Acrylic on canvas 93x92cm 

Framed in White 

Acrylic on canvas 50x50cm 

Framed in Oak 

Acrylic on canvas 154 cm x 65 cm. Unframed

Acrylic on canvas 120 cm x 120 cm 

The  Primavera series reveal the vegetation as Helen looks out the window of her art studio towards The Scenic Rim mountains. The narrative evolved by spontaneous paint application in a variety of colours and then painting out the background in blues, olive greens and mars black to reveal the mountains, the sky and grass.  The composition moves easily between the lushness of bright textures plants and cool tones of the undergrowth to the mountains in the background to create a stylised moody response to the natural landscape. 

Acrylic on canvas 94 cm x94 cm Framed in black

Acrylic on canvas 50 x 50 cm.

Who doesn’t love succulents?  Cheap to buy, easy to grow, don’t need much water and are easily transportable. Put them in rockeries, gardens, trendy pots, on the verandah, in the bathroom or the kitchen. They have such simplified shapes that are fun to draw, and the colour range is diverse. These plants reinforce a connection with my surrounds and link the way my home can create a sense of belonging and connection to nature around

Acrylic on canvas   92 x 92 cm( SOLD)

Acrylic on canvas.   94 x 94cm  Framed in white  ( SOLD)

Acrylic on canvas.   102 x 78 cm

Acrylic on canvas

154 x 63cm

unframed

Acrylic on canvas

40 x 60 cm

unframed    

Acrylic on canvas 154 x 65cm

unframed   ( SOLD)

Acrylic on canvas  94 x 94cm

Framed in white ( SOLD)

Acrylic on canvas 92x 92 cm. Framed

(SOLD)

On Helen’s property in The Lockyer Region is a 100 acre old dairy farm. There are some amazing big old trees in the paddocks that have stood the test of time and survived the tree cull when they were building Brisbane. She has put some of her orchids from her previous garden in them, in the hope that one day they’ll bloom and add some more colour and spectacle to match the wild blue flowers that came out in the grasses after the recent rain.

Acrylic on Canvas 122 x 61 cm”( SOLD)

‘Sitting back on our verandah appreciating the tropical garden that I had planted when we arrived in Burnett Heads, was one of my greatest pleasures. As the garden and trees grew over the years, it attracted the most amazing colourful, noisy birdlife and became a wonderous subject for my artwork. Our new property has no garden, and I’m juggling my love of painting with my need to try to recreate this garden paradise by planting all the cuttings and seeds I brought down- all the time battling tank water and a lack of rainfall.”

Acrylic on canvas.   50 x 50cm – framed in white (Sold)

Acrylic on canvas.  76 x 51 cm

Available at UnderArt Gallery, Cairns