by Helen Heaton | Jun 20, 2020 | Warrren Heaton
Painting outside sounds so ‘In the moment’ doesn’t it! So idyllic, so tranquil. No distractions, communing with Nature, letting it flow direct to the canvas. Well, it can be, occasionally, in between the wind, rain and flies getting stuck in your paint and being...
by Helen Heaton | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized, Warrren Heaton
As we are locked down in our homes, with parks and open spaces out of bounds; even the ‘Pembrokeshire coast path’ is closed, something I find very frustrating. Before Coronavirus or BC as we have come to refer to the ‘Days of old’ in our house, I would...
by Helen Heaton | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized, Warrren Heaton
There’s nothing worse than a ‘Needy’ painting. When you’re just trying too hard and nothing seems to work. Everything is self-conscious, careful and precious. You get bogged down in detail, you get desperate and cling to the bits that you think are...
by Helen Heaton | Mar 4, 2019 | Warrren Heaton
Sunday, saw Storm Freya blow through. And I must admit I was kind of looking forward to the ‘Event’. I love a good storm, and a good storm had been promised by the Met Office and other various forecasters. It’s said that J. M. W. Turner once lashed himself to the mast...
by Helen Heaton | Jan 31, 2019 | Warrren Heaton
There’s a saying about the Beatles that goes, “Lennon was the ‘Soul’, Harrison was the ‘Spirit’, Paul was the ‘Heart’ and Ringo was the ‘Drummer’! There’s also an ‘apocryphal’ interview...
by Helen Heaton | Jan 21, 2019 | Warrren Heaton
Just saying the name, John Constable, evokes such powerful boyhood memories and nostalgic feelings for the countryside in me. When I was young we had one of those faded prints of ‘The Haywain’ in our living room. Dad always loved Constables skies. And so I grew up...
by Helen Heaton | Jan 8, 2019 | Robin collection
My wife thought, as it was Christmas, we should paint Britain’s favourite plucky little bird. Our robins have proved every bit as popular as our ‘St Nicholas Sparrows’. We’ve had great feedback and some lovely comments on Facebook. The idea was...
by Helen Heaton | Jan 8, 2019 | Sparrow collection, Warrren Heaton
‘St Nicholas Sparrows’ by Warren S. Heaton. “Are not two Sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Fathers care. And even the hairs on your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid you are worth many sparrows.” Matthew...
by Helen Heaton | Jan 8, 2019 | Warrren Heaton
Happy New Year I have started a Blog! I’m new to all this, and don’t know really what I’m going to be talking about. I will try to keep you up-to-date with all my latest news, what i’m painting, who and what my inspirations and...
