Helen Steele Art
American, 1961-2022
Artist Statement:
My compositions are never preconceived, yet my themes are recurrent: the use of the figure as the means of investigating various psychological states: harmony, serenity, anxiety, and isolation...
The figure is my starting point, not my true subject. My subjects are human presence and absence. My approach is intuitive, suggesting rather than detailing. As I work and rework my canvas the image appears sometimes only to elude me then to reassert itself much later. I work in multiple layers with buried images and words. paint is wiped off and layers are peeled yielding the emerging image. Symbolic markings, personal imagery, shapes, and words appear, and questions arise. Intimacy is translated through the sensuality of line, the simplest and subtlest of my tools. The line can be bold and assertive or sublime and quite sensual.
Biography:
1961 - Born in Eisenstadt, Germany
1982 - 1987 - Studied at the Ludwigs Maximilian University in Munich
1987 - Earned master’s degree in art education, art history, and psychology
1986 - 1988 - Master studies with Hans Daucher, Capri, Italy
1987 - Move to Los Angeles, CA
1987 - 1988 multiple exhibitions in Los Angeles, ca
1988 - Move to San Rafael, CA
1991 - 2005 - Art Instructor
1999 - 2002 - Studies with Linda Goodman
1988 - 2018 - exhibitions in California, Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, and Idahoto
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Artist: Helen Steele
'Sundown' by Helen Steele - Muted Earth Tone Post Impressionist Landscape
By Helen Steele
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Helen Steele (German, 1961-2022)
'Sundown' 2010
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The artist signed the back of the painting.
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'The Little Lake' by Helen Steele - Large Abstract Landscape in Earth Tones
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'A Feeling Within' by Helen Steele - Large Diptych Post Impressionist Landscape
By Helen Steele
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Helen Steele (German, 1961-2022)
'A Feeling Within' 2010
Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the paintings.
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'The Couple in Red' by Helen Steele - Modern Abstract Figurative Painting
By Helen Steele
Located in Carmel, CA
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Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
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'Reflection' by Helen Steele - Vivid Figurative Abstract Painting in Red
By Helen Steele
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Helen Steele (German, 1961-2022)
'Reflection' 2013
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'Lost' by Helen Steele - Ochre and Earth Tone Modern Figurative Painting
By Helen Steele
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Helen Steele (German, 1961-2022)
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Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
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'In Passing' by Helen Steele - Red and Ochre Modern Figurative Abstract Art
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