Your parents had wonderful taste Helen! How lovely to be surrounded with the things your parents (and now you) love! I like the idea of taking objects from your house as a starting point for drawing, and adding to the design - so unique! In one of your painted sketchbooks I love a particular colour combination you have used. Can't wait for your next video Helen. 😊
Time and time again I dip into your UA-cam videos. I like your ethos. I think it is healthy to reflect on work and continually build on what is already there. I compare myself far too much to others and need to follow my own path and investigations. Thanks for the insight. 👍☺️
I adore your wonkiness Helen ❤ I am quite taken by wonky houses, wonky furniture and well, wonky everything really lol 😄 it oozes character and freedom! So now I am going all out to different mediums and colours I'm not overly keen on...
It's so precious, I was asking my muse (invisible cat named blueberry) what she likes. Home is her favorite and since she is like another me I've been noticing all the many things that represent home to me. Balls of yarn, laundry hanging in the sun, plants, ceiling fans, candles, pottery, furniture, animals, textiles and of course, art. I really appreciate your videos and your unique sparkle ✨ Thank you!
Oh that's so funny... thank you so much for your enthusiasm and kind words... the great thing about drawing is that I make the house look any way I want without having to actually do it! x
Thank you a multitude of times. This is a fine example of why we all love your channel so much…you are so generous in imparting your thoughts and for me it is an insight into how an artist thinks. What an exciting head to see inside! I love all your work and look forward to another year of joy from you xxx
WoW Thanks Helen. Lots of fantastic ideas and boldness in colour and shapes. ⭐️💥⭐️I love love love that in your art. It’s such a pleasure to see a new video when it pops up. So thank you. I know how long they must take. 🙏🏾♥️⭐️
So beautiful and inspiring. In particular, I enjoyed your sketches of your home, they are fantastic. I also have in inherited various pieces from family ancestors and thought of starting to draw them, you reminded me of that!
Helen, you are such a treasure for me! I am bingewatching your videos , because seeing your work and listening to your thoughts is so freeing and supportive. It really encourages me to play no matter what outcome. And this is probably one of the best ways to discover ones true potential in creating. Thank you so much! I already work , or better play, in the first the little artbook I started in your class. Great fun!
Lovely, I really understand this. We were out of our home as it needed to be rebuilt, and then my Mum became ill and moved in before us - with carers - we had 4 years of not 'belonging' in our home of 30 years. Mum is now in residential care and well looked after there, but OH and I have had the weird experience of now moving back into a home after a massive gap of living in a mobile home in the garden and that - due to the rebuild - doesn't look the same at all. Like you, we have inherited all this stuff from both the Mums! I used to draw bits of rooms while I was looking after Mum and print them off so she could 'colour them in' I am so glad I did.
So enjoyed this video, real inspiration. I have always loved Pots .. some are Ladypots others Menpots. Were your parents artists? Such a feast of colour and shapes. Thank you will be looking out for such an uplift again.
Oh thank you. No my parents weren't artists, they were very interested in art though and my Mum took a modern embroidery course when I was little so the house was filled with creative vibes..xx
Fabulous Helen. I really enjoyed your art journal course. It’s reassuring to hear that you have a number of art pieces on the go . I seem to work that way too. Happy New Year.
Thank you for sharing! I am inspired. Sitting down at the end of a day my mind is ready to get into my sketchbook, but my body is tired. After watching this, I have placed my sketchbook, watercolor pencils and water brushes next to my tv chair. I'm all set to create this evening. I'm a dabbler and try different mediums. Peace.
Happy New Year, Helen. And to reiterate the comments here, yes, me too - I'm always inspired by your videos.What a fab idea - to look around at the objects in your home and gather up the shapes and use that as a jumping off point. I'm off to an art jam session this afternoon and will be taking my new little concertina sketchbook with me, along with some gathered shapes from my home and see where the process takes me. Thank you again for all your amazing videos.
Hi Helen I just found your channel and wow love your work and energy and enthusiasm. But I have a question. What make are your sketch books as all mine never seem to hold water and the paper ripples. P. S just binged watch your videos love love love them 😊😊😊
Welcome! Thank you so much for your kind comments. Here is a link to some of the sketchbooks I like… helenwellsartist.com/blog/2022/9/3/sketch-books-filling-them-up-and-my-favourites
Love, love, love! Thanks Helen for sharing your beautiful gift. You fill me with excitement of what's possible. Could you please share what brand of metallic paint you use in your sketchbooks. The ones I've tried are so transparent. Keep the inspiration coming!
