"Rising Pillars of Aberdeen"
Commissioned by Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums'. The painting is not so much a literal portrayal of sea levels rising, as about the big issue of global warming looming over us.
The painting is now on display in Gallery 15, "View of Aberdeen" exhibition, at Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Evening Express article
Wednesday 8th January 2025
For more information and art work see below
Original art work
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
£300
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
55 cm x 66 cm
Prints available £45
Hidden Jewels
£200
Acrylic on canvas
26 cm x 30 cm
Prints available £45
Turning Point
SOLD £300
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
41 cm x 51 cm
Prints available £45
A world in our hands
£300
Watercolour on 400 gsm paper
Unframed
74 cm x 39 cm
Prints available £55
Stonehaven in the sun
£450
Acrylic on canvas
61cm x 51cm
Prints available £45
View of Dunnottar Castle
£218
Framed watercolour on paper
48cm x 40cm
Prints available £45
Strong
£400
Acrylic on canvas
92cm x 61cm
View from Nethergreen
SOLD commissions available on request
Oil paint
41 cm x 51 cm
SOLD
Vezere Valley, France
£350
Acrylic on canvas
SOLD
Leap of Faith
£175
Acrylic paint
38cm x 25cm
SOLD
Prints available £45
View to Stonehaven
£175
Acrylic on canvas
59.5 x 20cm
SOLD
Prints available £45
Rising Pillars of Aberdeen
£1000
Mixed media
100 x 50cm
SOLD
Prints available £55
Original art work
Barn owl over river
£300
Painting in acrylic
41 cm x 30 cm
SOLD
Prints available £45
Splash - Coming through the other side
£175
Acrylic paint
38cm x 25cm
SOLD
Prints available £45
Barn owl - close up
£300
Painting in acrylic
41 cm x 30 cm
SOLD
Prints available £45
Original art work
Tawny owl over river
£300
Painting in acrylic
41 cm x 30 cm
SOLD
Prints available £45
Stone Lane Silver Birch Triptych
£500
Acrylic triptych on canvas
SOLD
Medieval flying angel, Exeter Cathedral
£300
Painting in acrylic
About Me
Helen's Way
I am an art teacher and artist with a degree in Fine Art from Cardiff Art College.
COMMISSIONS:- Aberdeen Art Gallery, Micro-Commission 2023
“Art Deco Kitchen Design”, Katie Charles, Aberdeen 2021
“Southview”, Karen Ashley, Helmsley, Yorkshire 2020
“Splash - coming through the other side”, Stonehaven 2019
"Stonelane Birch Trees", Bourne End 2017
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:- Women’s Art Festival, Cardiff 1995
Manchester’s Women’s Electronic Village 1996
The Old Operating Theatre, London 1997
Pop Up shop , Alexanderplatz, Berlin 2001
Frames and Boxes, Newton Abbot 2006
The Ariel Centre, Totnes 2016
Bishopsteignton Community Centre 2017
Exeter Cathedral 2018
Buckfast Abbey, Torbay Guild of Artists 2018
Spanish Barn, Torquay 2018
Istana, Stonehaven 2021
Teacake, Chapelton, Aberdeenshire 2021 and 2022
NEOS 2023
Hyv Pop-Up Shop October 2024
Work at Aberdeen Art Gallery, "View of Aberdeen", Gallery 15 2025-ongoing
I am an experienced artist and art teacher based in Stonehaven. My specialisms are in watercolour, collage, acrylic and oil paint. I have a versatile approach to art and believe in the importance of sharing creative processes and that there is room for everyone to explore their creativity.
I greatly admire the Fauves and Colourists. I use colour as a form of expression and feeling.
My paintings have often focused on my fascination with mystery and nature. I find the unknown so exciting. I use acrylic, watercolour and collage in a variety of ways from mixing with gels and other media through scumbling, dry brush, splattering and layering. Over the years one of my obsessions has been with the movement of water. I am drawn to movement and the experience of capturing either a moving target or flickering light. I love to sea swim all year round, paddleboard, snorkel, surf and get as close to water as possible.
Contact: helen_scaife25@yahoo.co.uk