Still Life & Landscape

Helen B has been painting landscapes in acrylic on canvas or linen for over thirty years; including of Northumberland, where she has lived for the last twenty five years.

She has a BA in Theatre Studies from London University with main option Design and an MA in Fine Art from Northumbria University.

Helen is passionate about everyday art, creativity and community and set up the Drawing Group at Alnwick Library.

Recently, I have begun to paint still life from the myriad objects in my home! 

I’m reminded of the St Ives tradition of painting objects in front of windows looking out to sea views, though this doesn’t always fit the terrain of Northumberland.  Perhaps instead we could place an old jug or teacup in the sand?

“Beautiful crafted things warm the heart. The warmth of the hands is passed onto the things.”

HAN, Byung-Chul (2022) Non-things, p 51, Polity Press, Cambridge

With additional still life works from the Drawing Group at Alnwick Library.