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From the Edge of the Earth – Inspiration from Brittany 🌊

Spending time sketching in Finistère, Brittany again — a place of wild coastlines, ancient stones, and deep resilience. From the scars of history and ecological tragedy, beauty has bloomed here in the most unexpected, tranquil ways.

I’m bringing these impressions back to the studio with me, where they'll inspire a new series of paintings.
Can’t wait to share more with you soon.

Some of the sketches are available now on my website - have a look. https://www.helenelliott.net/shop-2

From the Edge of the Earth – Inspiration from Brittany 🌊

Spending time sketching in Finistère, Brittany again — a place of wild coastlines, ancient stones, and deep resilience. From the scars of history and ecological tragedy, beauty has bloomed here in the most unexpected, tranquil ways.

I’m bringing these impressions back to the studio with me, where they'll inspire a new series of paintings.
Can’t wait to share more with you soon.

Some of the sketches are available now on my website - have a look. https://www.helenelliott.net/shop-2

Another inspiring day following what fuels me but I’m waiting for tonight to see the moon on the water to prepare some sketches for a big painting.

#inspo #brittany #bretagne #roscoff #brignonan

Another inspiring day following what fuels me but I’m waiting for tonight to see the moon on the water to prepare some sketches for a big painting.

#inspo #brittany #bretagne #roscoff #brignonan

Under the same moon

Under the same moon

Soul soothing, sunny, satisfying. Yet - a place of war and disaster. Occupied during WW2 and in 1978 ecologically devastated by the Amoco Cadiz oil spill. And now - heaven.
Whilst painting here the phrase comes to mind ‘a rising tide floats all boats’. So have faith my friends, find what soothes your soul and look for the light.

#art #soul #purpose #finesterre #brignoganplages #lesneven

Soul soothing, sunny, satisfying. Yet - a place of war and disaster. Occupied during WW2 and in 1978 ecologically devastated by the Amoco Cadiz oil spill. And now - heaven.
Whilst painting here the phrase comes to mind ‘a rising tide floats all boats’. So have faith my friends, find what soothes your soul and look for the light.

#art #soul #purpose #finesterre #brignoganplages #lesneven

Soaking up the inspiration

#bretagne #brittany #finesterre

Soaking up the inspiration

#bretagne #brittany #finesterre

Bretagne continues to enthral.
Sketching and brocanting for old French picture frames ahead @elliott_schmid_art and I having a show @sailorsjail gallery in Falmouth in July.

#bretagne #brocantes #livingthelife #artist

Bretagne continues to enthral.
Sketching and brocanting for old French picture frames ahead @elliott_schmid_art and I having a show @sailorsjail gallery in Falmouth in July.

#bretagne #brocantes #livingthelife #artist

Bretagne painting continues … inspiration around every corner

Bretagne painting continues … inspiration around every corner

Back in Bretagne - let the painting begin - if pupsa will let me

Back in Bretagne - let the painting begin - if pupsa will let me

🎉 25 years of painting — and I’m celebrating with a one-day-only flash sale!

Can you believe it? 2025 marks 25 whole years of following my dream — and painting my heart out. It's been colourful, creative, and completely magical ✨

To say THANK YOU for being part of this wild and wonderful journey, I’ve turned 12 of my most-loved paintings into prints — and they’re 25% off for today only!

🖼️ 12 iconic pieces
⏳ Offer ends tonight at midnight (27th May)
🎁 Use code 25 at checkout

Let’s make this a day of colour and celebration 🧡

👉 link in bio / helenelliott.net

🎉 25 years of painting — and I’m celebrating with a one-day-only flash sale!

Can you believe it? 2025 marks 25 whole years of following my dream — and painting my heart out. It's been colourful, creative, and completely magical ✨

To say THANK YOU for being part of this wild and wonderful journey, I’ve turned 12 of my most-loved paintings into prints — and they’re 25% off for today only!

