G’day and Welcome
G’day I’m Helen……
Helen Elphinstone-King (HELKINART)
Award winning Australian Watercolour Artist, located in Belmont NSW, by the shores of beautiful Lake Macquarie, in the Hunter Valley region .. back to my love of surf, sand & sailing <3 ….
My Watercolours, are painted in the style of Semi-Realistic Impressionism, with a diverse range of subjects from Country to Coastal. They are strongly influenced by my love of sailing, boats & the ocean, alongside my country upbringing with my horses, add to that, a wide range of experiences along the way& always with a camera in hand.
I’m also a Professional Graphic Designer & Illustrator.
I enjoy entering many Art Prizes that support their local Communities, and it also gives everyone a chance to see & buy my work away from my Studio. Many Art collectors, local & international, have purchased my paintings, and are always quite eager to see my new work & add to their collections, with new paintings posted regularly to Facebook & Instagram.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions…
SINGLETON ART PRIZE : 24-27July Opening Night Friday 24 July
Artworx are available via secure Online shop … OR
Visit my Studio in Belmont NSW… All Artworx, Framed & Unframed are available for viewing and sales. By Appointment only… Contact me for suitable times
LATEST News: …
This year has started off with a bang & I thought last year was amazing.
Finalist in RAS Sydney 2026, with a treasured sale of “Against the Wind”
The “quiet” opening of my Studio… has resulted in over a dozen & more paintings being SOLD.. sadly, I haven’t been able to continue with this years earlier Art Prizes of Bendemeer, Currabubula, Wangi to name a few ..hopefully being nudged back to Singleton ..may revive me !
I was so excited with all these results so far and its only June ! Everso grateful, especially to my HELKINART’rs & New, for all your continued support. I hope that you too will join them… & any questions, just ask…..
Last Years Results ….
Winning the Watercolour section at 2025 Scone Art Prize with “Full Steam Ahead” and also a Highly Commended with “Faint Hearted”
Winning the Oil & Acrylic Prize at the 2025 BENDEMEER Art Show with “Autumn in the New England” ..which also SOLD ..Thank you so much !
Commended for my other Acrylic “Blue Hole” entered in the MRSA Exhibition at Morpeth, that same weekend ! ..
As well a Finalist in the Sydney Royal Easter Show 2025 as well, where I SOLD my Landscape, Misty Morn.
“there is beauty in everything I see ….so I try to capture that beauty.. and keep the memories “..
Find me on Facebook and Instagram to catchup with the latest …just look for @helkinart
