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Painting rain Helen Cottle, Australian self-taught artist

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Painting rain Helen Cottle

Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams (Ashley Smith). Painting rain Helen Cottle

Painting rain Helen Cottle
Talented Australian artist Helen Cottle (born 1962) is from Williamstown, Victoria. However, in her youth she did not receive any art education. Nevertheless, being a self-taught artist, Helen Cottle is a member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists. Working in different techniques and mediums, she creates realist-impressionist style paintings. According to the artist, she has been painting since childhood, and prefers watercolors and acrylic. Having started to draw at an early age, Cottle has achieved astonishing results. Among the artists of past and present, she was influenced by works of Arthur Streeton, John Singer-Sargent and Harold Herbert, whose brushstrokes and techniques she studied.
And now, Cottle teaches painting in watercolor, acrylic and mixed media in her art studio and in one of art schools of Melbourne. Besides, she permanently participates in various international and national art exhibitions. In addition, she regularly receives awards, prizes and commendations after participation in art shows, such as Camberwell Rotary and St Kevin’s College Art Show.

Painting rain Helen Cottle

Woman in a red coat walking with her Dalmatian dog in the park. Painting rain Helen Cottle

Painting rain Helen Cottle

A couple with two dogs walking in the rain. Painting by Helen Cottle

A couple with two dogs walking in the rain

Gone with the wind umbrellas

Gone with the wind umbrellas

Flying up red umbrella. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

Flying up red umbrella

Wind before the rain. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

Clouds and wind

At the seaside. Rain and umbrellas in painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

At the seaside. Rain and umbrellas

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes

City landscape in the rain. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

City landscape in the rain

People and umbrellas. Busy street in the rain. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

People and umbrellas. Busy street in the rain

A beautiful rainy city street. Painting by Helen Cottle

Beautiful rainy city street

Walking under umbrellas. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

Walking under umbrellas

Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. John Updike

Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. John Updike

City street crowded with people on a rainy day. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

City street crowded with people on a rainy day

A girl with umbrella walking her dogs in the alley. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

Walking dogs in the alley

Cars in the street. Rain in painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

Cars in the rainy street

Red umbrella. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

Red umbrella. Painting by Australian artist Helen Cottle

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