🖼️ 12 iconic pieces
⏳ Offer ends tonight at midnight (27th May)
🎁 Use code 25 at checkout

Let’s make this a day of colour and celebration 🧡

👉 link in bio / helenelliott.net

I am delighted to be showing work at a new gallery @oriel_cardi_bach in Cardigan West Wales.
Official opening tomorrow - meet the artists and the new gallerist @jessicalouise260

#aberteifi
#welshgallery #welshartist

I am delighted to be showing work at a new gallery @oriel_cardi_bach in Cardigan West Wales.
Official opening tomorrow - meet the artists and the new gallerist @jessicalouise260

#aberteifi
#welshgallery #welshartist

Thought for today…

When the energy is there for something really good, but the habit is to block and doubt it. The trick for me is to take a walk gently think about the resistance, and think about the excitement and the energy of the new project, and focus gently on giving prevalence to the excitement of the new project and not the resistance from old habits.

Does this resonate?

PS Spot the non-sacral (projector) being trying to show excitement LOL!

#ProjectorLife #Creativity #TheArtOfCreativity #RewildingTheHeart #WhatDoArtistToDoAllDay

Thought for today…

When the energy is there for something really good, but the habit is to block and doubt it. The trick for me is to take a walk gently think about the resistance, and think about the excitement and the energy of the new project, and focus gently on giving prevalence to the excitement of the new project and not the resistance from old habits.

Does this resonate?

PS Spot the non-sacral (projector) being trying to show excitement LOL!

#ProjectorLife #Creativity #TheArtOfCreativity #RewildingTheHeart #WhatDoArtistToDoAllDay

#angels

#angels

sometimes what we’re searching for is right under our noses 😂

#Trees #hawthorne #maytree #wolds

sometimes what we’re searching for is right under our noses 😂

#Trees #hawthorne #maytree #wolds

✨ Out in the Wolds, I've been walking with ink and paper — letting the land draw through me.

There's something about standing in the path, not just observing it, that changes the way I see it. This sketch came from that moment. A crossroads. Trusting intuition, letting go of trying to "get it right."

I’m back in the studio now, but the fields are still with me. The wind, the birdsong, the old tracks underfoot — they’re in my heart now.

This new series is growing from that place. Wild. Rooted. Quietly alive.

#ArtistOnThePath #SketchbookStories #NatureAsSanctuary #YorkshireWolds #HelenElliottArt #ComingHomeToEarth #projectorlife #waitfortheinvitation

✨ Out in the Wolds, I've been walking with ink and paper — letting the land draw through me.

There's something about standing in the path, not just observing it, that changes the way I see it. This sketch came from that moment. A crossroads. Trusting intuition, letting go of trying to "get it right."

I’m back in the studio now, but the fields are still with me. The wind, the birdsong, the old tracks underfoot — they’re in my heart now.

This new series is growing from that place. Wild. Rooted. Quietly alive.

#ArtistOnThePath #SketchbookStories #NatureAsSanctuary #YorkshireWolds #HelenElliottArt #ComingHomeToEarth #projectorlife #waitfortheinvitation

Still absorbing .... no painting yet, but this is the real work - before the paint even gets out of the tube.

🌿 Walking as Practice
Each step lately has felt like a soft arrival. No rush, no endpoint — just the rhythm of the land underfoot, and the quiet company of nature.

I’ve been walking the old paths through the Yorkshire Wolds, letting them work their slow magic. The fields, the skies, the simple act of following where the track leads — it’s been gently rewiring something inside me.

This is where the next body of paintings begins. Not in the studio, but in the soil. In stillness. In sanctuary.

#NatureAsSanctuary #YorkshireWolds #WalkingArtist #ProjectorRhythms #ComingHomeToEarth

Still absorbing .... no painting yet, but this is the real work - before the paint even gets out of the tube.

🌿 Walking as Practice
Each step lately has felt like a soft arrival. No rush, no endpoint — just the rhythm of the land underfoot, and the quiet company of nature.

I’ve been walking the old paths through the Yorkshire Wolds, letting them work their slow magic. The fields, the skies, the simple act of following where the track leads — it’s been gently rewiring something inside me.

This is where the next body of paintings begins. Not in the studio, but in the soil. In stillness. In sanctuary.

#NatureAsSanctuary #YorkshireWolds #WalkingArtist #ProjectorRhythms #ComingHomeToEarth

A few thoughts from this morning‘s walk about the subtle difference between appreciation and gratitude. Let me know what you think.

