Helen Tabor
Early Snow
Oil on Board
69 x 72cm
Helen has lived in the Scottish Borders since 1995 and her paintings are very much inspired by her surroundings, in particular the rural Borders countryside and the soft seascapes of south west Scotland. Her inspiration comes from many sources but particularly the great Scottish painters of the last century, William McTaggart, Joan Eardley, Anne Redpath, William Gillies and John Maxwell. A depth of colour, the effects of the movement of the paint and the mood created are all important to Helen, resulting in a feeling of calmness like the steady passing of the seasons or the ebb and flow of tides.
As Helen explains, ‘All my work is in oil on canvas or board. I usually start with a background of collage which creates a textured, patterned effect on which I can build my painting. I often work with large brushes, applying the paint boldly initially and then refining the image as I develop the painting. Using a collage base gives depth and takes me in interesting directions so that the painting is to some extent led by the interaction between the paint and what is underneath’.
Helen has exhibited widely throughout the UK and her work sits in many private and public collections.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow
2022 Thompson’s Gallery, Aldeburgh
2021 The Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow.
2020 The Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow.
2019 Thompsons gallery, Aldeburgh.
2017 Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2016 Thompsons Gallery, Aldburgh.
2015 Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton.
2011 Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth
2011 Art Amatoria, Edinburgh.
2010 Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2009 Rowley Contemporary Art, Winchester.
2007 Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2004 Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2003 The Mainhill Gallery, Edinburgh Festival show.
2002 Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
Selected group exhibitions
2023 Limetree Gallery, Bristol, Summer exhibition.
2023 Autumn Catalogue, Thompson’s Gallery, London.
2023 Caledonian exhibition, Thompson’s Gallery , Harpenden.
2022 Art London with Thompson’s gallery
2022 Stafford Gallery Scottish show
2021 Art London with Thompson’s Gallery
2021 Red Rag Gallery, Bath.
2020 Art London with Thompson’s Gallery
2019 Art London with Thompson’s Gallery
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£3,400.00Price
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