about the artist

For local Walthamstow artist Helen Chambers, each painting is a journey of discovery. As she layers paint upon the surface she is continually responding to the ever-changing palette, marks and textures before her. The natural world is her anchor and she employs an expressive, intuitive approach to mark making – taking the finished works outside the boundaries of realism. Her landscapes sit in that intriguing space between abstraction and representation – vibrant and immersive.

the story

‘Afterglow’ draws inspiration from Walthamstow’s industrial past – the copper and brick factories that once stood near the marshes. Helen imagines the glow of their kilns and the red dust that might have lingered in the air, settling over the landscape like memory. In her painting, those traces of heat and labour meet the quiet reflections of water across the marshlands. The horizon shimmers with both history and light – a reminder of how the past continues to colour the present.

the artwork

This is an original acrylic painting on canvas, framed in a black solid wood tray frame measuring 83 x 103 cm.

delivery

Due to this being a large framed artwork, please, contact elina@artsnug.com for a courier quote. The artwork is free to collect from our Walthamstow gallery.