Helen Tabor
 
Hillside, December
 
Oil on Board 
 
41 x 48cm
 
Helen has lived in the Scottish Borders since 1995 and her paintings are very much inspired by her surroundings, in particular the rural Borders countryside and the soft seascapes of south west Scotland. Her inspiration comes from many sources but particularly the great Scottish painters of the last century, William McTaggart, Joan Eardley, Anne Redpath, William Gillies and John Maxwell. A depth of colour, the effects of the movement of the paint and the mood created are all important to Helen, resulting in a feeling of calmness like the steady passing of the seasons or the ebb and flow of tides. 
 
As Helen explains, ‘All my work is in oil on canvas or board. I usually start with a background of collage which creates a textured, patterned effect on which I can build my painting. I often work with large brushes, applying the paint boldly initially and then refining the image as I develop the painting. Using a collage base gives depth and takes me in interesting directions so that the painting is to some extent led by the interaction between the paint and what is underneath’. 
 
Helen has exhibited widely throughout the UK and her work sits in many private and public collections.  
 
Solo Exhibitions
 
2023                            Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow
2022                            Thompson’s Gallery, Aldeburgh
2021                            The Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow.
2020                            The Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow. 
2019                            Thompsons gallery, Aldeburgh.
2017                            Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2016                            Thompsons Gallery, Aldburgh.
2015                            Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton.
2011                            Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth
2011                            Art Amatoria, Edinburgh.
2010                            Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2009                            Rowley Contemporary Art, Winchester.
2007                            Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2004                            Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
2003                            The Mainhill Gallery, Edinburgh Festival show.
2002                            Castlegatehouse Gallery, Cockermouth.
 
Selected group exhibitions
 
2023                            Limetree Gallery, Bristol, Summer exhibition.
2023                            Autumn Catalogue, Thompson’s Gallery, London.
2023                            Caledonian exhibition, Thompson’s Gallery , Harpenden.
2022                            Art London with Thompson’s gallery
2022                            Stafford Gallery Scottish show
2021                            Art London with Thompson’s Gallery
2021                            Red Rag Gallery, Bath.
2020                            Art London with Thompson’s Gallery           
2019                            Art London with Thompson’s Gallery