• Lift and Fall XIII

Lift and Fall XIII

Helen Carter

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Part of the Lift and Fall series

Each painting in the Lift and Fall series was completed in one day. Each one is a memento of a period of meditation; of mark marking, of rubbing out and starting again.

The rhythms of the sea matching the rhythms of the breath.

Oil on board

  • Dimension

    H 15 x W 10 cm artwork / H 27 x W 22 cm framed

  • Materials

    Oil on board

Helen Carter

Helen Carter is drawn to the vast range of scenery the word ‘landscape’ encompasses, finding it to be a continuing source of inspiration and intrigue.
Interested in finding something from nothing, Helen is concerned with gently teasing the painting out from the board, as an act of discovery rather than description. Experimentation with the relationship between turpentine and oil paint is therefore integral to her painting process. She is fascinated by the range of textures and effects that can be created by washing and dripping turpentine onto layers of paint, and by rubbing back into the paint. The unpredictable reactions between the turpentine and oil paint results in a lessening of control, allowing Helen to see visual possibilities that I had not previously considered. 

Through painting and print, Helen is developing a visual language to explore her own moments of escapism and self-reflection. Her paintings are not simply landscapes; they are meditations on what could be or what might be.