Helen
ELLIOTT
... curate your art, curate your life....
THE LOVE OF COLOUR, a love of the small daily things of life , and sharing the sheer joy of paint, are the reasons I make art. It's totally my thing.
Almost as much my thing as are simple pleasures of life ... the dog walk, the first snowdrops, the geese on the estuary, the perfect cup of tea, lunch with a friend...
"Colour is everything. When colour is right, form is right." - Marc Chagall.
I remember being completely in love with colour as early as 8 years old when my Uncle George (he who had been a desert rat, and in his 70’s still sported a rather dapper pencil moustache) presented me with a tin box of watercolours.
They were a thrill to behold! A dazzling array of row upon row of jewel-like lemons, fuchsias, and turquoises. It seemed to my eight-year-old self that I was in heaven and held the key to artistic bliss in my hands. However, this was in fact the first time I was to experience creative disappointment. The colours, when applied with a rough black bristle brush to thin newsprint paper, were lifeless. The paper wore through as I tried to apply increasing layers of the insipid colours to achieve some of the tin’s promised lustre.
After so many years I still vividly remember both the anticipation and disappointment of that event. And it's been my lifelong mission to find colour that satisfies. I think I'm almost there.
about
Hello lovely people, and a special welcome to those who are new here.
I'm a painter, educator, and mentor based in a small town in West Wales, nestled between the hills and the sea. My work is inspired by coastal villages, dog walkers, and the people I meet on my walks. I see myself as a painter of both landscape and life—nature is beautiful, but I love adding people (and dogs!) to bring it to life.
I didn’t always paint professionally. Though creativity has always been part of me—sometimes getting me into trouble and I loved painting, I was deemed not talented and asked to leave the art class, and went on to study psychology, my main career until a health setback led me to rethink my path.
Now, after 20+ years as a professional artist, I paint from my home studio and gallery, here in West Wales, where visitors are welcome by appointment.
My work is often described as joyful and uplifting—people say it makes them feel good, which is the best compliment I could ask for. I exhibit regularly and have been an artist educator with Golden Artists Paints for the past decade.
Alongside painting, I help other artists grow their skills and businesses, blending my passion for creativity with personal development. I’m also deeply interested in human design, EFT, and energy work, which align beautifully with my art and teaching. My purpose has never been clearer: to create and share joy and optimism through my painting and teaching.
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Looking forward to connecting with you,
Helen