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Helen Wells Artist: Sketchbooks + Art Ideas

10 ай бұрын

In this video I share a process I use to help me find new ideas and compositions…
I make photocopies of things I’ve created, such as pages in my sketchbook, I collect together abandoned drawings, and offcuts and oddments from my art practice and I use all these pieces and fragments to create temporary collages which I photograph.
The photographs are then used to inspire drawings and paintings and then those drawings and paintings might be used to inspire something else…
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@alison64able 9 ай бұрын

I like that you always say what you like. The inclination is always to say what you DON'T like.

@LittleFrenchHen 10 ай бұрын

Gosh this is an ever expanding maze of ideas really isn't it?....you could evolve and change and rearrange forever, and always find something new and unique. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and processes :)

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh yes that’s so spot on… an ever expanding maze ❤️

@maribelbaltadano1537 10 ай бұрын

Missed you and your beautiful ideas Helen!

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh how lovely of you x

@mandybridger4630 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see you back Helen,love your work, and your KZfaq channel,your videos make me happy. Hope you enjoyed your break xx ❤

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh that’s great, thank you Mandy for your lovely enthusiastic comment! It’s good to be back x

@janetwhincup5784 10 ай бұрын

What a great idea for inspiration.

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! Thank you so much 😊

@SimoneWhippArtist 10 ай бұрын

Good to see you back on the tube again Helen! A temporary collage is such a good idea. The catalyst for your new artwork! I like the term 'your next set of fascinations.' 😄

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh that’s so great… a full set of fascinations is the aim xx

@angelinamichelle8474 9 ай бұрын

Welcome back from downunder! Your overall advice all along about following our breadcrumbs is so so very true. Make lotsa art, make more of what u like.... Thankyou so much Helen for sharing yourself with us.

@HelenWellsArtist 9 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness you’ve managed to summarise my art philosophy perfectly! Thank you. Love Helen x

@mariacheung647 10 ай бұрын

You are just awesome Helen ❤❤

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Well that’s super duper lovely x

@alison64able 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Helen, so practical. Cant wait to try

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh that’s great! Have fun!

@lorrainesaliba5469 10 ай бұрын

Hi dearest Helen ! How nice to see you again ! I love finding your mail and then I quickly find you on KZfaq to see what you have in store for us ! Always a joy to share your inspiration and then try to come up with ideas of my own ! I love collage and the way you cut up old paintings that did not work and use them as stepping stones for other works ! Thank you ever so much for always sowing little seeds in my head which always sprout up as some point in time !! Sending you a hug … love and blessings…Lorraine 🥰🎨💕

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh wow Lorraine. How fabulous you are. Thank you so much for your kindness x

@gailwhitter3293 10 ай бұрын

Welcome back my friend. Enjoyed the new video - always full of inspiration!

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh thank you Gail. It’s great to be back. Love Helen x

@ultraviolet734 9 ай бұрын

Hi Helen - these temporary collages are works of art in themselves in my opinion 🎨✨️ Your art is a big inspiration for me ! 🎉

@HelenWellsArtist 9 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! I really appreciate that. Love Helen x

@junemaguire5053 10 ай бұрын

I am so always in ore of your work, I have tried it but wasn’t hugely successful, you make it seem so easy, you sure have great talent. Thank you Helen.

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Well thank you, I do think that making art is not always easy at all…worthwhile, enriching and rewarding but not always easy. Perhaps I make it look easier than it is as I have the benefit of experience and years of practice behind me…xx

@dianamatthews824 10 ай бұрын

Welcome back, hope you had a good summer! Great idea to do the temporary collages. I'm interested to see your magazine collage. A few months back I came across Francis Davison and his torn paper collages. They really inspired me and I have been working on 8x8 pieces of (well known on line retailer) brown packing paper, using all sorts of plain and patterned images from the magazine of the weekend newspaper, usually in a limited range of about 3 colours. Mark making first or on top helps to create interesting pieces. I doubt I will paint from them, who knows, but I do enjoy the process!

