Vibrant semi-abstract paintings celebrating the profound connection between people and the natural world.

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ARTIST

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An abstract painting of a garden with greenery, purple flowers, and orange accents, created with bold brushstrokes and bright colors.

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Light Finds A Way

Abstract colorful painting with various shades of green, purple, pink, yellow, orange, black and white, depicting floral and plant-like shapes.

Remember The Important Things

An abstract painting of red flowers with black and white centers, set against various shades of green background, with some yellow and pink accents, painted in a vibrant, expressive style.

Blooming Not Bleeding

VAA ART100 INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNER 2025

SAATCHI ART CURATORS CHOICE

NOMINATED FOR VAA ART100 AWARD 2026

Helen Johnston in front of a large, colorful abstract painting. The painting features vibrant reds, pinks, greens, and blacks with circular and abstract shapes.

Helen Alice Johnson is a contemporary British painter exploring our relationship with the natural world through colour, pattern and geometric structure.

Her work moves between observation and abstraction, drawing upon gardens and landscapes alongside her continuing exploration of sacred geometry and the hidden structures of nature.

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Learn at your own pace with Helen’s downloadable art classes.

Classically trained with an MA in Contemporary Fine Art Practice, Helen combines technical expertise with an encouraging, contemporary approach to help you build confidence and develop your own creative style.

A watercolor painting in progress with blue, green, yellow, and black paint on paper, surrounded by watercolor supplies including paint palettes, water brushes, and markers.
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HELEN’S JOURNAL

Follow Helen’s creative process each week on YouTube, with glimpses inside the studio and days spent painting en plein air.

Helen standing in a garden, looking at the plants, surrounded by greenery and trees.
Helen painting outdoors while sitting in a camping chair on a dirt path surrounded by greenery. She is using watercolors and has an open sketchbook with a landscape of green trees and yellow sky.

It’s a chance to discover the landscapes, colours, ideas and moments of inspiration that feed into her large abstract oil paintings, and to follow the creative process as new work begins to take shape.

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