Eleanor Healy-Wills Studio-Gallery
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Introduction | Gallery | Profile | Contacts |
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Australian artist Eleanor Healy-Wills
creates paintings, limited edition copper plate etchings, sculpture and
mixed media works. Eleanor has been working independently for 30 years, in oil and progressing through an exploration of symbolic/religious art in both oil and acrylic, large canvas work, and eventually into copper plate etching and other media. |
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In the seventies, while discovering the potential and demands of gold leaf on the very large
Victorian State Transport mural, Eleanor felt drawn to larger canvases,
and regularly contributed works to the Blake Prize for religious art. This work eventually lead to the realisation that
the same sensitivity to technique applies to both larger and smaller works.
Following this, copperplate etching was explored as a means of keeping the creative flame alive, yet in balance with the practical needs of a working artist. The challenges of the copperplate etching technique, in particular the rendering of colour, eventually lead to the use of gold leaf and hand colouring to reach the inner light. This aspect of the development is highlighted in the Ascending Angel which was a turning point in the movement towards releasing light into the etchings. Eleanor's years of experience in etching techniques are now available to students in regular weekly classes, conducted at the Ferntree Gully Studio. Refer to the classes page for details. 
In parallel with the exploration of copper plate etching, there was also a movement into sculpture. This has since included
a number of commission portraits, and some bronzes inspired by a search for a more permanent medium.There has also been a brief exploration into the use of hessian to build up texture, which resulted in a study of the eye, in a series of paint and hessian on panels. Refer to the sculpture page for examples of this work. 
The intention of Eleanor's work in all its form, has always been to communicate an inner meaning, and the symbolic use of colour and gold leaf form an important part of the work. The work is diverse and extensive, ranging from traditional to contemporary in both technique and subject, in which a subtle individual style emerges through the careful attention to detail. |
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My paintings and etchings are emotional responses to the beauty of nature.
Life is a dance - revealed again and again through the forms of nature, always different but never actually changing. The timeless, revealed through the countless movements and shapes - that is the dance." "My work seeks to capture these essential and unmoving forms, using colour to reach depth of tone in sound, and form and shape as movement." Eleanor Healy-Wills
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Unmoving, it moves; is far away, yet near; within all, outside all. - Eesha Upanishad Enter the gallery... If you do not have access to the Melbourne gallery, etchings can be ordered by phone or email. Please contact Eleanor for all your enquiries. |
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© All images in this gallery are Copyright by Eleanor Healy-Wills. |
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