So glad you are back! I always find your videos interesting! I have been trying so many different mediums. I definitely see how one informs the other! I hope you will share the big project you are working on when it is complete!
Amazing work. I can see any of the pieces in your sketchbook framed and hung on my wall. Do you ever finish a sketchbook page and say to yourself Wow, that is amazing I wish I had done that as a separate piece of art and it wasn't stuck in my sketchbook?
Well that is very generous of you, thank you. Good question too Ronna, but I never ever think that, if I love something I'm just happy that I love it and will take note of what i like so I can do that again...
Happy New Year Helen from me in Australia. You always bring fresh ideas. Your journals are treasures. Love the chats and visual feast. Looking forward to another year and more art adventures. Rachelle XO 💖
I love your videos! They are so inspiring to me! I love your different styles and i think they are so aesthetic. I quite tend to copy your work, but it never looks just a little bit like yours so i‘m doing well? Hahaha I hope you will make many more videos in the future. You are one of the few artists, that really touches something in me.
Thanks Helen for sharing your process. It's encouraging to know it's OK to have lots of Irons in the fire. So inspiring! I am curious to know what sketchbook you used? The one with the mottled cover? I am looking for one without a spiral so I can have a go at throwing a few shapes on a double page. Many thanks 😊
Fabulous Helen. I really enjoyed your art journal course. It’s reassuring to hear that you have a number of art pieces on the go . I seem to work that way too. Happy New Year.
Your parents had wonderful taste Helen! How lovely to be surrounded with the things your parents (and now you) love! I like the idea of taking objects from your house as a starting point for drawing, and adding to the design - so unique! In one of your painted sketchbooks I love a particular colour combination you have used. Can't wait for your next video Helen. 😊
Wow you are so encouraging. Thank you so much! Love Helen x
So nice to see you come back with the next load of wonderful setchbooks. We never tire to get lost in your work.
Oh thank you so very much Brigette, how lovely of you. Thank you so much! Helen xx
Time and time again I dip into your UA-cam videos. I like your ethos. I think it is healthy to reflect on work and continually build on what is already there. I compare myself far too much to others and need to follow my own path and investigations. Thanks for the insight. 👍☺️
Oh that's so lovely to know, thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement xx
I adore your wonkiness Helen ❤ I am quite taken by wonky houses, wonky furniture and well, wonky everything really lol 😄 it oozes character and freedom! So now I am going all out to different mediums and colours I'm not overly keen on...
It's so precious, I was asking my muse (invisible cat named blueberry) what she likes. Home is her favorite and since she is like another me I've been noticing all the many things that represent home to me. Balls of yarn, laundry hanging in the sun, plants, ceiling fans, candles, pottery, furniture, animals, textiles and of course, art. I really appreciate your videos and your unique sparkle ✨ Thank you!
Oh how wonderful! I love this. Thank you for sharing. Helen x
This is really gorgeous. It makes me want to re-decorate my house !!! The colors are gorgeous... and also it makes me want to draw !!!
Oh that's so funny... thank you so much for your enthusiasm and kind words... the great thing about drawing is that I make the house look any way I want without having to actually do it! x
Love the blue and white in the self made sketchbook. Your colours are amazing. Very inspiring.
Oh that’s so nice of you Rowena. Thank you so much for taking the time to write lovely things! Helen x
Thank you a multitude of times. This is a fine example of why we all love your channel so much…you are so generous in imparting your thoughts and for me it is an insight into how an artist thinks. What an exciting head to see inside! I love all your work and look forward to another year of joy from you xxx
Oh wow Bonnie, you are a treasure, I just love your wonderful positivity and ehthusiam! wishing you a wonderfully creative 2023 x
I love your art, and your sketchbooks. But I adore how you come across as an artist and as a person! ☘️
Oh thank you! What a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much. You're ace. x
@@HelenWellsArtist 😊
Love love love these sketchbooks. I was actually searching for your vids today and this one popped up this evening. Yay!!! Perfect!!!
Oh that’s so lovely of you! Thank you 🙏🏼
WoW Thanks Helen. Lots of fantastic ideas and boldness in colour and shapes. ⭐️💥⭐️I love love love that in your art. It’s such a pleasure to see a new video when it pops up. So thank you. I know how long they must take. 🙏🏾♥️⭐️
Thanks so much 😊 Kim, how lovely and thoughtful of you. Thank you so very much xx
So beautiful and inspiring. In particular, I enjoyed your sketches of your home, they are fantastic. I also have in inherited various pieces from family ancestors and thought of starting to draw them, you reminded me of that!