Have a wonderful day, love you lots.

A few thoughts from this morning‘s walk about the subtle difference between appreciation and gratitude. Let me know what you think.

Have a wonderful day, love you lots.

New work now on my website

New work now on my website

Yesterday’s work.

There is a very special piece of land for me that’s located in a triangle in the Yorkshire Wolds of about 5 miles x 4 miles x 3 miles.
Several times a year I come here to find the perfect view. Spring is great when you have the rape fields and the hedgerows all in flower. Summer sees the fields ripe with wheat and the autumn colours are spectacular.

It’s a very little known part of the world, and you can drive or walk for an afternoon and hardly see anyone especially on a Wednesday!

So here’s what I did yesterday - filled the inspirational well up with sketches absorbed the colours, sounds, feelings of the place. Today will be more of a studio day when I’ll work these into some paintings. But before I could do that, I had to spend a day absorbing, being porous.

#whatartistsdoallday #yorkshirewolds #heavenonearth #artistsprocess

Yesterday’s work.

There is a very special piece of land for me that’s located in a triangle in the Yorkshire Wolds of about 5 miles x 4 miles x 3 miles.
Several times a year I come here to find the perfect view. Spring is great when you have the rape fields and the hedgerows all in flower. Summer sees the fields ripe with wheat and the autumn colours are spectacular.

It’s a very little known part of the world, and you can drive or walk for an afternoon and hardly see anyone especially on a Wednesday!

So here’s what I did yesterday - filled the inspirational well up with sketches absorbed the colours, sounds, feelings of the place. Today will be more of a studio day when I’ll work these into some paintings. But before I could do that, I had to spend a day absorbing, being porous.

#whatartistsdoallday #yorkshirewolds #heavenonearth #artistsprocess

So tell me how’s it going?
How is this flower moon treating you? How’s this full moon illuminating moon Scorpio moon treating you? What’s coming up?

What thoughts? patterns? behaviours? situations? stories coming to mind? Ones that keep repeating themselves that feel old and not useful or true anymore…. Yes you know it!

Time to make like a dog, kick over that shit baby, and move on.💕💐
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Flower Moon sketch 55x 25cm acrylic on paper. £395

#fullmoon #flowermoon #yorkshirewolds

So tell me how’s it going?
How is this flower moon treating you? How’s this full moon illuminating moon Scorpio moon treating you? What’s coming up?

What thoughts? patterns? behaviours? situations? stories coming to mind? Ones that keep repeating themselves that feel old and not useful or true anymore…. Yes you know it!

Time to make like a dog, kick over that shit baby, and move on.💕💐
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Flower Moon sketch 55x 25cm acrylic on paper. £395

#fullmoon #flowermoon #yorkshirewolds

🌕 Full Moon in Scorpio – oh yeah baby 🔥

A whacking great big beautiful mirror to your inner depths.

This moon’s asking us to get honest, drop the old stories, and choose wisely. If you’re not losing it, you’re choosing it.

To celebrate the shift, I’m offering 10% off all my Moon Prints – little lunar love notes for your wall.

✨ Code: SCORPIOMOON10
🌕 Offer ends Sunday at midnight
🛒 [link in bio or shop here: helenelliott.net/moon-magic]

Let this full moon bring you back to your centre.
Let the art remind you: your phases are sacred.

#fullmoon #scorpiofullmoon #flowermoon

🌕 Full Moon in Scorpio – oh yeah baby 🔥

A whacking great big beautiful mirror to your inner depths.

This moon’s asking us to get honest, drop the old stories, and choose wisely. If you’re not losing it, you’re choosing it.

To celebrate the shift, I’m offering 10% off all my Moon Prints – little lunar love notes for your wall.

✨ Code: SCORPIOMOON10
🌕 Offer ends Sunday at midnight
🛒 [link in bio or shop here: helenelliott.net/moon-magic]

Let this full moon bring you back to your centre.
Let the art remind you: your phases are sacred.

#fullmoon #scorpiofullmoon #flowermoon

Choosing wisely. My practice before painting.

Choosing wisely. My practice before painting.

Painting by Mary Fedden ... a hero and influence of mine. I have learned such a lot from studying her work.
She is an absolute genius in the understated, but expert use of colour value and design.

