Helen Farrell has a broad interest in visual arts, she works in watercolours, acrylics, oils, print and mixed media. She often takes a stone symbol or pattern as a starting point and allows her work develop from there. Helen is originally from Co. Meath where the cairns at Loughcrew and the wonderful passage tombs of the Boyne Valley have inspired her work.

Watercolour Loughcrew Cairn S

Watercolour Loughcrew Cairn V

Watercolour Loughcrew Cairn T

Torn Parchment Paper Loughcrew Stone Pattern

Watercolour Loughcrew Cairn I Stone R2

Torn Papers Loughcrew Stone Pattern Cairn U

Drypoint and Carborundum Loughcrew Cairn T Plan

Print, Fire and Torn Paper Dowth Stone C19

Etching Loughcrew Cairn T Backstone

Carborundum Print Dowth Kerbstone 51

Carborundum Print Loughcrew Cairn T Backstone

Carborundum Print Loughcrew Moonwaves

Acrylic and Oil Paint Loughcrew Cairn T Backstone

Oil Painting Loughcrew Tomb Plan

Oil Painting Loughcrew Cairn V

Acrylic Painting Loughcrew Cairn T Backstone

Drypoint and Carborundum Loughcrew Cairn V

Print and Torn Paper Loughcrew Cairn I

Helen Farrell is a nature inspired Contemporary Irish artist, based in Dublin. She studied Fine Art in Dun Laoghaire from 1989-1994, and more latterly completed Post Graduate studies in Arts in Healthcare and Community in NUI Maynooth (2012) and Post Graduate studies in Creative Thinking and Innovation in Trinity College Dublin (2019).

Helen works with mixed media usually in an intuitive and semi-abstract way, while responding to the elements within our natural world. She is a Professional member of Visual Artists Ireland and has decades of experience in the artworld, regularly participating in Group shows and has had 4 solo shows.

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