From My Studio: Exploring Helen Alice Johnson’s Creative Process
Each week, Helen Alice Johnson takes inspiration from the natural world that surrounds her in Alston, Cumbria. Her paintings reflect the landscapes, gardens, and changing seasons, offering viewers a glimpse into the beauty of nature. In this blog, Helen shares the moments that spark her creativity, from a walk in the countryside to the sight of a flower blooming in her garden.
When Nature Meets a Little Human Control
Join artist Helen Alice Johnson painting at Les Jardins de Haute-Bretagne in France, exploring vibrant colour, garden design, nature and structure as inspiration for a new semi-abstract painting.
Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places: Painting En Plein Air in France
Artist Helen Alice Johnson finds unexpected inspiration in colourful planting in France, using paint sticks and pastels for a new semi-abstract painting.
From Wildlife to Painting: Finding Beauty and Meaning in a Changing Landscape
Artist Helen Alice Johnson explores the Conwy wildfires through charcoal, sacred geometry and a new semi-abstract landscape painting.
Painting at Wakehurst: Capturing the Colour and Energy of a Garden
Join artist Helen Alice Johnson at Wakehurst in Sussex as she captures the colour, shapes and energy of the garden for a new semi-abstract painting
After the Wildfires: Finding Hope in a Changed Landscape
Artist Helen Alice Johnson visits a wildfire site near Conwy, using charcoal from the burnt landscape to begin a new painting about nature, renewal and hope.
A Colourful Life: How Gardens Inspire My Paintings
Discover how artist Helen Alice Johnson transforms gardens, colour, sacred geometry and experiences of nature into vibrant semi-abstract landscape paintings.
Painting in the Garden: From Bradley Gardens to the Studio
Discover how artist Helen Alice Johnson uses colour, ink and unexpected materials at Bradley Gardens to inspire vibrant semi-abstract garden paintings.
Painting At Goddard’s: Why I Begin My Painting In The Garden
Artist Helen Alice Johnson explores Goddards Garden in York, using vibrant colour and plein-air sketching to inspire her semi-abstract garden paintings.
From Garden to Canvas: Creating a New Collection in My French Studio
Discover how Helen Alice Johnson transforms Kew, Wakehurst and French gardens into vibrant semi-abstract paintings using colour, geometry and pattern