Your parents had such a cool and funky taste in ceramics. What a fabulous source of inspiration! And it brings your loved ones' energy into your paintings too. 😊
Thank you for sharing your art process, this is an eye opener to me of how art takes time and the need to experiment and evolve an idea or object and to basically have fun. X
Helen!!! Your art fills me with inspiration and joy!! I learn something new in all your videos that intrigues me and makes me brave to do something new! ❤
Hi sweet Helen ! Once again you took me on a cloud ride with your art and bubbling energy !! You look absolutely lovely surrounded by your art and all your exquisite treasures from your parents ! You have inspired how to incorporate my favourite things in my art and sometimes when I am sharing them with my friends they recognize these pieces from my home ! Drawing my personal things is making me appreciate what I do as I feel a connection with the piece I am drawing instantly since it is something I treasure ! I still strive to get better but don’t get discouraged as much as I used to because having that little special something in my drawing makes me want to try more new ideas and that is all thanks to You dear Helen ! I thank you sincerely and lovingly and wish you and your husband the best of health, happiness and love in your life. I send you warm hugs and love…..Lorraine 🥰🤗❤️🙏🏼🎨
Wow Lorraine! What a lovely thing. I’m just so delighted but this. Thank you so much for your encouraging and I’m so happy that something I’ve shared has really connected with you. Happy creating! Love Helen x
Mesmerising. I am clearly too tight when I work on arty stuff…gee it’s hard to be loose! Amazing progression of thoughts and ideas…and amazing gift of flowers too. Lucky you!
Thank you very much Bonnie. I like my work when it combines looseness and precision, a combination of chaos and control…but that’s not everyone’s preference, I think its good to think about what you like in your own work and do more of it..whatever that is! Love Helen xx
Such a joyful video....I love your looseness in this and am taking notes. I do find that the more relaxed a drawing is, the more "alive" it feels, so I'm aiming for that. I thought your B&W drawings were stunning :)
Fantastic jug with great color and shape. Love it with the flowers your husband brought home. The scraping into the paint gives the lines a wonderful expressive quality. Beautiful sketches!
Giant vase - you're not kidding Helen! 😂 Your quick paint sketches are full of life and immediacy. I like the big belly of the vase. If I was painting it I would exaggerate the belly! Great idea to use the cut outs as stencils to look through. Thank you for showing us that art is a process and not just creating a work of art from the outset. ☺x
I’m ( Louise ) really enjoying catching up on your videos Helen! I think you’re such an interesting and inspirational person and your own person, a refreshing change from many people who look the same. Thank you for inspiring me at a time I’m struggling to feel motivated to create. 🙏❤️
Oh my goodness Helen...you've just reminded me about the chinese ginger jar i copied back in 1984. Still have both...so precious ❤ It means so much to paint an item that means something to you doesnt it?! Keep up the good work and thank you for spending so much of your time entertaining us! X
Thanks you Helen!! You are a mine of inspiration! It's never occurred to me to do a rough few preliminary sketches and then explore those ideas in my sketchbook. I've got an idea I want to explore. I will try your approach and see what happens. It looks lots of fun!! 😊 xx
These process videos are SO HELPFUL!! Learning to freely experiment, and to not be precious about the outcome, and not be worried about using up “too many” materials. It’s a necessity! Very freeing!
I am in love with your artwork. It always makes me smile!! I've just ordered your book and I can not wait, you have really inspired me and the artwork I'd like to create!! Thank you for always making me smile as I really, really enjoy your videos!!xxx
Such a prolific and talented artist. Revisiting your classes and I'm happy that my daily practice has seen my skills grow. The repetition of patterns and shapes has led to me developing my own style by using some of our cultural symbols. Now Im exploring colour and enjoying it immensely. A new channel by Sonia Britton here on RU-vid has been really inspiring too. Thanks for your ongoing inspiration. I'm self taught and I'm enjoying playing with my art supplies and ideas. ❤
Oh that’s great to know thank you so much Rachel. A regular practice is so valuable for honing skills, tuning into your own wisdom and intuition and letting your style unfurl. Thanks for sharing the recommendation re Sonia. Love Helen x
I really like to see how you work on a picture with each step. I am self-taught and go through similar processes and sometimes think that I am not okay with it. I also need to have the picture finished in my mind right from the start. Thank you for your contribution.❤
Oh thank you… I appreciate that. I never have the finished picture in mind, it’s fascinating how there are so many different ways to create, isn’t it. Happy creating. Helen x
I’m so glad you share how you work. It’s opened my eyes and excites me to make my art. Flowered are definitely my weak point 😂 I always avoid them. It’s something I need to work on . Tfs sharing ❤
I really loved this video Helen and these particular drawings of the vase and lilies! Blues are one of my favorite colours and I love the way you cut the pictures up for collages and new ideas. Can't get enough of your work. Can I ask when this video was made, I don't see a date?
I found you recently and I’m really enjoying your videos, you have a lovely bubbly presentation style and your art is beautiful and bold, thank you for sharing your artistic process 💙
So beautiful and inspiring! I’m so glad I found your channel - it’s lifting me up 🎉😊 Thanks for sharing your positive energy! I was wondering if you use to work on loose sheets to glue them into your giant sketchbook later (rather than working directly in your sketchbook)? If yes, I’d be interested in your method to glue them without having them buckle or fall off. Thanks again for sharing your work and process ❤
Oh that’s a lovely response thank you. I do often glue them in. I just use the glue I have to hand, perhaps a good stick glue or matte medium. Because a stick glue is less wet it’s less likely to wrinkle…xx
so inspiring, i never ever thought that way and i'm not sure i will start thinking like that, but massive thanks for sharing your proces,greetings out of amsterdam
Your joyous art has inspired me as I have convalesced from a leg injury and spurred me on to explore pattern and design in my work with greater decorative freedom than I dared, before seeing your wonderful work. I wonder if you know of a book called "Art Forms in the Plant World", by Karl Blossfeldt. It is something of a classic go to as a source for artists and designers and consists of wonderfully clear close up black and white photographs of flowers, leaves, buds, stems, seed pods petals etc, that offer a dazzling variety of forms, shapes and patterns to draw inspiration from. Good luck with the exciting new work you are embarking on.
Oh how wonderful! Yes I have that book, it’s a real classic… he was so ahead of his time in the way he photographed plants.. stunning and inspiring. Thank you for reminding me to dig it out…live Helen x
Helen, have you tried the Daler Rowney System 3 paint? It has a satin finish instead of the sticky, plasticy gloss that most acrylic paints have. It’s my new favorite sketchbook paint, next to Flashe paints. It’s not easy to get here in the US, but worth the shipping.
Yay! That’s a great recommendation. How kind. I have indeed used it…it’s super easy to get here in the UK as it’s a British brand…thank you for sharing x
