From My Studio: Exploring Helen Alice Johnson’s Creative Process
Each week, Helen Alice Johnson takes inspiration from the natural world that surrounds her in Alston, Cumbria. Her paintings reflect the landscapes, gardens, and changing seasons, offering viewers a glimpse into the beauty of nature. In this blog, Helen shares the moments that spark her creativity, from a walk in the countryside to the sight of a flower blooming in her garden.
Adding Plastic to my seascape oil paintings
In this video I show how to apply plastic to a canvas and how I use beach combed plastics in my paintings as well as how I add sand from the beach at the Northumberland coast to create my seascape oil on canvas paintings. I also use sacred geometric patterns as underpaintings, which I then paint over the top with my seascapes inspired by Tynemouth and Newbiggin by the Sea as well as Hartley Bay on the North East Coast of England.
How I paint my seascape paintings
Here’s my second week video / blog for 2025 @helenalicejohnsonartist I’m in my French studio and working on four seascape paintings of the NE Coast above Newcastle.
Watch this video to see some of my sketchbook preparatory work as well as information about the Sacred Geometry that underpins my under paintings. You’ll see I’ve also done a bit of up-cycling in one of our upstairs bedrooms.
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