Wonderful of you to say, thank you so much. Wishing you every success with your own explorations and creative activities.. xx
I luv being here. U inspire me everyday. Your work exudes a modern happy frequency that makes my sketchbook a magical place.
Wow what a lovely comment. Thank you so much. I really appreciate that x
Helen, you are such a treasure for me! I am bingewatching your videos , because seeing your work and listening to your thoughts is so freeing and supportive. It really encourages me to play no matter what outcome. And this is probably one of the best ways to discover ones true potential in creating. Thank you so much! I already work , or better play, in the first the little artbook I started in your class. Great fun!
Wow, thank you! Irene that is just such a lovely thing to hear and for you to say. I appreciate it very much. Thank you Helen x
Lovely, I really understand this. We were out of our home as it needed to be rebuilt, and then my Mum became ill and moved in before us - with carers - we had 4 years of not 'belonging' in our home of 30 years. Mum is now in residential care and well looked after there, but OH and I have had the weird experience of now moving back into a home after a massive gap of living in a mobile home in the garden and that - due to the rebuild - doesn't look the same at all. Like you, we have inherited all this stuff from both the Mums! I used to draw bits of rooms while I was looking after Mum and print them off so she could 'colour them in' I am so glad I did.
Oh Marie-Claire it's a weird old thing to go through isn't it, I'm sorry you've had a tough time. sending love xx
I like the collages from the magazines. Might try this.
You should! Have fun. Thank you so much Annie xx
Wow, such variety ! You have been busy exploring. Always enjoy seeing what you are up to.
So nice of you thank you so much Sue. Helen x
Happy New Year Helen! Thank you so much for sharing with us, its so inspirational 🥰xxx
You are so welcome, thank you and wishing you a wonderful new year too...
So enjoyed this video, real inspiration. I have always loved Pots .. some are Ladypots others Menpots. Were your parents artists? Such a feast of colour and shapes. Thank you will be looking out for such an uplift again.
Oh thank you. No my parents weren't artists, they were very interested in art though and my Mum took a modern embroidery course when I was little so the house was filled with creative vibes..xx
Fabulous Helen. I really enjoyed your art journal course. It’s reassuring to hear that you have a number of art pieces on the go . I seem to work that way too. Happy New Year.
That is so lovely of you. Thank you, thank you xx
Hello Helen, you´re so kind and your sense for color is beautiful and brings me joy, cheers from Berlin
Thank you so very much xx
Thank you for sharing! I am inspired. Sitting down at the end of a day my mind is ready to get into my sketchbook, but my body is tired. After watching this, I have placed my sketchbook, watercolor pencils and water brushes next to my tv chair. I'm all set to create this evening. I'm a dabbler and try different mediums. Peace.
Oh good on you! Hope it works for you.. thank you Helen. X
Lovely, you have so much enthusiasm, very inspirational ❤thank you Helen ❤
You are so welcome, Thank you Mandy for your lovely enthusiasm! xx
I love your sketchbooks! And while I do think they are all amazing I like the third one with the bright colours the best. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! How lovely of you. Love Helen x
Hello beautiful! It’s so nice to see your sketchbooks and new work, they are lovely.
Thank you so much! Arlene what a lovely human you are xx
Wonderful deep dive ❤️, thank you Helen!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much Jillian. Love Helen x
I absolutely love your art very inspiring. I need to rush to my sketchbooks now ❤
Go for it! I love your enthusiasm. So good! love Helen x
Happy New Year, Helen. And to reiterate the comments here, yes, me too - I'm always inspired by your videos.What a fab idea - to look around at the objects in your home and gather up the shapes and use that as a jumping off point. I'm off to an art jam session this afternoon and will be taking my new little concertina sketchbook with me, along with some gathered shapes from my home and see where the process takes me. Thank you again for all your amazing videos.
Wonderful! Thank you so much for your lovely enthusiasm and hope you had a blast at your art jam. Love Helen x
Hi Helen I just found your channel and wow love your work and energy and enthusiasm. But I have a question. What make are your sketch books as all mine never seem to hold water and the paper ripples.