#ontheshouldersofgiants #maryedden

Painting by Mary Fedden ... a hero and influence of mine. I have learned such a lot from studying her work.
She is an absolute genius in the understated, but expert use of colour value and design.

#ontheshouldersofgiants #maryedden

After the Plough

Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50cm

#ploughing #rooks #crows

After the Plough

Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50cm

#ploughing #rooks #crows

Love buckets

35 x 40cm
Acrylic on board

Love buckets

35 x 40cm
Acrylic on board

May

Acrylic on board

20 x 30cm

May

Acrylic on board

20 x 30cm

Memories

40 x 40cm acrylic on canvas

Memories

40 x 40cm acrylic on canvas

‘Messing about on the river, Aberaeron’

60 x 50cm acrylic on canvas

#aberaeron #westwales #welshart #messingaboutinboats🚢

‘Messing about on the river, Aberaeron’

60 x 50cm acrylic on canvas

#aberaeron #westwales #welshart #messingaboutinboats🚢

Frederic amongst the wild roses.

acrylic on board
20 x 20cm

#greyhound #sighthound #naiveart

Frederic amongst the wild roses.

acrylic on board
20 x 20cm

#greyhound #sighthound #naiveart

#Thankyou lovely art people who visited the studio yesterday. It’s so wonderful to see you. And it’s just such a thrill when a person finds their painting being able to observe how it makes them feel the smile that it gives them - priceless.

He’s a selection of original paintings that are on view at the studio if you if you’d like to see any of these, you can check them out on my website, or you can get in touch and come and visit the studio yourself. I’m in West Wales and details on the website.

Thanks again lovely people

#ThankYou #ArtPeople #ShareTheLove#MakeMeSmile #HappyDay #ArtForHomes #arttomakeyousmile

#Thankyou lovely art people who visited the studio yesterday. It’s so wonderful to see you. And it’s just such a thrill when a person finds their painting being able to observe how it makes them feel the smile that it gives them - priceless.

He’s a selection of original paintings that are on view at the studio if you if you’d like to see any of these, you can check them out on my website, or you can get in touch and come and visit the studio yourself. I’m in West Wales and details on the website.

Thanks again lovely people

#ThankYou #ArtPeople #ShareTheLove#MakeMeSmile #HappyDay #ArtForHomes #arttomakeyousmile

Join me in my studio tomorrow bank holiday Monday from 10 till 4.
Lots of new work on the wall, and a browse are full of sketches, as well as a really special on canvas prints.

Helen Elliott Studio and Gallery, Penbanc, Adpar, Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales. SA389EE

Join me in my studio tomorrow bank holiday Monday from 10 till 4.
Lots of new work on the wall, and a browse are full of sketches, as well as a really special on canvas prints.

Helen Elliott Studio and Gallery, Penbanc, Adpar, Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales. SA389EE

Open Studio here in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, Bank Holiday Monday 10-4.
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AND .... I have a sale on a stack of unframed canvases .... everything from large canvases of Tenby to small ones of Aberystwyth.
The whole of West Wales is here to see!
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Directions - link in bio or What3Words enough/shipyards/scouted

#newcastleemlyn #ceredigion #carmarthenshire #pembrokeshire

Open Studio here in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, Bank Holiday Monday 10-4.
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AND .... I have a sale on a stack of unframed canvases .... everything from large canvases of Tenby to small ones of Aberystwyth.
The whole of West Wales is here to see!
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Directions - link in bio or What3Words enough/shipyards/scouted

#newcastleemlyn #ceredigion #carmarthenshire #pembrokeshire

Open Studio here in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, Bank Holiday Monday 10-4.
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... there's a special offer on a stack of unframed canvases .... everything from large canvases of Tenby to small ones of Aberystwyth. The whole of West Wales is here to see!
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Directions - link in bio or What3Words enough/shipyards/scouted

#newcastleemlyn #ceredigion #carmarthenshire #pembrokeshire

Open Studio here in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, Bank Holiday Monday 10-4.
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... there's a special offer on a stack of unframed canvases .... everything from large canvases of Tenby to small ones of Aberystwyth. The whole of West Wales is here to see!
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Directions - link in bio or What3Words enough/shipyards/scouted

