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In The Middle Of It All
Past few weeks have been challenging for the world and also for me. I had an unfortunate accident and injured my right foot and ankle,...

Helena Tiainen
Dec 12, 20212 min read


Mandalas Morphing Into Blue Magic
I have had a hard time deciding on what to blog about. The choices are too many. I could have chosen to write about the numerous new...

Helena Tiainen
Nov 13, 20213 min read


Wild Things
I like to go camping. At the end of September Greg and I went camping in the Indian Creek Campground in Philo, California. Mendocino...

Helena Tiainen
Oct 16, 20212 min read


For Some Greater Good
I currently have two paintings I donated and you can bid on in the Coalition on Homelessness San Francisco (COHSF) - ArtAuction21 at...

Helena Tiainen
Sep 18, 20212 min read


Changing Perspectives
This past week has been seemingly hurly-burly in the world. So many unfortunate events have been happening and there seems to be so much...

Helena Tiainen
Sep 2, 20212 min read


Small Adventures
First of all, I wish to apologize for posting this blog later than I expected. You see, my computer crashed yesterday and we have not...

Helena Tiainen
Aug 12, 20214 min read


Building Puzzles
For years now I have had this idea of creating puzzles that can potentially be altered without limit. They would be based on my The Joy...

Helena Tiainen
Jul 21, 20213 min read


Announcement of New Art for Sale
Recently my acrylic painting, Waves and Swirls, was shipped back to me from the very successful Vesterheim Museum "Water" Exhibit and I...

Helena Tiainen
Jul 8, 20211 min read


One New Acrylic and Many Digital Collages
Instead of writing a lot, I have decided to keep this short and share my new work, The Joy of Design LXV. This is painting number 65 in...

Helena Tiainen
Jun 29, 20213 min read


About The Numerous Unknowns
There is still so much that we simply do not know as human beings. One of my favorite shows to watch is Cosmos, originally hosted by Carl...

Helena Tiainen
Jun 9, 20213 min read


Little by Little aka One Step at a Time
Two weeks have gone by since I wrote my last blog. Time truly does fly, doesn't it! You might recall that I made a promise to blog once...

Helena Tiainen
May 25, 20212 min read


About My Artmaking Process
I have been struggling over what to blog about this week. The options seemed to be so many, ranging from completed works to works in...

Helena Tiainen
May 11, 20213 min read


New Works and Variations
I have been busy painting and elaborating on my art digitally during these past two weeks. I am going to keep this blog short but I...

Helena Tiainen
Apr 27, 20212 min read


Zoom Event on April 24, at 4 PM (CT)
You can view this event on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-5XCqc_uuo. Ten of my fellow artists participating in the "Water"...

Helena Tiainen
Apr 22, 20211 min read


New Gallery!
This is not really a blog, but an announcement. I have just added a gallery here on wix to introduce my The Joy of Design Mandala Series...

Helena Tiainen
Apr 19, 20211 min read


Making Choices
This blog is likely the only one I will write until April 26. I have been thinking about the weekly blogging I have been doing since...

Helena Tiainen
Apr 13, 20212 min read


The Influence of Being Influenced
A short while back I had the pleasure to watch the documentary, My Octopus Teacher. I viewed this film with great interest since I myself...

Helena Tiainen
Apr 5, 20215 min read


Why Do I Create Art?
I could start with a simple statement: "I create art because I can." You see, there is so much in life over which I seem to have...

Helena Tiainen
Mar 29, 20213 min read


Turning Frustration Into Creativity
Yesterday, March 21, was one of those days when nothing seemed to work out as expected in our household. The day was full of futility and...

Helena Tiainen
Mar 22, 20213 min read


New Paintings and The Joy of Design
For the past couple of weeks I have been working mainly on new acrylic paintings in my The Joy of Design Series. The pieces I have been...

Helena Tiainen
Mar 15, 20213 min read
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