ARTIST STATEMENT
"My art career started small. As a child growing up in the mountains of North Carolina I tried drawing and my family sent me to a woman, Mrs. Ledford, to take lessons. The lessons were oil painting and copying the work of others. After two years I stopped, deciding I could only copy and was, thus, no good. With the expectations from my family I pursued a career as a music teacher. In 1994 I unearthed my passion for oil painting and went for it.
My paintings respond to nature, my true teacher. I begin a landscape from reality. Within this reality of my paintings lies my emotional response to light and shadow as it plays in nature. When I'm convinced the drama of nature has been fully captured, I move to completion. Music also plays a key role in my emotions and compositions. I respond to the landscape, especially trees, which has caused other artists and gallery executives to name me "The Painter of Trees."
ART EDUCATION
- 1995 - present. I studied with Seattle artists Victor Sandbloom and Mary Tudor and have taken workshops from Jim Lamb and Jonathan Talbott. I read many books, study old masters, and constantly think about composition and color. Every year I have been involved in Plein Air Painting groups and have learned from others in the groups
- 1999 - 2006. I mounted four one woman shows of my work in multiple business, cafe, and private venues--a real learning experience
- Travel extensively. I visit Art Museums everywhere I go, including London, Paris, New York, Chicago, India and Australia
JURIED SHOWS
2009
- Edmonds Art Festival Juried Show, June
- Shoreline Arts Festival Jured Show
June 2000 - 2008
- Edmonds Arts Festival Jured Show
June 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Edmonds Arts Festival Miniature Show
September 2002
- Northwest Fine Arts Competition, Seattle, WA
GALLERIES/RELATED SHOWS
2010
- Gallery North, Edmonds (Miniature Show)
2009
- Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA - December
- Towne Center Gallery (formerly Shoreline Art Gallery) Nov
2008
- Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA - December
2007
- Caldwell Banker, Edmonds Art Walk, Summer
- Artist Connect Door Project, Fall
2006-2008
2004-2007
- Art Splash (Artist Connect) Edmonds, WA
2005
- Unique Art Framing Gallery, Seattle,WA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Women Painters of Washington
- Seattle Co-Arts, juried member, board member
- Artists Connect, Edmonds
AWARDS
- Best of Show, Shoreline Art Festival, 2008
- Honorable Mention, Edmonds Art Festival, Miniature, 2006
- First, Second, and Third Place ribbons from Magnolia Art Show and Shoreline Art Festival, 2000-2006
COMMISSIONS
- My webmaster, 2010
- Green Mountain Massage Office, Seattle, WA - 2005
- Claudia Callan Acupuncture, Seattle, WA - 2002
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Helen Drummond
Shoreline, WA
hdrumhead@comcast.net
After Harvest
Looking West
Fall in the Park
Queen Anne Lace
Solitude
Warm Day
Quiet Moment
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