Self-taught in the use of oils, the paints found me when they fell out of a cupboard in 2006 and using them came naturally from the start. Within two years, I was invited into a prestigious Hampshire gallery and so began a full-time art career.
My paintings have been exhibited in galleries across several counties in the UK and at events such as The Affordable Art Fair, London and the Story of the Creative, New York. They are also held in private collections internationally. I take part in local art trails as well as charity exhibitions and auctions while occasional ‘studio’ viewings provide the interaction and feedback to my work that I relish.
It’s fair to say that art has transformed my life and, in 2013, I accepted an invitation to publish an account of my art-journey in a collection of autobiographical stories as part of a best-selling series of inspirational books. In 2014, I received an American Art Award in the category 'realism still life' for The Yellow Window. This award receives many hundred of entries from 51 countries and is juried by a panel comprised of 25 top US galleries.
My work is diverse but my core subject is 'light' or, more particularly, those moments of intense radiance that are as transformative as they are fleeting. Colours are vibrant and bold yet there is a subtle energetic quality (beyond the visual) that has been commented upon numerous times. People have typically described my work as 'healing', 'mesmerizing' and 'like a portal into another dimension'. Both my subject matter and my style are open to continuous evolution in a journey that feeds a passion for painting that never (ever) grows stale.
ACQ1144242: Golden hedgerow I, 2014, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1144247: The yellow window, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147589: Following, 2011, (coloured pencil on paper), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147596: Up into wisteria, 2011, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147597: Blue wisteria, 2011, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147598: Dalmatian on spotty cushion, 2011, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147599: Joyful hare, 2011, (coloured pencil on paper), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147600: Sheltering cows, 2011, (coloured pencil on paper), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147603: Sunset on snow, 2010, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147604: Relentless light, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147606: Farley sunset, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147607: Cloud burst, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147609: The orangery window, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147610: Menaggio lanterns, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147611: Towards Riseley, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1147613: Venetian backwater, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149291: Midsummer's eve, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149293: Light revealed, 2013, (oil on primed paper), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149294: Light grounding, 2013, (oil on primed paper), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149295: It's a lovely day..., 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149296: Incandescence, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149297: Path of light, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149298: Letting light in, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149299: Day's finale, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149300: Summer bees, 2014, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149301: Stillness in the midst, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149302: Light rolling in, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149303: Scattered light, 2013, (oil on primed paper), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149565: Flock, 2011, (coloured pencils on paper), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149567: First blooms, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149568: Charleston II, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1149570: Haybales on hillside, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1616732: Inflorescence, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1616733: Love swept lands, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1616925: Meadow glory, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1617185: Night garden I, 2014, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1617373: Provencal garden I, 2014, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1617519: Provencal garden II, 2014, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ1630126: Golden hedgerows II, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ2644852: Portrait of a girl blossoming, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ2644853: Shining start, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ2644854: Sudden Radiance, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ2644855: Summer days and lazy ways, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ2644856: Sun greets the earth, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ2644857: Uncommon blue, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ2644862: Field of Dreams, 2015, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3087806: New Light on Eden, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3087809: Shakti Dance, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3087810: Pure Potential, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126394: Curious Flock II, 2009, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126395: Last Glow on the Meadow, 2009, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126396: Winter's light, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126397: Bluebell Wood, 2009, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126398: Curious Flock I, 2009, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126399: White Wisteria, 2012, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126401: Waterfall II, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126402: Waterfall III, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126403: Waterfall I, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3126404: Fountain of Life, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273213: Between Trees, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273214: Light divided, 2013, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273217: Cloud Miniature I, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273220: Cloud Miniature IV, 2016, (oil on board), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273223: Cloud Miniature VII, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273224: Cloud Miniature III, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273225: Cloud Miniature IV, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273226: Waterfall IV, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273227: Where Grace Has Been, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273228: Heart-Centred, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3273257: Waterfall V, 2016, (oil on canvas), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3471394: Tree Palette, 2017, (manipulated photography), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3471396: Water Tapestry II, 2017, (manipulated photography), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3471397: Water Tapestry IV, 2017, (manipulated photography), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3471398: Water Tapestry I, 2017, (manipulated photography), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3471399: Water Tapestry III, 2017, (manipulated photography), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743116: Cat That Got The Cream, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743117: Spring Crocuses, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743121: Flower Border, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743122: Fruit of Life, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743123: Giverny in Bloom, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743125: Radiant Hedgerow, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743126: Into the Garden, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743130: Painterly Posy, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743131: Lavender Field, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743133: Pastel Hyrangeas, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743137: Proud Cockerel, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743141: Sleeping Cherub, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743146: Spring Blossom, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743151: Venetian Sunset, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743154: Flock Watching, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3743166: Summer Abundance, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745015: Bend in the River, 2018 (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745016: First Light of Spring, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745785: Big Blowsy Blooms, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745786: Bright Tulips, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745787: Cherry Blossom, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745788: Emergence III, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745790: Emergence III, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745791: Evening Blossom, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745792: Pure White Lilac, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745793: Spring Blossom Sky, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3745795: White Azhalias, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3833994: Under Wisteria, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949715: Autumn Forest, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949717: Golden Autumn, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949718: Last Golden Moment, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949720: Loop the Loop, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949726: Softly Blooming, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949730: Mature beauty, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949733: The White Garden, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949734: Wildly Colourful, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949735: White Peacock, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949736: Even in Dark Places, 2018,(mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ3949737: Three Poppies of Scarlet, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614678: Molten Moment, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614679: Pleasant Pheasant, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614685: Summer Peonies, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614686: Sunset Sailing, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614700: Unbreakbale Bond, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614702: Bee in Lavender, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614704: Blossom on Blue, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614705: Charleston III, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614739: Giverny Waterlilies, 2019, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5614787: Blooming Magnolia, 2018, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ACQ5615153: Rolling in nectar, 2017, (mixed media), White, Helen / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
