Nik Helbig Blogs

Whether we like it or not, we artists are judged, not by one painting, but by our entire body of work. If we look throughout history of art, notable paintings of each artist have a special definitive style. It is as if one can paint brilliantly in ... 

Austria is very proud of it's famous artists. One of which is Egon Schiele (1890-1918). Schiele's art still fascinates many today. His painting of the human figures are true to their spiritual self, rather than photo realistic. This is what I real... 

Still away in Europe accompanying my husband with work. In circumstances like these, when I'm not able to paint, I find time to work on my website. There is not much to upload (since I am not painting), but I do make time to write some articles for ... 

Today I worked in the Garden. I was not doing any gardening, though. Now I finished these two pieces, and my eyes are all red. It is still pollen season up on this mountain some 1300m above sea level. This is my in-law's house in Austria, and a nice ... 

I spend quite a bit of time in Austria. Living in Singapore, it is a 12hour flight + 5hrs of driving to get to my in-law's house in the mountain. Austria is about the most naturally beautiful country in the world. It is also very clean and is home t... 

Painting Works in Progress - Painting on holiday in my mum-in-law's artelier. The paintings behind are her paintings :) This is the first stage. I render the figures in black and white before adding the colour. This method of painting is called... 

Keep connected with my blog for updates on new work and articles. I try to make the content interesting as with the art. Art, to me, is more a form of escapism than a reflection of reality. Hence my main focus while creating is to achieve "feel", "...