Helen Allen*
Helen Allen | Printmaking | Devon
Helen has a background in architecture and landscape/garden design and is based in Brixham.
Helen draws inspiration from nature, the sea and urban spaces, enjoying the sharp contrast between the two - exploring Brutalist urban architecture of cities and scenes of the fishing industry and beautiful landscape in Devon.
Her work is a mix of processes and prints using linocut, wood engraving, and intaglio.
She uses the process to fit the subject matter in terms of the level of detail and texture required.
She particularly likes the alchemy of the aquatint process - the combination of careful planning and timings in the acid, the contradiction and tension between control and chance.