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Still life oil painting of cosmos by Helen Davison

Cosmos

March 13, 2019 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

I have finally organised my photos and put them onto my computer, so I can hopefully catch up with uploading the bits and pieces that I’ve been experimenting with over the last few months. To get started, here’s a little…

Still life oil painting of garlic with a blue and white jug by Helen Davison

Garlic with the blue and white jug

October 12, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

Well, it’s been quite a while since my last post. Many other things got in the way over the summer months, not least some ill health, and art has been the area to suffer. I’ve got a few new pieces…

Still life oil painting of tomatoes on the vine by Helen Davison

Tomatoes on the Vine

July 29, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

A fairly rapid oil sketch of some vine tomatoes and the paper bag they arrived home in. I tried to not to fuss each brush mark, and to put down thicker paint and little medium to see how things fused…

Still life oil painting of Sharpies in a mug by Helen Davison

Something for Fun

July 5, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

In due course I’ll probably paint over these, but in the meantime, they are a bit of fun. I enjoyed not really thinking too much about composition, and in the case of the Sharpies, cracking open some of my lesser…

Still life oil painting of a lemon by Helen Davison

Beacon

May 8, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Fine Art, Painting, Still Life

I used a more subdued palette for this painting of a lemon, where nonetheless, the subject seemed to shine out of the darkness. I made a conscious effort to use little medium, put down thicker paint and not fuss the…

Male figure painting by Helen Davison Bradley

Figure Painting

March 5, 2018 · by Helen · in Life Studies, Painting

A couple of little figure studies from before Christmas. Fairly pedestrian in nature, but I quite like them.

Oil portrait by Helen Davison Bradley

Close-up Portrait II

February 22, 2018 · by Helen · in Life Studies, Painting, Portraiture

Another close-cropped portrait. This time of the lovely, glamorous Jo; such an engaging and interesting lady. This was painted very broadly, and my panel was in shadow for most of the sittings. It was a bit of a shock when…

Oil portrait by Helen Davison Bradley

Close-up Portrait

January 26, 2018 · by Helen · in Painting, Portraiture

Here’s another small portrait that I completed before Christmas. I’ve had quite limited studio time lately and this scale isn’t too big a commitment – usually meaning that each project will (for good or bad) reach a conclusion. I didn’t…

Oil portrait of a girl by Helen Davison

Midsummer Portrait

December 4, 2017 · by Helen · in Painting, Portraiture

I’m very nearly up to date with posting work now. I’ve had an incredibly unproductive few months, so unless I really pull my socks up, the sparsity of my blogging will only get worse. Partly I have just been lazy,…

'Virtutis Amore'. Oil portrait on linen, life size. 2015 by Helen Davison

Year end.

December 31, 2015 · by Helen · in Painting, Portraiture, Rambles

Well, here we are at the end of another year. In many ways this has been my most successful in terms of exhibiting my work and making sales, and I’ve been lucky enough to see my work alongside that of…

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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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