Creation in action

 Mary Helsaple: A Work in Nature By Natasha Heinz, Photos by Daulton Venglar Reproduced from the Lifestyles of Sedona, Spring 2019 Mary Helsaple's studio is surrounded by red rocks. Shades of orange, grayish green and brown encircle the house. The inside, however, is completely different. Huge watercolor paintings with splashes of bright red and yellow hang on almost every wall, depicting environments that could never be found around Sedona: Colorful tropical forests, which she has seen during numerous travels throughout the Americas. A nature lover, Helsaple traveled alongside husband Neal Williams to Florida to see pelicans, to Yucatan to see Flamingos, to southeastern Peru and western [...]