Letter from my studio - June 2026

Hot summer (!!) has definitely definitely entered the building so I am waiting or the deep ochres, olive greens and pale sun scorched yellows to make an appearance on a painting board soon.

Responding so directly to what is around me helps me sustain my practice. In between groups or series of paintings, there is usually a hiatus, a hesitation where I’m not exactly sure where to focus next. In these times, I find it helps me to spend more time outside in the landscape and to switch from painting to sketching.

When that is not possible, I often turn to other projects. Sometimes, I study master paintings, maybe attempting a version myself and other-times I work on figures or birds finding a change of subject offers different perspectives on the techniques, materials or colours that are common across any type or style of paintings.

Currently my work is showing at the The Base , Greenham, Runway Gallery there are several paintings from the spring into summer period.

Please let me know your thoughts if you get a chance to see the exhibition.

This year I have noticed more than ever just how much my landscape painting practice has followed the seasons.

Almost as soon as spring greens appeared in the landscape so too did they enter my colour palette. As did the slightly washed out feeling of the late spring rain.

(c) Helen Grimbleby 2026

Stay Inspired

Get updates on new paintings, shows, workshops and my artistic life