From My Studio: Exploring Helen Alice Johnson’s Creative Process
A Colourful Life – A Video Blog
Join artist Helen Alice Johnson for A Colourful Life, a weekly video blog following the places, ideas and experiences that inspire her paintings. From beautiful gardens and changing landscapes to works in progress, exhibitions and life in the studio, Helen shares an insight into her creative process and her fascination with colour, nature, pattern and sacred geometry. Each episode offers a glimpse behind the paintings and into the landscapes and stories that inspire them.
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
Finding Inspiration at the Laing Art Gallery: Looking at Landscape Through an Artist’s Eyes
Artist Helen Alice Johnson visits Newcastle's Laing Art Gallery to sketch, explore sublime landscapes and find inspiration for her North East landscape paintings.
Exhibiting, Teaching and Giving Back: A Week in the Life of an Artist
Join artist Helen Alice Johnson for an exhibition at The Biscuit Room in Newcastle, painting sales, charitable fundraising and life as an art teacher.
Behind the Scenes: Preparing Paintings for an Exhibition in Newcastle
Go behind the scenes with artist Helen Alice Johnson as she delivers paintings to The Biscuit Room in Newcastle and reflects on exhibiting original art.
A Colourful Life - Principles of Drawing (online)
This week I am busy preparing for my Online drawing course titled Principles of Drawing. In this course we will cover the basics through to the experts in drawing, looking at the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Tracey Emin and Ewan Uglow to name but a few of the great artists throughout time. Join me as I cover a range of dry and wet materials to draw with - including Oak Gall ink as used by the art masters as well as Jane Austin and the Magna Carta! All my courses are recorded so you can view them again and again - have a look on my website for more details www.helenalicejohnsonartist.com
A Colourful Life - I’m a Winner!
I am delighted to have been selected as a winner for this prestigious art award and so happy to share that success with you here.