Helen Dykes

At the age of 14 when asked to pursue art and dressmaking at school I decided to do sciences instead to become an architect. 34 years later I am Still working as a quantity surveyor having decided to want to build instead of design.

With lots of pressure and stress of work I needed a hobby and starting walking all over parts of Scotland to get fit and fell in love with the scenery and this made me feel creative again although I lacked confidence until.i found Studio 14 where I started learning the basics again and this lead to me painting from my walking photographs.

I love painting in watercolour and pastels doing paintings for family and friends capturing their memories.