At the Diner, oil on panel, 6 x 4", 2003
Dog - Waiting, oil on panel, 6 x 4", 2003
Friends, oil on panel, 6 x 4", 2003
Understanding Gibberish, Oil on Panel, 8 x 12", 2003
Canoe, Oil on Panel, 9 x 6", 2002
Girl in Pink Shirt, Oil on Panel, 3.5 x 3", 2001
Red Face Woman, 3 x 5", Oil on Panel, 2001
The small scale oils on panel by painter Helen Byler bring us into a world of intimacy and nostalgia. Byler’s work relies on photographs of her family and childhood surroundings. Her work, although of distant homes and neighborhoods, elicits feelings of familiarity and familial reminiscing. Byler also works with portraits. Her images of family and friends are again familiar and captivating. This realistic work is emotional, sensitive, endearing and accomplished.
