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Helen L. Bell

Visual Artist

About the artist: Helen L. Bell majored in art at Western Maryland College and continued her studies at the Maryland Institute of Art. She received a merit scholarship to the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in Savannah, Georgia. The artist continues to sharpen her skills and perception by taking university, museum and private courses on a continuing basis.

Arriving in California in the 70’s, the artist focused on contemporary work and had solo exhibits at Rizzoli International, South Coast Plaza; Zola Fine Art, Los Angeles, California; EOS Gallery, Redlands, California as well as others and was represented for several years by Valerie Miller Fine Art, Palm Desert, California. Her work was chosen for the corporate rental program of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California. Her desire to document the 21 California Missions in oil led her to concentrate her painting en plein air. Each mission was visited and painted on site. The Mission Series had a successful exhibit at the Riverside Art Museum in 2003-2204 and at Mission San Juan Capistrano in 2005. She prefers the challenge and excitement of capturing the moment. Her work is in many corporate and private collections.

The artist is a juried member of the prestigious National Association of Women Artists founded in 1889, has been chosen for inclusion in the Who’s Who in the West and has served on the boards of both the Riverside Art Museum and the Redlands Art Association. She is a painting patron member of the California Art Club and an active member of the Southern California Plein Air Painters Associations. She is represented by EOS Gallery, Redlands, California 909-798-3200 or she can be contacted at her studio – Telephone: 951-682-9289, Email: Sabrplt@msn.com or seen on the web @ www.helenlbellstudios.com