“With this series Helen continues her exploration of colour, texture & line. Building up multiple layers of paint & wash, through beautiful movement of her brush, the work reveals pockets of complexity, translucent planes & painterly marks. A continuous student of colour, form, and how paint works, Helen is a firm believer that you never stop learning.
In making the paintings, Helen has become increasingly aware of the temporal nature of the process; not just the time taken to make the work but the way time seems to stop or speed up, the way thoughts, recollections shape & reshape the work. Her intuition primarily guides her hand—she enjoys the freedom to respond to any happy accidents, contributing to the natural and uninhibited nature of her paintings.
Helen reflects on her process as being absorbed in the act of painting. The body moves forward but the mind moves back & forwards in time, personal memories reflect fleeting thoughts & places in an endless loop. Time moves on & the paint become a snapshot of a 1000 moments.
Colour & Time is Helen's first solo exhibition, after a successful joint show in 2022.”