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Colleen Helmore
Artist Statement
Water, colour and light define my art both in medium and subject. Depicting the effects of light on a subject, and creating an atmosphere is the challenge when I approach an artwork. I mostly work with a limited palette of various primary colours and develop my paintings with various wet on wet washes. After a very traditional start to my art I now paint in a more impressionist style.
Biography
Colleen Helmore has lived in the Bundaberg area for most of her life. She started painting in watercolour and has worked in most other mediums but now paints exclusively in watercolour. Colleen is mostly self taught but has been a student at USQ summer and winter schools and retreats in Blackall’s Cultural Center. She has had numerous joint exhibitions and a few solo exhibitions and won awards at a number of art exhibitions in Queensland. She was accepted to exhibit at Winton’s Waltzing Matilda in 2019 and in 2017 Flying Arts ‘Iconic Queensland’ touring exhibition. She now teaches beginners watercolour workshops and lessons.
Influences
Workshop with Rex Baccus Smith, David Taylor, Ross Patterson, John Lovett, Colley Whisson and Charles Sluga.
Awards
2022 1st Wondai Garden Expo 2022 Commended Hervey Bay Art Exhibition 2019 Highly Commended Martin Hansen Awards 2023 Selected as Finalist in Flying Arts Queensland Regional Art Awards 2025 Selected as finalist Flying Arts Award
Exhibitions
2020 /2022 HERE+NOW 2017 Flying Arts touring exhibition ICONIC QUEENSLAND 2017 Different Strokes 2023 Selected to exhibit in FabrianoIn Aquarello ltaly 2023 Selected Doyle’s 2023 Selected Brisbane Rotary Art 2024 Flying Arts Travelling Exhibition “Perspective “ 2024 Selected to exhibit at Camberwell Rotary Art Exhibition 2024 Selected to exhibit at Doyle’s 2024 Selected to exhibit at Brisbane Rotary Art 2025 Flying Arts Travelling Exhibition “Resolutions” 2025 Selected to exhibit at FrabrianoInAquarello , ltaly 2025 Selected to exhibit at Doyles
