cases, be about $200 per square foot.
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Portrait of Jesse, 12 Oil, NFS |
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Fantasy of Roses In the child's fantasy, the Butterflies become rose Fairies. Oil, 36X36, no frame needed by Helen Caswell $2300.
HC-0A |
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Little People in the Garden The child imagines Fairies among the Calla lilies and Forget-me-nots. Oil, 42X40, no frame needed by Helen Caswell $2000.
HC-4a |
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Tea for Three A young girl pours Tea from an old Spode teapot Oil, 36X36, no frame needed by Helen Caswell $1800.
HC-5A |
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Eve A young girl making apple pies, Orchard in background Oil, 36X36, no frame needed by Helen Caswell $1800.
HC-8A |
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It was a Dark and Stormy Night A child engrossed in her book in her own "secret place" Her cat prefers to sleep Oil, 22X22, no frame needed by Helen Caswell $600.
HC-10A |
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To Love and Be Loved A girl's love for her cat is tolerated by her victim. Oil, 14X10, in gold wood frame by Helen Caswell $250.
HC-14A |
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Suddenly a Shot Rang Out A child reads a forbidden thriller by flashlight, her cat beside her. Oil, 16X20, no frame needed by Helen Caswell $400.
HC-15A |
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A Moment in Time A young girl stands by the window on a winter evening, checking the Time. Oil, 60X30, no frame needed by Helen Caswell $2300.
HC-23A |
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Queen Anne's Lace A little girl, her hair backlit by the sun, studies a flower Oil, 18X18,in narrow wood frame by Helen Caswell $450.
HC-12A |
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Angels This big painting is designed to be hung on the ceiling. the canvas is wrapped around the stretchers and double wired so that no frame is necessary. Oil, 5' X 6' by Helen Caswell $6000.
HC-17A 
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