P. S just binged watch your videos love love love them 😊😊😊
Welcome! Thank you so much for your kind comments. Here is a link to some of the sketchbooks I like… helenwellsartist.com/blog/2022/9/3/sketch-books-filling-them-up-and-my-favourites
@@HelenWellsArtist thanks I will take a look ☺️☺️👍👍
I love your thoughts, it has made me look at my space with new eyes
Oh that’s great! Thank you 🙏🏼
Beautiful! I love seeing your work! So inspiring!😍😍
Thank you so much Beth. That’s a lovely thing to say I appreciate it so much. Thank you 🙏🏼
Siempre tan inspirador tus videos y esos cuadernos hermosos. Gracias por compartirlo !!! PAULA desde Argentina !
Wow thank you so much Paula. You are lovely x
Love, love, love! Thanks Helen for sharing your beautiful gift. You fill me with excitement of what's possible. Could you please share what brand of metallic paint you use in your sketchbooks. The ones I've tried are so transparent. Keep the inspiration coming!
I use all sorts.. of different gold paints…but the gold in this one is probably an acrylic paint from the brand Golden. Thank you so much xx
Fabulous as usual
Oh that's so super kind of you Susan. Thank you so very much. Love Helen xx
So neat to see what inspires you! We'd love to hear more about the project your are working on for the hospital. Could you give us a peak at it?
Oh thank you. I'm not allowed to share that project on social media, otherwise I would but thank you for your enthusiasm xx
Happy New Year Helen! So glad to see you back! Love the new sketchbooks - fillled with great ideas you so generously share with us xx
You are so kind Gail, wishing you just the best most creative of years. Love Helen x
@@HelenWellsArtist ❤❤❤ thank you my friend. so glad you are back.
Just beautiful!, thank you for sharing
Thank you so much. Very kind of you to leave such a lovely comment . love Helen x
So glad you are back! I always find your videos interesting! I have been trying so many different mediums. I definitely see how one informs the other! I hope you will share the big project you are working on when it is complete!
oh that's so very kind of you... I'm not allowed to share my project at the moment, perhaps when its all done. Thank you though.. xx
I just discovered your channel. Love your style! So vibrant and fun. :)
Oh thank you! That's kind of you Jacqui and a warm welcome... xx
Thanks for sharing your videos are always inspirational to me!
That is very kind of you to say, thank you so much. Helen xx
Amazing work. I can see any of the pieces in your sketchbook framed and hung on my wall. Do you ever finish a sketchbook page and say to yourself Wow, that is amazing I wish I had done that as a separate piece of art and it wasn't stuck in my sketchbook?
Well that is very generous of you, thank you. Good question too Ronna, but I never ever think that, if I love something I'm just happy that I love it and will take note of what i like so I can do that again...
Happy New Year Helen from me in Australia. You always bring fresh ideas. Your journals are treasures. Love the chats and visual feast. Looking forward to another year and more art adventures. Rachelle XO 💖
Happy new year to you too! Oh that's all super lovely of you. Thank you so much for your cheerleading and kindness. Helen xx
Great to see you back, Happy New Year!
Oh thank you so much Mary, that is super lovely of you. Happy New year to you too, hope its a good one xx
love your video so inspiring thank you for sharing💐 happy new year to you and all here watching
oh wow thank you that is super lovely to know. Thank you for watching and encouraging! x
That was fun! Happy New Year, Helen!
Oh thank you so much for that and for watching. Happy new year! Helen x
I love your videos! They are so inspiring to me! I love your different styles and i think they are so aesthetic. I quite tend to copy your work, but it never looks just a little bit like yours so i‘m doing well? Hahaha
I hope you will make many more videos in the future. You are one of the few artists, that really touches something in me.
Yay! Thank you!x
Happy New Year and welcome back!
Happy new year to you Christal xx
Really nice work...❤
Thanks a lot 😊 that's kind of you. Love Helen x
Thanks Helen for sharing your process. It's encouraging to know it's OK to have lots of Irons in the fire. So inspiring!
I am curious to know what sketchbook you used? The one with the mottled cover? I am looking for one without a spiral so I can have a go at throwing a few shapes on a double page. Many thanks 😊
Oh thank you so much Wendy. That’s kind of you. That sketchbook is a Venezia Book from Fabriano… the largest one in this range.. love Helen x
@@HelenWellsArtist thank you so much!!! Very kind of you. Wendy x😊
Beautiful ❤ can I ask what sketch book you used. It looks really large?
This large one is a Daler Rowney A2 sketchbook x
@@HelenWellsArtist thank you 🙏🏻
Fabulous Helen. I really enjoyed your art journal course. It’s reassuring to hear that you have a number of art pieces on the go . I seem to work that way too. Happy New Year.
Oh wow thank you so so much Christine! That is just lovely of you...wishing you a great, creative new year too...