Helen Ward OAS – Oxfordshire Artweeks

208 Helen Ward OAS

Region: Bicester – North & West

Artform: Painting

Helen is predominantly a landscape painter who enjoys interpreting the patterns, shapes and colours in nature. She paints in an abstract or semi-abstract style with the intention of creating a simplified and pared back version of what she is seeing and responding to. She wants her paintings to inspire joy, mixed with an element of intrigue. She moves between drawing and painting and often uses a mixed media approach. Helen works from sketches drawn out in the landscape or from her own photos and from memory. She may start a painting by using pieces of collage to map out the key shapes and then move on to making free marks with ink, acrylic paint or charcoal. The venue is in a library. It is on the first floor, accessible via a lift. Parking is available in the Sainsbury’s car park nearby. Helen will be at the venue on Saturday 16 May.