Helen A Noyce

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Scottish artist in Moray creating expressive art for homes that love colour, feeling and a little wildness. Original paintings, prints and creative workshops.

Helen studied fine art drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of Art and continues to be passionate about the abstracted landscape. Her art work is a journey of personal enquiry & discovery through experimentation & mixed media, allowing an exploration of spiritual, philosophical and psychological states. Inspired by nature, her aim as an artist is to capture a sense of beauty, awe, spontaneity, light and life, with the greater vision of celebrating life. Following a lifelong interest in health and wellbeing, in 2023 Helen became health/life coach certified. This learning experience inspired a collection of 7 art works called ‘Treasures Within’. These pieces are based on a deep interest in psychology where high vibrating emotions are explored such as peace, bliss, love and abundance. Helen has been sharing her skills and creative knowledge with others in a teaching capacity for over 20 years.

04/09/2026

The Water Finds Its Way

This painting began with memories of stones, shifting water and tidal edges along the Moray coast, before gradually moving away from the observed landscape and towards something more imagined.

Water and light carry deep memories for me—the sound of water moving over stones, the tide breathing in and out, and the changing light across the shore and surrounding fields. It feels life-giving, reassuring and completely magical. It feels like home.

Built through layers of acrylic paint, splashes and drawn marks, the painting was repeatedly turned, covered and revealed until a quieter space emerged for the water—and the painting—to breathe.

Swipe to see details from the finished painting and some of the earlier stages it passed through.

Original mixed-media painting on paper
17 x 17 cm unmounted

29/08/2026

LIGHT ON WATER

Seven small original paintings inspired by those moments when light catches the water and the familiar Moray coastline suddenly feels full of colour and possibility.

Some stay close to recognisable places, including Hopeman, while others move further into abstraction. Small enough to live almost anywhere, they offer an accessible way to own an original painting.

Each is a one-off mixed-media painting on paper, mounted and ready to frame.

Mounted size: 8" x 8"
£125 each

£7.50 UK tracked delivery · free local collection
International delivery is also available—please message me for a quote.

If one catches your eye, send me its title or a screenshot (titles in first comment). I’m very happy to share closer photographs, and payment can be made securely through Stripe.

21/08/2026

UPDATE: Bookings are now closed for both workshop dates. Future dates will be announced here.

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What would it feel like to give yourself a morning to slow down, notice and create?

On Saturday 19 September, I’ll be leading Finding Beauty in Ordinary Things at beautiful Blairs Loch, Altyre Estate.

Through drawing, collage and mixed media, we’ll explore colour, texture and expressive mark-making inspired by nature, place and the everyday—without the pressure to produce a perfect result.

The final photograph shows a participant creating during one of my previous workshops, offering a glimpse of the open-ended exploration at the heart of the morning.

Complete beginners and experienced artists are equally welcome.

19 September · 10am–1pm
£75 · All materials and home-baked refreshments included
Small group · Limited places

Find out more and book here:
https://book.stripe.com/aFa14pa7K2iSdXB6NX0sU00

17/08/2026

The beaches of Moray can be extraordinary—colourful skies reflected in the water at Roseisle, a yellow sun melting into blue, and the houses across Hopeman Bay reduced to silhouettes in the pink-tinted gloaming.

Over the years, I’ve taken photographs of these fleeting moments of colour and light. They are now providing rich inspiration for a new group of small mixed-media works exploring water, light and the local Moray coast.

These are the first three in the series.

15/08/2026

Some generous reflections from participants in my week-long workshop, Flowers Between Nature and Imagination, alongside work they created during the course.

Thank you to Patricia, Vince and Euan for allowing me to share your words and artwork.

My next artist-led creative mornings take place at Blair’s Loch, Altyre, on 19 September and 14 November.

£75 · All materials and refreshments included

Send me a message or follow the booking links in the About section of my page.

12/08/2026

What happens when we stop trying to make something perfect—and give ourselves permission to look, experiment and make more freely?

Hello, I’m Helen A. Noyce, an artist and experienced art educator based in Moray.

My own practice moves between painting, drawing, collage and mixed media, exploring colour, light, landscape and place. I’m fascinated by the possibilities we discover when we slow down, look more closely and allow the creative process to take us somewhere unexpected.

This philosophy is at the heart of my new programme of artist-led workshops: carefully considered creative experiences offering time and space to explore materials, encounter inspiring artists and reconnect with your own creativity.

I studied at Edinburgh College of Art and have taught in schools for over 20 years, including 11 years as Head of Art and Design. Alongside this, I have continued to develop my own practice and lead creative workshops for adults and children.

My workshops aren’t about everyone reproducing the same finished image. I introduce ideas, artists and creative prompts, then support each person in developing an individual response.

Complete beginners are warmly welcomed, as are those returning to art or hoping to bring fresh energy to an existing practice.

The programme begins this autumn with Finding Beauty in Ordinary Things at Blair’s Loch, Altyre—a relaxed morning of observation, drawing, collage and mixed media in beautiful surroundings.

If you have been longing to make time for your creativity, I would love you to join me.

Saturday 19 September or Saturday 14 November

10am–1pm · Blair’s Loch, Altyre
£75 · All materials and refreshments included
Small group

Find out more and book:

https://book.stripe.com/aFa14pa7K2iSdXB6NX0sU00

https://buy.stripe.com/14A6oJdjW5v47zd8W50sU01

11/08/2026

Finding Beauty in Ordinary Things

UPDATE: Bookings are now closed for both workshop dates. Future dates will be announced here.

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A relaxed, artist-led creative morning at Blairs Loch exploring observation, light, colour and personal expression through drawing, collage and mixed media.

No prescribed outcome and no previous experience needed—just time to look more closely, experiment and make more freely.

Choose your date and book here:

Saturday 19 September:
https://book.stripe.com/aFa14pa7K2iSdXB6NX0sU00

Saturday 14 November:
https://buy.stripe.com/14A6oJdjW5v47zd8W50sU01

Full details are shown on the first image.

The second image is from my own mixed-media practice and reflects the ideas we’ll explore.

Picture: Marc Hindley, Visit Forres.

04/03/2026

Liminal Light | Betwixt Time

Two paintings exploring that quiet threshold between moments — where colour, memory and landscape begin to dissolve into one another.

These works emerged through layers of gesture and light, allowing fragments of place and feeling to surface slowly through the process.

50 × 50 cm - Mixed media on paper.

Part of an evolving series exploring portals, thresholds and the spaces between.

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25/02/2026

Betwixt Time, 2026
Acrylic and mixed media on paper, 50 x 50 cm

Memory as landscape.
Light moving through time.

Where warmth lingers.
Where water holds the echo.

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21/02/2026

Bliss — limited edition giclée print

A carefully produced giclée print taken from the original painting and individually hand-embellished with gold and silver leaf, so each one is slightly unique.

These are not fragments of the original, but works in their own right.

Shown here framed (Derbyshire, London).
Available unframed in a range of sizes, including the scale of the original.

Each print comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Please message for further details or availability.

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Elgin

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+447984046452

Website

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