#newcastleemlyn #ceredigion #carmarthenshire #pembrokeshire

Hey friends - Open Studio here in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, Bank Holiday Monday 10-4.
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And there'll be a special offer on a stack of unframed canvases .... everything from large canvases of Tenby to small ones of Aberystwyth. The whole of West Wales is here to see!
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Directions - link in bio or What3Words enough/shipyards/scouted

#whatsonceredigion #whatsonCarmartheshire #whatsonPembrokeshire #openstudio

Hey friends - Open Studio here in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, Bank Holiday Monday 10-4.
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And there'll be a special offer on a stack of unframed canvases .... everything from large canvases of Tenby to small ones of Aberystwyth. The whole of West Wales is here to see!
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Directions - link in bio or What3Words enough/shipyards/scouted

#whatsonceredigion #whatsonCarmartheshire #whatsonPembrokeshire #openstudio

Starting my studio day with journaling pages in the garden. Because how can you start a new painting unless you have your big idea already in mind and heart?

Want to know more about journaling as a creative artist practice? Drop a yes in the comments for a free video intro,

my pleasure 😊

#createyourartcreateyourlife #studioday #art #artist #jornal #studiojournal

Starting my studio day with journaling pages in the garden. Because how can you start a new painting unless you have your big idea already in mind and heart?

Want to know more about journaling as a creative artist practice? Drop a yes in the comments for a free video intro,

my pleasure 😊

#createyourartcreateyourlife #studioday #art #artist #jornal #studiojournal

☀️ Escape to the beach — without leaving your home.

Two joyful new Llangrannog prints just landed! These sunny scenes are full of warmth, colour, and that feeling of barefoot freedom. Perfect for brightening your space and lifting your mood.

Bring summer indoors 🌊
[Link in bio]

#Llangrannog #BeachArt #CoastalDecor #HelenElliottArt #SummeryVibes

☀️ Escape to the beach — without leaving your home.

Two joyful new Llangrannog prints just landed! These sunny scenes are full of warmth, colour, and that feeling of barefoot freedom. Perfect for brightening your space and lifting your mood.

Bring summer indoors 🌊
[Link in bio]

#Llangrannog #BeachArt #CoastalDecor #HelenElliottArt #SummeryVibes

Pushing up Daisies.

A painting about an apple tree I planted about 20 years ago, which flowers so abundantly each spring. And the two friends who sleep there.
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Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60cm £900

#spring #revival #appleblossom #pushingupdaisies

Pushing up Daisies.

A painting about an apple tree I planted about 20 years ago, which flowers so abundantly each spring. And the two friends who sleep there.
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Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60cm £900

#spring #revival #appleblossom #pushingupdaisies

It’s a wrap. I’d like to thank the wonderful folk at the Ceridwen Centre for hosting the Create your Art, Create your Life workshop. Three days of pure mainlined creativity, connection and magic. Thank you all ❤️

#createyourartcreateyourlife #growth #newmoon

It’s a wrap. I’d like to thank the wonderful folk at the Ceridwen Centre for hosting the Create your Art, Create your Life workshop. Three days of pure mainlined creativity, connection and magic. Thank you all ❤️

#createyourartcreateyourlife #growth #newmoon

🎨💐Open studio Easter Monday 10 till 4

Newcastle Emlyn SA38 9EE

🎨💐Open studio Easter Monday 10 till 4

Newcastle Emlyn SA38 9EE

Not long now …. New Llangrannog paintings preview will be sent to my mailing list tomorrow - Sunday - and will be on show at my open studio Easter Monday.
Join the list and get directions via the links in my bio 🎨🎉✨✨

Not long now …. New Llangrannog paintings preview will be sent to my mailing list tomorrow - Sunday - and will be on show at my open studio Easter Monday.
Join the list and get directions via the links in my bio 🎨🎉✨✨

This isn’t just a painting workshop. It’s a wake-up call to your creative power.

We’re done with perfectionism.
We’re done with “not good enough.”
We’re done waiting for the right time.

If you've ever felt the pull to create—even if it scares you—this is your space.

Three days. Real paint. Real freedom. Real you.

