Helene Fletcher South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Trying to capture the spontaneous embodied event of becoming by moving on canvas and paper with mixed media.
I work on canvas and on paper (Arches) which I increasingly enjoy more now.
I use my own paints made with pigments and binder. I also use household emulsions, clay paints, dry and oil pastels, charcoal and inks. I used to work with drawings and photos for many years.
After a period of being unwell, I decided to try to be in the moment, catching what needs to emerge with gestures, marks, tools : brushes, sculpted woodblocks, scrapers, metal wires, tissue paper, etc…
Listening to jazz as I paint is helping me to access the space where I contact my embodied vital energy. This process is both exhilarating and exhausting.
The more I trust this energy and do not interfere, the better the images are in recording the complexity of being in our world.
Artwork
Encounter, acrylic on paper, 2024, £290
Too Far to turn around, acrylic on canvas, 2024, £285.00
Playground, acrylic and ink on paper, 2024, £285.00
Black Ice, acrylic and ink on paper, 2024, £200
Resilience, acrylic on canvas, 2024, £285.00
Jumping Over The Fence, Mixed media on canvas, 2024, £750
Upcoming events
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My Studio for a Week
The Maker Space, Portland Works | Exhibition | 03/05/2025 to 10/05/2025
I am moving my home studio to The Maker Space at Portland Works for the whole week of the OpenUp studios in Sheffield from 3rd to 10th May (closed Tuesday 6th).
Projects and exhibitions
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Undercurrents select group show13/07/2024 — 17/08/2024 My painting "Grey Weather" was selected for this colourful group exhibition at Cupola Gallery. |
Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield | Details |
Jazz Paintings08/04/2024 — 14/04/2024 This was my first solo exhibition in Sheffield, having moved here from Cornwall in april 2022. It was a celebration of my reconnection with jazz and my renewed body creative energy. |
The Old Chapel Gallery/Studios, Sheffield | Details |