The Republic Dreaming
First place, 2026 Congressional Art Competition, PA-3. On view in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol. [Helen's own description from the entry form can go here if she wants it.]
Paintings
[Figure on Moss]
[Self-portrait. One or two sentences.]
[Kayaks and Cabin]
[Watercolor Portrait]
Sculpture
[Vessel Portrait]
[A head as an amphora, hands as handles. One or two sentences.]
[Head with Shells and Pearls]
Figure and portrait studies
Studies from life at Studio Incamminati, a classical atelier in South Philadelphia. These include nude figure studies.
[Seated Figure with Staff]
[Same model as the portrait study with color notes.]
[Portrait Study with Color Notes]
[Same model as the seated figure.]
[Gesture Study, Male]
[Short timed studies, front and back.]
[Gesture Study, Female]
[Same model as the profile block-in.]
[Profile Block-in]
[Same model as the female gesture study.]
Drawing
[Portrait of a Man, Three-Quarter View]
[Charcoal Gesture]
[Standing Figure, from Behind]
[Standing Figure, Back]
Small paintings
[Five portraits painted as gifts on canvases about three inches square. Under the enlarged view, each painting sits beside a credit-card outline at the same scale.]
The painting and a standard credit card, at the same scale.
[Tiny Portraits]
[Painted as gifts on canvases two to three inches square. One or two sentences about working that small.]