Helen McLaughlin Art

Wait, that's not digital! Something a bit different from me, this time. I'm taking part in a community art challenge about limited colour palettes. So as I recently got into using markers (in this case Ohuhu alcohol markers), I thought this was a ...

And when the sky looks like a painting, you have to make it into a painting. I don't make the rules. Painted in Rebelle 7, with thanks to hubby for said photo reference. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGXkpr9NWvj4QMuShd...

A scene that I painted from imagination in Rebelle 7. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGXkpr9NWvj4QMuShd5PE Woodland: https://makertube.net/w/p/7GzrZyn4kEpbpUgLfKtUuA Flowers: https://makertube.net/w/p/o1NwT1is1vkobXY...

Based on my own photo, painted in Rebelle 7. Just a quick one for the pleasure of painting flowers. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGXkpr9NWvj4QMuShd5PE Woodland: https://makertube.net/w/p/7GzrZyn4kEpbpUgLfKtUuA Flowe...

When we adopted her from a shelter in 2022, Carrey Beg (Manx gaelic for "little friend" - our choice of name) was skittish and frightened, often lashing out with claws at anyone she felt threatened by. The shelter that were looking after her were ...

Explanations: September - "Theia" Inspired by the (current favourite) theory about how the Earth gained its axial tilt and single large satellite - another smaller planet (nicknamed Theia) collided and merged with us very early in the solar s...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/buttercups/ Based on my own photo, painted in Clip Studio Paint. Just a quick one for a community study session of flowers. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w...

The community study subject this month was sunsets. I have a whole load of my own sunset photos, but none more spectacular than those I took in Japan, in 2009. This was a good opportunity to give these favourite shots a new lease of life in Rebell...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/a-still-life-at-home/ Painted in Clip Studio for a community study of food. I also arranged and photographed the still life myself to use as a reference. == Playlists == Lands...

Painted in Clip Studio for a community study of birds. I've long been inspired by the colours in magpie feathers, so this was a good opportunity to work with them, referencing several royalty free photos. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://ma...

I painted these in Rebelle for "Plein Airpril" - an art challenge in the month of April to paint real life scenes (known as Plein Air painting), either in person, or virtually through sites like Mapcrunch.com which utilise Streetview images to all...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/temple-on-the-water I referenced my own photo from Japan for this one - the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima. This is actually the third attempt I've made at painting this image, th...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/catch-the-sun Referencing my own photo. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGXkpr9NWvj4QMuShd5PE Woodland: https://makertube.net/w/p/7GzrZyn4kEpbpUgLfKtUu...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/sintra-sunlight-no-3/ Triptych print: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/sintra-sunlight-triptych/ The third and final painting in this series, referencing my own ...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/sintra-sunlight-no-2/ The second in a series of tree studies, painted in Rebelle 7 Pro, referencing my own photo from Sintra, in Portugal. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/sintra-sunlight-no1 Just a quick study to kick off the new year. I referenced my own photo from Sintra, in Portugal. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGX...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/palace-arches/ Triptych print: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/portugal-palaces-and-castles-triptych/ This one certainly presented me with some difficult pers...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/autumn-roses/ Just a quick video today, capturing my first full painting in Rebelle. I was impressed with how easily it has fit into my current workflow - this is genuinely the fi...

Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/a-sunlit-courtyard/ Based on my own photo from Portugal, of the Castelo de São Jorge in Lisbon. == Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGXkpr9NWvj4QMuShd5PE W...

Referencing my own photo once again. My plan is to do three of these portrait orientated paintings of arches I photographed in Portugal, some years ago. The first is available as a print by itself, though: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclau...