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June 21, 2020 · by Helen · in Exhibitions, Fine Art, Inspiration, Life Studies, Painting, Portraiture, Rambles, Still Life

I have been neglecting my website terribly this year. I have no excuses for this other than being busy and focussed on making new work. Although things have been very far from normal across the globe for the last few…

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 white lilac by Helen Davison

White Lilac

October 31, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Fine Art, Painting, Still Life

Another painting from a few months ago, this one of white lilac. Thinking that the delicate blossom wouldn’t last very long, I worked quickly and looked for big structural shapes within the larger heads, before picking out a few details…

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 Delphiniums by Helen Davison

Delphiniums in Cobalt Blue and Violet

July 19, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

A little study of Delphiniums. Their colouring was irresistible.

Still life oil painting of duck eggs in a ceramic holder by Helen Davison

Duck Eggs

June 21, 2018 · by Helen · in Painting, Still Life

I painted these duck eggs (in a white ceramic egg holder) over an old figure study that wasn’t worth keeping hold of. I intended this to be a high-key painting, with subtle, pale hues conveying a sense of calm. Instead,…

Still life oil painting of a foil wrapped Lindt Bunny by Helen Davison

60 Percent

June 8, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

This is another painting that was completed a few weeks ago – although quite a while after Easter, which was when this Lindt chocolate bunny was bought. It took some willpower to resist eating him until he’d been immortalised in…

Still life oil painting of wilted daffodils by Helen Davison

Wilted Daffodils

June 1, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

I painted this a few weeks ago as we moved towards the end of Spring. I spent several days trying to capture these same flowers when they were freshly opened, but couldn’t resolve the composition, and regardless of paint passages…

Still life oil painting of roses by Helen Davison

Floral Painting

May 24, 2018 · by Helen · in Daily Painting, Painting, Still Life

I find flowers so difficult to paint. They can be structural, but delicate; with light both reflected by, but also travelling through, petals and leaves. To achieve true softness and believability is such a challenge. In many ways, I don’t…

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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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