Helen Tarr
has BA and MA degrees in Fine Art and is a qualified art tutor with over 20 years' teaching experience. Alongside her regular classes at Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham Helen also teaches classes and workshops from her studio at her home in East Staffordshire. She has exhibited widely and her work is in private collections in Britain and abroad. Helen has a YouTube channel where she shares painting demonstrations and has produced exclusive videos for PaintersOnline Studio members. Her work is available from www.BritishContemporary.Art and www.helentarr.co.uk
‘I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it.’ (Vincent Van Gogh, letter to Anthon van Rappard 1885)
To become an artist is to embark on a life-long learning journey, discovering new skills and exploring new themes year on year. Each new challenge met is soon followed by the question, ‘What can I do next?’ On and on it goes, seeking to grasp increasingly demanding subjects, techniques and ideas. This is just as true of internationally celebrated artists as it is of students starting out and it is why artists don't retire, they constantly want to know what else is possible. Evaluating and reflecting on your paintings and maintaining a positive attitude to your own development will not only make you a better judge of your work but a more confident and happier artist
