Helen Hastings

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Winter Street Studios
Studio A125
h2illustrate@gmail.com

When I can't be outside I want to bring nature inside with me. As a child, it was my habit to bring plants and creatures indoors that I was regularly informed should remain outdoors. Now I use art to bring them in.

I want to share what I see -- a world that is amazing and fantastical, full of complexities, beauty, and wonder. This is the world we all come from, the world we’re rooted in and need. Slow down with me and revel in the joy of everything that grows and thrives in our natural home.

My alter ego Leni periodically shares something capricious, something I’ve found delight and humor in.

I'm very happy to have a creative workspace at Winter Street Studios.

Reference stuff:
-Certificate from the School of Botanical Art & Illustration, Denver Botanic Gardens, Completion with Distinction
-Media: Ink, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic wash
-Associations: American Society of Botanical Artists, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Colored Pencil Society of America
-In College: An odd combo of a major in English and minor in Botany
-Miscellaneous: Beekeeper for many years; writer; doodler of cartoons