Floral paintings part 1

I have been looking for a specific painting from my pile of around 2,000 paintings to hang at New House. It happens to be a floral and I am generally not a fan of floral paintings but I decided to go through my web site and look for it, and was surprised to find I have at least a dozen florals in my collection, so decided to post them to CW over the next few days. So here is part 1 in no particular order:

unnamed, Helene Chatelain Judge, 9" x 12", oil. Helene Chatelain Judge was born on 23 July 1907 in St. Leger Vauban, France. The California Death Index reports that her father's surname and mother's maiden name were Chatelain, so they may have been cousins. Helene married Joseph Judge of Carbondale, Pennsylvania in the late 1920s. I was able to locate Joseph in the 1900-1920 censuses, but I have not been able to locate Joseph or Helene in 1930. The Judges traveled to France from the United States numerous times between 1929 and 1954, singly and as a family. In 1929, Helene gave her last permanent residence as Fontainebleau, France on the ship's passenger list. She gave her residence as New York City on a 1930 passenger list and later, on other lists as either Fontainebleau or New York City. The Judges may have had homes in both cities. They may have been in France in 1930, which may account for their absence in the 1930 census. Their son, Bernard, was born 3 June 1931, and is a well known Los Angeles architect. Helene became a naturalized US citizen on 28 August 1956, while residing in Brooklyn, New York.
Helen studied at the Ecole d'art in Fontainebleau when she was 17 or 18 years old, and was also a model there. One of her professors was named Brunet. Helene's family lived across the street from the school at 35 Boulevard Magenta. I have found a few mentions of auctions of her work. She is mentioned in Who's Who in American Art, and in Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide. She seems to have painted mainly landscapes and florals.
Helene died on 10 September 1984 in Los Angeles, California.

unnamed, Minnie W. Johnson, 7" x 9", oil on artist board: Minnie Lee Wolaver Johnson was born on 29 November 1874 in Diana, Giles County, Tennessee, a daughter of James Tolbert and Alice E. Wolaver. The Wolaver family moved to Texas before 1900 and Minnie was married there about 1896 to John Daniel Johnson and living in Italy, Ellis County, Texas, with their first child, Rose. John Daniel Johnson was employed as a teacher in 1900. The Johnson family was living in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas by 1910, where John was employed as a "manager, oil company". Minnie was employed as a "teacher, art" on her "own account". Their second, last child, Louis, was born about 1902. The Johnsons were living in Dallas, Texas in 1920 where John was employed as an "agent, insurance". No occupation was listed for Minnie. John Daniel Johnson died about 1928 and Minnie was living with her son and his family in Dallas in 1930 and on her own in Dallas in 1940. No occupation was listed for her in 1930 or 1940. Minnie was listed in primary records as either Minnie L. Wolaver, Minnie L. Johnson or Minnie Johnson. She apparently used the initial of her maiden name, only for her artwork.
Minnie is listed in Artists of the American West by Dawdy; Dictionary of Women Artists by Petteys; Who Was Who in American Art by Falk; Dictionary of Texas Artists 1800-1945 by Grauer; Index of Artists - Supplement by Mallett; Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists by Powers; and Davenports Art Reference and Price Guide. According to these sources, she studied under Lawrence L. Cohen at Trinity University, Waxahachie, Texas, Lucille Sinclair Douglas in New York, George Brandt Bridgman at the Art Students League of New York, William Alexander Griffith in Laguna Beach, California, and Frank Reaugh and Adele Laure Brunet in Dallas. During the 1920s Minnie taught art lessons in Lubbock, and had previously taught in San Angelo and Wichita Falls, Texas. According to Powers, she graduated from the Southern School of Interior Decorating and opened a studio in Dallas in 1928, though the 1940 census indicates that her education consisted of four years of high school. Johnson appears to have primarily been a painter in oils and exhibited her work at the Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists, Dallas Woman’s Forum (1927); the Annual Texas Artists Exhibition, Fort Worth (1928, 1937); the Annual Allied Art Exhibition, Dallas (1929-33, 1935); and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas (1936). Some sources indicate that she painted several murals in Texas high schools.
Minnie Wolaver Johnson died on 27 November 1954 in Dallas and is buried in the Italy Cemetery, Italy, Ellis County, Texas.

"Flowers of the Field", Carole Barnes, 5.5" x 5.5", mixed media: Carole D. Barnes was born in 1935 in Bellefonte, PA and is a resident of Boulder, Colorado. She received a degree in Art Education from Pennsylvania State University. She is listed in Who's Who in American Art and An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West. Her work is in the collection of the Albuquerque Museum. She is a member of the American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society. Her later work typically bears the "AWS" designation. I have three small paintings by her. She has a web site. https://carolebarnesartist.com/index.html

unnamed, Ruth Baderian, 23" x 18", oil: Ruth E. Baderian was born 2 July 1927 in the Bronx, New York, a daughter of John and Emma Tietjen. John was employed as a "Commercial Traveler, Tea & Coffee" in 1930. Ruth was married to Steven G. Baderian. Ruth earned a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York City. She was a teacher and artist in watercolors and oils. Baderian won numerous awards for her work from well known organizations including the Salmagundi Club, American Artists Professional League and Long Island University. Ruth Baderian was a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, and won the Grumbacher Gold Medal three times. She was a member of, and teacher at, the Art League of Long Island and a member of She is mentioned in Davenports Art Reference and Price Guide; Who's Who in American Art (1973, 1976); and Who Was Who in American Art by Falk. Her works appeared in The Best of Flower Painting, Artistic Touch 2 and Artistic Touch 3 as well as in "Watercolor Magazine" Winter 1999, and in "American Artist Magazine" April 1996.
Ruth died on 17 December 2010 at Williston Park, Nassau County, New York.