Original art | Mary Helsaple

• Enviable Flight

  Watercolor, Paper, 25 x 34 x Matted and framed. The diversity of plant and animal species in the rainforest canopy is remarkable. It is a habitat filled with exotic birds and bizarre insects in every shape size and colo…

• Passion for Palm Nuts

  Watercolor, Paper, 25 x 34. Many places exist on earth where exotic creatures defy the imagination. Toucans are such characters. They like to play with their food, and are very curious birds. Toucans are the first ones…

• Ancient Icons

  Watercolor, Paper, 22 x 30. Fabric has long been the palette on which indigenous people have expressed their connection to nature. By re-creating animal, plant and insect images, they acknowledge and reaffirm how nature…

• Doves in The Garden

  Watercolor, Clayboard, 22(29.5F) x 30(37.5F) x Framed without glass. Two doves frequented my garden, and they always sat on the same rock I enjoyed their company and so I decided to paint them in their tranquil surround…

• White Pelicans

  Watercolor, Paper, 9.5 (19F) x 20 (29F) x Framed and matted. The estuary in San Carlos Mexico is a haven for wintering birds. More than 20 bird species roost in the mangrove trees along the edges of the winding tidal wa…

• Roseatte Spoonbills

  Watercolor, Paper, 9.5 (19F) x 20 (29F) x Framed and matted

• Discovering the Edge

  Watercolor, Clayboard, 16"(23F) x 20"(27F) x Matted and framed. Life is full of risks, and sometimes we end up on a precarious edge when we seek out new vistas and adventures to challenge ourselves. Whether human or rep…

• Spanish Gold - Cochineal Beetles

  Watercolor, Clayboard, 19.5(25F) x 15.5(21F) x Matted and Framed without glass. When Spaniards arrived in Mexico, they the noticed the intense scarlet color of clothing worn by the natives. The red was brighter and bett…

• Lark Sparrows Hunting for Bugs

  Watercolor, Paper, 12(22F) x 9(18F) x Matted and Framed. A multi-level layered watercolor of Lark Sparrows hunting for insects in mangrove branches in the San Carlos Estuary in Mexico. The layering adds extra depth to t…

• Anhinga

  Watercolor, Paper, 30 x 23. Anhingas are unique because the spear fish with their beaks while swimming below the surface of the water. By using their wings and feet for propulsion, they can swim as fast as the fish. Bec…

• Wishful Thinking

  Watercolor, Paper. Betting and games of chance are becoming an American pastime. 48% of the players of chance games are between the ages of 35 to 55. The organizers know there will always be more who play into the syste…