You’ll be guided by me, Helen Elliott—artist, mentor, creative catalyst—with over 25 years of experience helping people crack open their creativity and reclaim their voice through art.

Whether you’re a beginner or ready to reignite your creative fire, you’re welcome here.

What to expect:

🎨 Gentle, powerful art instruction that meets you exactly where you are

🌈 Safe space to express, explore, and maybe even surprise yourself

🌀 Release of self-doubt, fear, and the “shoulds”

💫 Deep connection to your own creative rhythm—and others walking this path

🌿 West Wales beauty to inspire every brushstroke

One past participant said:

"Attending was quite simply the best thing I have done for myself in many years."

And that’s what this is: a gift to yourself.
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Non- painting partners and dogs are very welcome.

Luxury accommodation and evening meals available too.

DM me for all the info, or have a look at www.helenelliott.net/workshops

This isn’t just a painting workshop. It’s a wake-up call to your creative power.

We’re done with perfectionism.
We’re done with “not good enough.”
We’re done waiting for the right time.

If you've ever felt the pull to create—even if it scares you—this is your space.

Three days. Real paint. Real freedom. Real you.

You’ll be guided by me, Helen Elliott—artist, mentor, creative catalyst—with over 25 years of experience helping people crack open their creativity and reclaim their voice through art.

Whether you’re a beginner or ready to reignite your creative fire, you’re welcome here.

What to expect:

🎨 Gentle, powerful art instruction that meets you exactly where you are

🌈 Safe space to express, explore, and maybe even surprise yourself

🌀 Release of self-doubt, fear, and the “shoulds”

💫 Deep connection to your own creative rhythm—and others walking this path

🌿 West Wales beauty to inspire every brushstroke

One past participant said:

"Attending was quite simply the best thing I have done for myself in many years."

And that’s what this is: a gift to yourself.
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Non- painting partners and dogs are very welcome.

Luxury accommodation and evening meals available too.

DM me for all the info, or have a look at www.helenelliott.net/workshops

🐣STUDIO & GALLERY OPEN DAY🐣
Easter Monday 10-4

New Llangrannog paintings are on show, and there is a great selection of prints.

All welcome.

& open by arrangement
throughout the year

PENBANC
ADPAR
NEWCASTLE EMLYN
SA389EE

Directions: From the bridge in Newcastle Emlyn, continue up the hill, past the vets on right. A few yards past the vets, there’s a track on the right towards an old gatehouse. Take this track and immediately before gatehouse, turn right, then immediate left - we’re there.
You'll see the signs.

what3words.com/enough.shipyards.scouted

🐣STUDIO & GALLERY OPEN DAY🐣
Easter Monday 10-4

New Llangrannog paintings are on show, and there is a great selection of prints.

All welcome.

& open by arrangement
throughout the year

PENBANC
ADPAR
NEWCASTLE EMLYN
SA389EE

Directions: From the bridge in Newcastle Emlyn, continue up the hill, past the vets on right. A few yards past the vets, there’s a track on the right towards an old gatehouse. Take this track and immediately before gatehouse, turn right, then immediate left - we’re there.
You'll see the signs.

what3words.com/enough.shipyards.scouted

Post walk, wet dog.
It be raining outside, but we’re ready to bring the sunshine in. Choose which of these lovely part painted pictures to start working on. All of Llangrannog which has my heart today.

Type me Love it in the comments to get your name on the mailing list for the preview of these beauties, next weekend.

#llangrannog #welshart #sunshine #rain #artistsstudio #artwork #wfh

Post walk, wet dog.
It be raining outside, but we’re ready to bring the sunshine in. Choose which of these lovely part painted pictures to start working on. All of Llangrannog which has my heart today.

Type me Love it in the comments to get your name on the mailing list for the preview of these beauties, next weekend.

#llangrannog #welshart #sunshine #rain #artistsstudio #artwork #wfh

Sitting here in Llangrannog about to do some sketching and also thinking of you, lovely reader.

This is a diagram of my process of teaching art over the last 15 years.

The top bit of the iceberg is the techniques and materials, the practical skills. Easily learnable in a few days.

The bottom part with the Q - the biggest part by far, the the part we need to make us creative, inspired, effective and resourced as artists.

