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Helena Tarn
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Captivating Spaces: How Abstract Art Transforms Your Home’s Aesthetics
Abstract art has the power to transform your home into a striking, stylish and contemporary living space, no matter what your home aesthetic. As a UK-based abstract artist, I’ve witnessed firsthand how abstract art can elevate the aesthetics of any living area. It can turn a bland, boring, ‘meh’ room, into a stunning, über cool…
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Wildflowers Gone Wild: An Abstract Artist’s Inspiration.
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” Frances Hodgson Burnett
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My Top 5 Tips For County Clare in Ireland
Have you ever been to County Clare on the west coast of Ireland? If not, what are you waiting for? Why go? The landscapes are spectacular and windswept, a magnet for surfers from around the globe, a real contrast to the magical lunar landscapes of the inlands. And with those iconic cliffs and a place…
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I’m In A Magazine!!
It was definitely a pinch me moment walking into my local Sainsbury’s to buy the July edition of Ireland’s Homes, Interiors and Living magazine! I was page 42! Never in a million years would I have thought I’d have a full page spread in a leading interiors magazine. But, I’ve worked so hard the past…
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Purple Fields and Pink Skies
As I’ve written previously, I wanted to write about some of the paintings and painters that inspire me. I am not an art historian, just an art lover. The views here are my own and I’m simply relating why I love a painting and how it relates to my own work and experiences. Hopefully it…
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My Interview With Womenfolk!
WOMENFOLK IS A CELEBRATION OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN DESIGN IN NORTHERN IRELAND. THEY SEEK TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXISTING DESIGN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING AND INSPIRING THOSE THINKING OF STARTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS IN DESIGN. So I was thrilled to feature in their profile section along with other talented female creative entrepreneurs. Read below…
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11 Things I Always Have In My Art Studio
Every artist is different when it comes to their studio essentials. Apart from the obvious painting supplies (which again varies drastically from painter to painter), there can be a wide difference in what we choose to surround ourselves within order to help our creative practice. For some, this includes some favourite tunes or podcasts to…
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Starting A New Painting: Planning and Process
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. Pablo Picasso I love starting a new painting. For me the process is part of the whole story of an artwork. It is just as important (if not more so) than the end result. I didn’t always plan my paintings. Especially when I started out, I…
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How Varnish Protects Your Artwork
From time to time, I get asked quite a few questions about my painting process. One of these questions is why I varnish my work. This is a personal preference and many artists don’t even choose to use varnish. But I do. There are a couple of reasons for this, namely aesthetic and for protection.…
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‘Untamed’ Series Update
I wanted to share an update on my latest series of paintings ‘Untamed’. So far the collection is proving to be full of bold textures and vibrant, striking colours. If you’ve been following along on my Instagram page you will have seen a few sneak peeks of some of the paintings I’m working on. All…