My abstract paintings are a visual interpretation of emotional energy. Many appear to be surreal landscapes. In my gyotaku printing only an impression of the fish is given. My intention is to create images that have a viseral impact on the viewer.
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 | | The paintings in this gallery are acrylic mixed media and most are done on 3" deep canvases. This allows me to have the designs flow over the edges ..this gives me five sides to paint and offers the viewer many different angles from which to observe the painting. Ferns, yarns, jewelry, and stones are layered in with acrylic mediums to create interesting textures. |
 | | These paintings were done when I first started to experiment with different materials for creating textures. They were displayed in a one woman show at Everett Community College. |
 | | These fish prints are done using real fish on traditional papers and non traditional papers. The chops used are my name, success, and happiness. |
 | | I love to play with my photos and sometimes the results are interesting. My goal is to turn the realistic image into something other than what it obviously is. |
 | | Works in this gallery have been sold. Keeping photos of them on my web site allows viewers to see a variety of completed work. If there is one you really love, I can make one that is similar.....a reproduction is not possible even if I wanted to create it. |
 | | This gallery holds the images of the commissions I have completed. |
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Camano Island, WA 98282
United States
| Helen Saunders is an artist who creates abstract paintings using a variety of acrylic mediums, ferns, yarn, stones, and old jewelry. Her style is still emerging and is being influenced by her love of textured sculptual forms, transparent layers, and flowing earthy colors. Yarn with its long unruly strands helps her get some interesting random lines. She uses an intuitive approach to her work after the planning, sketching, and development of the color boards. She says the paintings just seem to grow after the first layers are in place.
She started showing her work in 2007 with an exhibit of seventeen pieces at Everett Community College in Everett, Washington. In 2008 her work was seen in five juried arts festivals and one gallery show, Brushes With the Land 2008, in Stanwood, Washington. One piece, Release, was sold to an art dealer in Vienna, Austria. In 2009 she was juried into the Mother's Day Studio Tour on Camano Island in Washington, at the Artists Alley Gallery in San Francisco and a the... |
| Cairn Shadows...a new series
My abstracts move to watercolor paper using acrylic paints and watercolor techniques...some printing as well! | | Finding a Quiet Haven
Quiet Haven hanging out at the cosmetic center at The Skin Care Lounge in Stanwood....waiting for the big event on Feb 9th! | | Monotype..layering on
My first monotype is coming to together..four layers and counting. | | January photos
January 9th the sun shone on this part of the world, and it was marvelous! | | Subtle?..me????
Printmaking begins with a demo of the printing press. |
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