What is it ? it and why the Q?

Quite simply it’s the skills that we learn around self awareness that lead to creative alignment with our true selves.
Without this it really is just paint and paper.

The Q is because this huge resource is accessed by learning how to ask the right questions of ourselves that open doors to understanding:
- How to create and keep confidence in our work.
- How to work creatively with our self criticism and self belief.
- How to find and follow aligned inspiration.

And much, much more. And the beautiful part? As we paint, we create and the right questions naturally arise.
It’s never just paint and paper.

Create Your Art, Create Your Life.
25,26,27 April
West Wales

✨What’s your question?

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#alignedliving #art #whyartmatters #artworkshop #iceberg

Sitting here in Llangrannog about to do some sketching and also thinking of you, lovely reader.

This is a diagram of my process of teaching art over the last 15 years.

The top bit of the iceberg is the techniques and materials, the practical skills. Easily learnable in a few days.

The bottom part with the Q - the biggest part by far, the the part we need to make us creative, inspired, effective and resourced as artists.

What is it ? it and why the Q?

Quite simply it’s the skills that we learn around self awareness that lead to creative alignment with our true selves.
Without this it really is just paint and paper.

The Q is because this huge resource is accessed by learning how to ask the right questions of ourselves that open doors to understanding:
- How to create and keep confidence in our work.
- How to work creatively with our self criticism and self belief.
- How to find and follow aligned inspiration.

And much, much more. And the beautiful part? As we paint, we create and the right questions naturally arise.
It’s never just paint and paper.

Create Your Art, Create Your Life.
25,26,27 April
West Wales

✨What’s your question?

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#alignedliving #art #whyartmatters #artworkshop #iceberg

A lovely morning walk and a quick sketch at Llangrannog adding to the series of paintings that will be coming out to my mailing list over Easter
A quick video about how I sketch and about how the practice of art relates to life - in this case developing discernment. If you’re interested in learning more about the painting process and how lessons learnt suit Art really do enrich our lives, you are very welcome to join me on my my create your Art create your life workshop Starting on the 25th of April. Details www.helenelliott.net

Hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday and doing what makes you happy.

#llangrannog #discernment #whyartmatters #sketching #welshcoast #coastalart #welshart #createyourartcreateyourlife

A lovely morning walk and a quick sketch at Llangrannog adding to the series of paintings that will be coming out to my mailing list over Easter
A quick video about how I sketch and about how the practice of art relates to life - in this case developing discernment. If you’re interested in learning more about the painting process and how lessons learnt suit Art really do enrich our lives, you are very welcome to join me on my my create your Art create your life workshop Starting on the 25th of April. Details www.helenelliott.net

Hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday and doing what makes you happy.

#llangrannog #discernment #whyartmatters #sketching #welshcoast #coastalart #welshart #createyourartcreateyourlife

LLANGRANNOG

I've been painting Llangrannog for over two decades now, and the place still enchants and fascinates me. There's so much natural beauty, whatever the season. Wildlife, coastal flora, spectacular scenery, and the freshness of the wild Atlantic ocean cast a spell that's hard to ignore.

This year, 2025, I'm drawn more than ever back to this beautiful place and have already started work on a new series of paintings celebrating this historic Ceredigion coastal village.

Back in the studio now after I was drawn coastward for a few days….. to familiar places and many happy memories. Sandy toes, a sketchbook, and a soul full of seashore - my happy place, which I look forward to sharing with you in these paintings.

Currently, there are eight in progress. You can follow their development on this dedicated web page https://www.helenelliott.net/about-4

#llangrannog
#sandytoes
#shore
#shores
#welshcoast
#cymru
#atlanticshore

LLANGRANNOG

I've been painting Llangrannog for over two decades now, and the place still enchants and fascinates me. There's so much natural beauty, whatever the season. Wildlife, coastal flora, spectacular scenery, and the freshness of the wild Atlantic ocean cast a spell that's hard to ignore.

This year, 2025, I'm drawn more than ever back to this beautiful place and have already started work on a new series of paintings celebrating this historic Ceredigion coastal village.

Back in the studio now after I was drawn coastward for a few days….. to familiar places and many happy memories. Sandy toes, a sketchbook, and a soul full of seashore - my happy place, which I look forward to sharing with you in these paintings.

