Resume: Shows, Awards & Accomplishments
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Represented By:
Helen's Studio
Come see what the artist has in the works!
Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii
Address and Hours
Martin and MacArthur
Grand Hyatt Kauai
1571 Poipu Road, Shop #12
Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii 96756
(808) 240-1237
www.martinandmacarthur.com
Martin and MacArthur
The Shops at Kukuiula
2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka Road, E127
Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii 96756
(808) 977-7754
www.martinandmacarthur.com
Halele'a Gallery at Black Pearl
Hanalei Dolphin Center
5-5016 Kuhio Hwy
Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii
(808) 826 0001
www.haleleagallery.com
Arts Organizations:
Kauai Society of Artists
Pastel Artists of Hawaii
Pastel-only society that represents the Hawaiian islands nationally and locally.
Pastel Society of the West Coast
Kauai Museum
Kauai's only historical and cultural center that supports island based artists.
About Helen Turner
I recently told my Mom, who is an oil painter back in New York, that I finally found what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to paint, and paint and paint some more! I can't deny it, I'm in love with the medium! All those colors just waiting to be picked up and applied and no solvents or brush clean up!
Growing up in East Hampton, New York, my original mediums were painting in oils, which my mother gave me to use, and photography. I loved mixing paint and worked on large canvases of seashell still-lifes and landscapes. I sold a few, but couldn't get into any venues other then guilds and member shows. This was, after all, the home of Pollock, Lichtenstein, and DeKooning, to mention a few, and I had no art training. After high school I attended Queens College in New York City and began traveling with the money I made playing music (another story altogether!). Kauai was a surfing vacation where I fell in love with the tropics and never went home.
My years here on Kauai have been crazy, with marriage and kids and making a living (still playing music), and hurricanes. In 2003, I discovered some NuPastels in an old box and started drawing again. It's been an amazing ride so far with Pastel Artists of Hawaii giving me the confidence to enter mainland competitions. My paintings are for sale in four galleries here on Kauai where my works are being collected by pastel lovers from the mainland. I also take every opportunity to show my work in other society shows and look for venues to exhibit.
I love to paint landscapes and seascapes! My first goal is to photograph a secluded spot and take it back to my studio to paint. Digital photography has been a blessing to me, since I can print my photo for reference right at home without waiting for developing time at a lab. I also like to do things that challenge me. It's a personal benchmark, to see if I can do a portrait or a still life in pastel. I'll try anything: a crowd scene, a see-through green wave, a pelican... the more you paint, the better you get!
Helen painting en plein air
Click to watch Documentary Video
Lately I've been obsessed with painting "en plein air" with a limited palette, limited time and light. That is really the way to tune up your way of "seeing" color. Contact me when you come to Kauai and we'll go paint together!
Ultimately it's not about getting awards or making sales that matters to me in art, it's the pure joy of painting! Art is a gift from God, a gift that keeps on giving.
Aloha,
Helen Turner
Kauai, Hawaii
I recently told my Mom, who is an oil painter back in New York, that I finally found what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to paint, and paint and paint some more! I can't deny it, I'm in love with the medium! All those colors just waiting to be picked up and applied and no solvents or brush clean up!
Growing up in East Hampton, New York, my original mediums were painting in oils, which my mother gave me to use, and photography. I loved mixing paint and worked on large canvases of seashell still-lifes and landscapes. I sold a few, but couldn't get into any venues other then guilds and member shows. This was, after all, the home of Pollock, Lichtenstein, and DeKooning, to mention a few, and I had no art training. After high school I attended Queens College in New York City and began traveling with the money I made playing music (another story altogether!). Kauai was a surfing vacation where I fell in love with the tropics and never went home.
My years here on Kauai have been crazy, with marriage and kids and making a living (still playing music), and hurricanes. In 2003, I discovered some NuPastels in an old box and started drawing again. It's been an amazing ride so far with Pastel Artists of Hawaii giving me the confidence to enter mainland competitions. My paintings are for sale in four galleries here on Kauai where my works are being collected by pastel lovers from the mainland. I also take every opportunity to show my work in other society shows and look for venues to exhibit.
I love to paint landscapes and seascapes! My first goal is to photograph a secluded spot and take it back to my studio to paint. Digital photography has been a blessing to me, since I can print my photo for reference right at home without waiting for developing time at a lab. I also like to do things that challenge me. It's a personal benchmark, to see if I can do a portrait or a still life in pastel. I'll try anything: a crowd scene, a see-through green wave, a pelican... the more you paint, the better you get!
Helen painting en plein air
Click to watch Documentary Video
Lately I've been obsessed with painting "en plein air" with a limited palette, limited time and light. That is really the way to tune up your way of "seeing" color. Contact me when you come to Kauai and we'll go paint together!
Ultimately it's not about getting awards or making sales that matters to me in art, it's the pure joy of painting! Art is a gift from God, a gift that keeps on giving.
Aloha,
Helen Turner
Kauai, Hawaii
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