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh that sounds just wonderful, thank you for sharing x

@PaulWalesArt 10 ай бұрын

Practice / my art practice - one of the things I most enjoy about your shares is the emphasis on art making as a "practice". While a finished piece may be exciting and beautiful it's much more so when it's the result of the investment in the practice of experimenting, trying, playing, knowing what one enjoys or not, what works or not, and bringing the best pieces together in a unified composition which powerfully unites the pieces of discovered joy. As a person who admittedly enjoys the journey more than the destination I so appreciate this in you. ♥

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh that’s so very kind and generous of you. Thank you. Here’s to enjoying the journey!

@sandrafisherhayes3219 8 ай бұрын

I agree with you wholeheartedly about the process Paul! I find the act of creating/art making therapeutic and soothing and care less about perfection. So yes, practice practice practice...exploring various media and tools (even unconventional tools! Kitchen utensils etc...) Art is fun, needs to be!

@russanncorby8523 8 ай бұрын

You’re an amazing teacher Helen ❤👌🏼😊👏🏼

@HelenWellsArtist 8 ай бұрын

Wow what a wonderful thing for you to say. Thank you so much for your kindness...

@goshart 10 ай бұрын

Great idea! Thanks for the inspiration ❤

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching

@AmandaInEly 10 ай бұрын

this might be one of my favourite of your videos.

@dolores2716 10 ай бұрын

Me too!

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks! That’s great to know x

@judyhammond3181 3 ай бұрын

Omgosh, you have got me so excited. I have doodles, etc of my own that I now want to revisit. Some I do love and now I will expand upon them. Thank you!

@HelenWellsArtist 3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! Have fun exploring x

@rachelleandrichard 10 ай бұрын

An artist friend suggested I photocopy my work in multiples and different scale/sizes. It has been so helpful. You've taught us to look and play, and keep experimenting. It helps when I don't have to keep reinventing the wheel. I do love seeing and hearing your process, doing your courses and also spending time growing my own practice and processes. Your channel is very encouraging and inspiring.

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Oh gosh what a lovely comment! Thank you so much for your wonderful encouragement. Helen x

@ligiar.6778 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this creative process. I find it inspirational to apply it in my own discipline, love how you refer it as stepping stones to further explore creative ideas from the painting journals or create a pattern collage and painted. Love your energy and artwork.

@HelenWellsArtist 2 ай бұрын

Oh that’s just so kind of you. Thank you 🤩

@BelleSouthUs 10 ай бұрын

I love, love, love this. I'm not the least bit artistic but I enjoy doodling & mark making. My OCD always has me filling the page so I'm constantly bound to finding a composition that I like to incorporate what I want to draw. I confess, I spend more time searching than arting. I consider that a hobby within itself, but you just gifted me a bit of inspiration for a different approach. Thanks so much!

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

I often think searching is the most important bit. Thank you for sharing your thoughts x

@BeanFairbanks 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful idea to get inspiration. I've been in a creative slump but now my brain is bubbling with ideas. Thank you so much!

@HelenWellsArtist 9 ай бұрын

Oh that’s so great to hear! Thank you so much for that and wishing you luck with all your creative endeavours x

@madelynsmith8281 4 ай бұрын

Those are great ideas Helen! 😊

@HelenWellsArtist 4 ай бұрын

Oh that’s great of you to say. Thank you Lyn x

@greggtransky9080 10 ай бұрын

I love your process, great ideas for all of us. You are always amazing. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! Sondra Borrie

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

Hey Sondra. Thank you so much, how lovely you are x

@orbs66 10 ай бұрын

I love your enthusiasm and positive energy, it oozes out of the screen. Keep up your shine beautiful one. Once again thank you for inspiring fellow artists also on there journey to nirvana x😂

@HelenWellsArtist 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome, thank you for your glorious encouragement x