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Oil painting of standing nude figure by Helen Davison

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2016 (updated)

September 16, 2016 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Life Studies, Painting, Still Life

I am absolutely delighted to have had three of my works selected for this year’s ING Discerning Eye exhibition – two of my small scale figure paintings and my still life painting of sprats (a painting which has consistently, and…

Oil painting colour chart

Know yourself, know your colours

August 15, 2016 · by Helen · in Inspiration, Landscape, Painting, Rambles

Since finishing the school year at Sarum Studio at the end of June, things have been very quiet for me over the summer. Unfortunately there has been no getaway on the cards for us as we sadly have another sick…

RP & BSA Exhibition News and, Sadly, More...

RP & BSA Exhibition News and, Sadly, More…

May 1, 2016 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Life Studies, Portraiture, Rambles

The last few weeks have been very difficult and sad for me. Over Easter my beloved Sophie deteriorated more rapidly and she died at home last week, on 22nd April. She was 16 years old, which I know is a…

Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition

October 17, 2015 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Still Life

I’m very pleased to announce that two of my still life paintings have been selected for this year’s Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition. To quote the press release… The Royal Institute of Oil Painters is the only national…

Dismaland Bemusement Park

Dismaland Bemusement Park

September 9, 2015 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Inspiration

Here’s a very short post to rave about Dismaland, which I managed to get tickets for last week. If you haven’t heard anything about it, a brief outline would be to describe it as Banksy’s brainchild for a dystopian theme…

'Enlightenment', light installation by Squidsoup. Salisbury Cathedral.

Let There Be Light

July 22, 2015 · by Helen · in Inspiration

A short post to share a couple of photos I took of the beautiful light installation currently to be seen at Salisbury Cathedral as part of the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Celebrations. During the day you can wander through the…

Painting by William Nicholson

News, Gallery Visits, Exhibitions and more…

July 8, 2015 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Fine Art, Inspiration, Painting

Well, it feels like a really long time since I posted very much at all. I have several new little nude studies and a couple of larger portraits to photograph and put online over the next few days, as well…

Cotswold Open Studios 2015

Cotswold Open Studios

June 7, 2015 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Painting

This year I’m taking part in Cotswold Open Studios, which runs 10am – 4pm on the weekends of 13/14, 20/21 and 27/28 June. Please visit cotswoldopenstudios.com for full details of the artists taking part and their locations. We are holding…

Exhibition News

March 7, 2015 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Fine Art

I’m absolutely thrilled to have had some work accepted for exhibition with two prestigious art societies this spring. The first is The Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, 11th March to 21st March 2015. The second is the Royal…

Egon Schiele at The Courtauld Gallery

Egon Schiele at The Courtauld Gallery

November 10, 2014 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Fine Art, Inspiration

A few days ago I made it to The Courtauld Gallery in London to see their Egon Schiele exhibition of figure drawings (exhibition ends 18th January 2015). First of all, I know Schiele is not to everyone’s taste, and indeed…

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About Helen Davison Bradley


Based near Cirencester in the Cotswolds, I mainly work in oils and charcoal using time honoured techniques.
A keen advocate of the practise of drawing from life (believing it to be crucial in developing the observational skills of the artist), I feel that the interaction between artist and subject is the defining essence in the creation of a piece of art.

Brownhound? Huh?

Brownhound is the name of my web/graphic design business, which I have now stepped away from in order to concentrate on pursuing a career as a practising fine artist.
Having used the URL and email address for so long (and in honour of Sophie, the studio dog who inspired the name), I decided to stick with it as my point of contact. I'm glad you found me.

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