Helen Van Wyk was a renowned artist, author, and educator, best known for her popular PBS
television series on oil painting,
Welcome to my Studio. The show aired in the 1990s
and established her as one of
the most respected painting instructors of her time.
Helen's teaching emphasized basic natural fundamentals and principles like color theory, light,
darkness, and good design. She taught thousands of artists that subject matter was secondary to mastering
the core basics, providing them
with the confidence to paint anything. Her work often focused on beautiful still life paintings and
portraits.
Helen is quickly recognized by thousands of artists as the host of PBS's Welcome to my Studio television show.
Helen took the time to teach us the principles and reasons behind painting each element in the progression of a
work. Helen's sensibility
in basic natural fundamentals taught us we can paint anything by employing these basics. Subject matter was a
minor consequence to Helen. Using the basics, thousands of artists received the confidence to paint any type of
subject. This site and the
HelenVanWyk YouTube channel are dedicated to the memory of Helen and her painting style.