Currently, there are eight in progress. You can follow their development on this dedicated web page https://www.helenelliott.net/about-4

#llangrannog
#sandytoes
#shore
#shores
#welshcoast
#cymru
#atlanticshore

Create Your Art
Create Your Life

3 day artists retreat

West Wales
25,26,27

Super new moon energy
Coming home to yourself

#supernewmoon
#newmoonintaurus
#homecoming

Create Your Art
Create Your Life

3 day artists retreat

West Wales
25,26,27

Super new moon energy
Coming home to yourself

#supernewmoon
#newmoonintaurus
#homecoming

Aww wow how cool are these?
What a delight today to see these gorgeous new tees and goodies at @sarnauarmy today. Thanks to Bruce and team for trusting me with your design brief. The colours you chose look fab!
It really does seem like this year is Llangrannog year!

#llangrannog #custommade #designart

Aww wow how cool are these?
What a delight today to see these gorgeous new tees and goodies at @sarnauarmy today. Thanks to Bruce and team for trusting me with your design brief. The colours you chose look fab!
It really does seem like this year is Llangrannog year!

#llangrannog #custommade #designart

Creativity is necessary because it’s a release valve for the soul. It allows us to process the world, make sense of emotions, and connect with something bigger than our day-to-day concerns.

Even if it doesn’t produce anything "useful" in a conventional sense, it nurtures inner balance, which then ripples outward into everything else — relationships, decisions, energy, even business.

It’s like dreaming while awake — seemingly aimless but essential for integration and evolution. Without creativity, we risk becoming too utilitarian, too boxed in by logic or routine.

Creativity isn’t just play. It’s alignment. A way of coming back to our own rhythm and truth.

Create Your Art, Create Your Life in person workshop, West Wales 25,26,27 April

https://www.helenelliott.net/workshops

#llangrannog #artpractice #westwales #createyourlife
25 m

Creativity is necessary because it’s a release valve for the soul. It allows us to process the world, make sense of emotions, and connect with something bigger than our day-to-day concerns.

Even if it doesn’t produce anything "useful" in a conventional sense, it nurtures inner balance, which then ripples outward into everything else — relationships, decisions, energy, even business.

It’s like dreaming while awake — seemingly aimless but essential for integration and evolution. Without creativity, we risk becoming too utilitarian, too boxed in by logic or routine.

Creativity isn’t just play. It’s alignment. A way of coming back to our own rhythm and truth.

Create Your Art, Create Your Life in person workshop, West Wales 25,26,27 April

https://www.helenelliott.net/workshops

#llangrannog #artpractice #westwales #createyourlife
25 m

It’s not just about the paint, (although that is a wonderful metaphor for how we create our life). It’s about the person we’re becoming when we’re painting.

if you’d like to join me for more creating art and creating life, I’ve got a three day in person workshop coming up at the end of the month here in West Wales. Details on my website or you’re welcome to message me.

It’s not just about the paint, (although that is a wonderful metaphor for how we create our life). It’s about the person we’re becoming when we’re painting.

if you’d like to join me for more creating art and creating life, I’ve got a three day in person workshop coming up at the end of the month here in West Wales. Details on my website or you’re welcome to message me.

Create Your Art. Create Your Life.

This isn’t just painting—it’s permission to become.
To be guided, supported, and seen in a wild, beautiful corner of West Wales.

Spring is the perfect time to say yes to your creativity—and yourself.

Limited spaces available.
Join us: www.helenelliott.net/workshops
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#CreateYourArtCreateYourLife #WestWalesRetreat #CreativeRetreat #ArtistLife #SoulfulArt #ArtWorkshop #helenelliottart

Create Your Art. Create Your Life.

This isn’t just painting—it’s permission to become.
To be guided, supported, and seen in a wild, beautiful corner of West Wales.

Spring is the perfect time to say yes to your creativity—and yourself.

Limited spaces available.
Join us: www.helenelliott.net/workshops
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#CreateYourArtCreateYourLife #WestWalesRetreat #CreativeRetreat #ArtistLife #SoulfulArt #ArtWorkshop #helenelliottart

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