Helen L Robertson

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS

MacGregor Fine Art 16th November - 31st December 2007
34 West George St.
Glasgow

Logie Steadings Gallery February/March 2008
Forres

Satrosphere April/May 2008
Aberdeen

Isle Ornsay May 2008
Isle of Skye

Carby Art Gallery September 2008
Aberdeen

MAIN EXHIBITIONS

2007 The Carby Art Gallery , Aberdeen

2002,03,04,05,06, 07 - Gallery an Talla Dearg, Isleornsay, Isle of Skye
2004,05,06 - Ferryburn House, South Queensferry
2004 - The Green Gallery, Munich,Germany
2004 - The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
2003 - The Studio Gallery, Inverness
2001 - Scone Studios,Perth
2001 - An Tuireann Arts Centre,Portree,Isle of Skye
1995 - The Carron Gallery,Strathcarron
1994 - The Stables Gallery,London
1993 - Spey Bay Gallery,Speyside
1991 - Eden Court Gallery, Inverness
1987,88 - Ware on Earth Gallery, Edinburgh

My paintings can be seen in the following galleries:

Carron Pottery and Gallery, Strathcarron
Logie Steadings Gallery, Forres
Orbost Gallery, Isle of Skye
Sandbank Studio, Broadford,Skye
The Studio, Plockton
Two Small Rooms Gallery, Plockton

The Carby Art Gallery, Aberdeen

MacGregor Fine Arts, Glasgow

My studio is situated on the shores of Loch Duich, surrounded by mountain ranges, the most impressive of which are the Five Sisters of Kintail. This area of the Highlands of Scotland is very unique and is a constant source of inspiration to me.
My work changes in subject matter from year to year, which I feel keeps my paintings fresh and alive.
This past year I have concentrated on sandy beaches of the Scottish Islands as well as my surrounding shores, for example Tiree, Islay and Lewis. I am becoming increasingly interested in including my children in my painting giving scale and a human element to my work.

“Artist has mastered a remarkable finished image”

Review by Roddy Philips of the Press and Journal

I had wrongly assumed from a glance round Helen L Robertson’s solo exhibition at the Carby Art Gallery in Aberdeen that her vibrant landscapes and coastal scenes were oil paintings.

It’s only when you get closer to her work that you realise the texture is different from what you expected and there is a drawn quality to the surface.

The Glenshiel-based artist is actually a master of the soft pastel.She has,however, taken this medium to a quite remarkable new level of finished image.

If ever there was a perfect example of Marshall Mcluhan’s maxim about the medium and the message being the same, this must be it. Helen uses soft pastels and works on artist’s archival sandpaper, building up the painting in layers. She must have an extraordinary technique which she exploits to great depth and huge effect.

She has filled the main room of the gallery with her beautiful, glowing pictures, each one as alluring and impressive as the next.

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