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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 Victor by Helen Davison Bradley

Painting Victor

January 3, 2018 · by Helen · in Painting, Portraiture

This painting was the first of my more recent work, following what turned out to be a very long summer break. It was completed towards the end of October and features a delightful model by the name of Victor Caulfield…

Oil Sketch on Paper

Oil Sketch on Paper

September 5, 2017 · by Helen · in Life Studies, Painting, Portraiture

Very enjoyable little project. I’ve made her hand look massive though!

Oil painted portrait

Portrait and Figure

November 3, 2013 · by Helen · in Painting, Portraiture

First of all, I must take some better photos. I didn’t realise how fuzzy these were until I got them onto the computer. Anyway, the portrait of Andrew is the result of 10 sittings over two weeks at Sarum Studio….

Figure oil painting - Helen Davison

October Figure Painting

October 27, 2013 · by Helen · in Fine Art, Painting, Portraiture

I’m so pleased to be back at Sarum Studio for a couple of weeks. The structure and interaction with other artists on a daily basis really suits me. This is my figure painting from the first week. Knowing this was…

Oil painted portrait

Sarum Studio, final week

September 8, 2013 · by Helen · in Painting, Portraiture

Admittedly I’ve only been using the camera on my phone, but I have really struggled to get decent pictures of these two paintings from the final week at Sarum Studio. These are the best photos I got, but they’re not…

Charcoal figure drawing

Sarum Studio, week 6

September 2, 2013 · by Helen · in Fine Art, Painting, Portraiture

I started writing this post over a week ago, but time has been against me in the final days of summer school and I didn’t get around to publishing it. So, a little delayed, here is some work from weeks…

Oil painted portrait detail

Sarum Studio Painting. Weeks 3 & 4

August 11, 2013 · by Helen · in Fine Art, Painting, Portraiture

Time is racing by at Sarum Summer School, which is tiring and enjoyable in equal measure. I haven’t posted anything here for a couple of weeks, because I wanted to finish both of the latest figure and portrait projects first……

'Callum'. Charcoal on paper, life size.

Charcoal Portrait – Sarum Studio

July 23, 2013 · by Helen · in Fine Art, Portraiture

For the third year running, I’m back at Sarum Studio summer school. Friends have questioned why I keep returning… well, firstly because an artist never stops learning. Secondly though, it does me a lot of good being around other people…

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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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