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Here you can find out a bit about what I have been doing in my arty life and sometimes see news about where you can see my work.

What is in store for 2024?
Fireweed, Looking Closer, Creativity Helen Feilden Fireweed, Looking Closer, Creativity Helen Feilden

What is in store for 2024?

Finding out about the show has impacted on my practice, mainly because when I started to plan how to use the space I’ve been offered, I realised I had more wall available than I first realised. Luckily, I have time to make some more paintings and I have proceeded to work a bit differently than I have before to really have a cohesive body of work ready for the exhibition.

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Does it ever become “not-scary” when you do something new?
Looking Closer Helen Feilden Looking Closer Helen Feilden

Does it ever become “not-scary” when you do something new?

An exploration of risk taking and learning new things.

Over the last month I have continued my exploration of painting close ups of hyacinths. I am interested in exactly how “close up” to get in the image composition, and the impact of the size of the painting itself. As I go along, for each of the paintings, I am playing with various colour palettes to suit the particular subject of that painting.

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