HELEN TABOR - WALK WITH ME

8 August - 30 August 2021

'Many artists work in isolation and an exhibition is a moment in time when their private world is revealed. The title of this exhibition is partly an invitation to share in that world but also an acknowledgement of aspects of our lives which we have come to value so much over the past year – the simple pleasure of walking in nature and the importance of empathy and human contact.

This collection is a broad mixture of subject matter, from expressive seascapes and landscapes to contemplative domestic portraits . All have a similar attention to texture and use of paint with many starting from a collage base on which the image is developed with areas of gold underpainting left exposed to create depth. Rollers, palette knives and large or fine brushes are used to apply fluid layers of oil paint which are sometimes washed over when dry to create more vibrancy.

A group of paintings in the exhibition have been inspired by images of people living near the Arctic circle, a theme I have developed over the past few years. I was drawn to the idea of a culture living so much on the edge of existence and the potential this subject matter offered in terms of tone, texture and atmosphere with white as the dominant colour. The feel of these paintings has also influenced the mood of larger figure paintings such as ‘Walk with me’ and ‘Beneath the trees’ which use a limited palette of titanium white, raw sienna and pale burnt umber to create the quiet stillness of recent snowfall.

The collection of landscapes and seascapes are an emotive response to the countryside around me and include themes I love to paint – trees, fields, waves, all of which have become even more special in times of global turmoil. Similarly the paintings of west coast shorelines and figures close to the sea reflect a longing in all of us for wide open beaches and the thrill or comfort of being beside the water.'

Helen Tabor
July 2021

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Girl With a Dog Oil on board 33 x 28 cms £700 Lovers with Flowers Oil on board 28 x 31 cms £650 SOLD Walk With Me Oil on board 86 x 90 cms £4200 Bathers Oil on board 69 x 51 cms £2700 SOLD Winter's Day Oil on board 69 x 69 cms £3300 June Day, Ardnamurchan Oil on board 29 x 34 cms £750 SOLD Wild Flowers Oil on board 56 x 58 cms £2400 SOLD Rocks and Waves Oil on board 50 x 56 cms £1900 SOLD Walking on the Shore Oil on board 38 x 56 cms £1800 SOLD Country Dance Oil on board 33 x 29 cms £800 Take Me to the Sea Oil on board 48 x 53 cms £1900 SOLD Mother and Children Oil on board 31 x 28 cms £650 SOLD Midsummer Night Oil on board 37 x 38 cms £950 SOLD Boy, Girl and Sleeping Dog Oil on board 46 x 46 cms £1600 SOLD In The Afternoon Oil on board 30 x 28 cms £650 SOLD Beneath the Trees Oil on board 50 x 50 cms £1900 SOLD Father and Son Oil on board 48 x 24 cms £950 Spring Bride Oil on board 48 x 24 cms £950 Spring Bride 2 Oil on board 48 x 24 cms £950 Snow Girl 1 Oil on board 48 x 24 cms £950 SOLD Snow Girl 2 Oil on board 48 x 24 cms £950 Early Evening Oil on board 33 x 59 cms £1500 Farmhouse and Fields, Winter Oil on board 65 x 74 cms £3100 SOLD On the Shore Oil on board 23 x 33 cms £550 SOLD Listen to the Waves Oil on board 26 x 36 cms £700 SOLD Siesta Oil on board 34 x 56 cms £1400 Trees by the Burn Oil on board 76 x 81 cms £3300 Thinking Oil on board 34 x 29 cms £750 SOLD Cows Amongst the Thistles Oil on board 62 x 81 cms £3100 SOLD Evening Tide Oil on board 22 x 38 cms £650 Kitchen Window, December Oil on canvas 87 x 102 cms £5000 White Sands, North Uist Oil on board 22 x 38 cms £650 SOLD Valentina Oil on board 29 x 24 cms £550 SOLD Late Summer Trees Oil on board 38 x 45 cms £950 SOLD Spring Trees at a Bend in the Road Oil on board 46 x 48 cms £1650 Palazzo Santa Sofia Oil on canvas 89 x 120 cms £5000 Summer Mixed media 63 x 93 cms £2500 Cherry Oil on board 50 x 50 cms £1800 Incoming Tide Oil on board 48 x 67 cms £2400 Breaking Wave Oil on board 71 x 89 cms £3500 Field Edge Oil on board 43 x 36 cms £950 Grasses and Thistles Near the Sea Oil on board 29 x 34 cms £750 SOLD In the Wild Garden Oil on board 39 x 32 cms £850 Spring Flowers Oil on board 28 x 33cms £650 SOLD

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