Tag Archives: windows in art

…and then the sun burst through

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Helen White

For several years, I lived in an old Victorian house with a buddleia tree in the front garden. It grew thick and very tall, right up beyond the height of the bedroom above, and its leaves were darkest green but … Continue reading →

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The dance of dark and light

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Helen White

A recurrent theme of my paintings (for a couple of years now) has been light coming through windows and what started as an aesthetic fixation gradually revealed itself to be the very way that I was exploring this theme in … Continue reading →

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Dust motes and radiance: windows in art

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Helen White

I recently set about painting a window, a newish painting subject for me although I have tackled it once before, many years ago, and frequently in my sketches.  I’d decided on the subject long before I’d pinpointed the exact window … Continue reading →

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