Helen Robinson


...... a strong sense of light, mystery and drama.

Helen Robinson's atmospheric oil paintings are inspired by her love of travel and the sea.

Having obtained an Honours degree in Art History in 2013, Robinson found that she was drawn mostly to landscape artists who painted light; for example the 17th century Dutch landscape painters; the 'unfinished works' of William Turner; and contemporary artists such as Norman Ackroyd and Fred Cuming. She also related to the romantic concept of the sublime - nature can be awe-inspiring and beautiful but also menacing and hazardous.

Robinson's recent paintings are contemporary sea and cloudscapes which have an immensely strong sense of light, mystery and drama. Memories and photographs of travel and sailing experiences provide the starting point for her work which evolve towards abstraction. She focuses on the way light interacts with sky, earth and water - both vast expanses of sea and intricate salt marshes, with their detailed patterns of tidal water channels. Colour, tonal blending and expressive brush marks convey different moods and weather, calm and stormy.

Robinson has exhibited regularly in London, including at the Mall Galleries as part of ING Discerning Eye, the Camden Image Gallery, the Strand Gallery and The Crypt Hall, St Marylebone Parish Church.

The Thin White Line by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
The Thin White Line
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
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Line of Light by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Line of Light
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
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The Green Flash by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
The Green Flash
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
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Sea Mist by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Sea Mist
Oil on canvas board, 50x50cm
£450Framed
Scotch Mist  by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Scotch Mist
Oil on canvas board , 30x30cm
£250Framed
The Wave by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
The Wave
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
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Illumination  by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Illumination
Oil on canvas board , 40x40cm
£425Framed
Turquoise Skies  by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Turquoise Skies
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
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Reflections by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Reflections
Oil on canvas board, 50x50cm
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The Welcome Sight of Home by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
The Welcome Sight of Home
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
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Amongst the Elements by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Amongst the Elements
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
£425Framed
Shimmering sea by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Shimmering sea
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
£425Framed
Mist closing in on the Moors by Helen Robinson, Oil on board
Mist closing in on the Moors
Oil on board, 40x40cm
£300Framed
Gold Lights by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Gold Lights
Oil on canvas board, 30x30cm
£200Framed
Into the rain by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Into the rain
Oil on canvas board, 30x30cm
£200Framed
Purple Haze by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Purple Haze
Oil on canvas board, 36x46cm
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Moody Blues by Helen Robinson, Oil on canvas board
Moody Blues
Oil on canvas board, 40x40cm
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