Finding solace in the landscape
The Winding Light
The story of my unique use of materials alongside historical and topographical contexts, to illustrate the deep connection between place and creativity…
Join me at Skirrid Gallery – or stay in our cosy holiday let
Did you know I run a gallery from my home too? Happy to talk about commissions if you want something tailored especially to you. Book a visit.
And I offer creative breaks in our converted annex – a fully equipped kitchen and shower room downstairs, stylish bedroom above with seating indoors and out.
You might like to arrange a printmaking session or landscape painting course while you stay.
What my buyers say…
“Absolutely loved everything. Uplifting…”
Carrie Ebdon, Open Studios customer
“Thank you so much for the kind note and the additional information about the inspiration for the image. It's just stunning in person. My wife was beside herself.”
Sculptor Kory Wollens, USA, saw my work online and gifted a print to his wife
“It’s a pleasure to live alongside ‘Beyond the Bracken’; a painting which is gradually revealing hidden depths. As light levels change and move across the surface, we see subtle changes in texture, colour and form. Magical!”
Heather Cooper bought her original painting during my open studios and I have since tutored Heather and her local art group
“Our house is full of Helen’s work and we’ll be back again!”
Kayleigh and Louis, third-time visitors
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Fancy a joyful art club delivered to your inbox? Jam-packed workshops, discussions and motivation. Fantastically affordable too.
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I take my etching press on the road and teach different methods in a range of lovely Welsh border venues.
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Book yourself in or buy the gift of a dedicated session for a loved one
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I’ll bring the party to you and your friends, family or colleagues. Great for bonding and discovery.
“We spent the afternoon looking at abstraction in the borders landscape, whilst Helen guided me using her go-to processes for landscape painting.
First starting out with some charcoal sketches and ink washes, then introducing colour and layering, and finally translating the experimenting into a finished piece on canvas. I really enjoyed being able to be a bit more free in my practice and gaining confidence using new materials like oil and cold wax.”
Hello!
A landscape artist from Wales, I escaped the corporate world because I had an itch… first to learn printmaking, then painting. Now I fuse the two in a unique studio process.
From my first crude linocut I was hooked, and I haven’t really stopped since. When I wake up each day to this colourful, messy artist’s life, I have to pinch myself.