HELENE YOUNG
IN CHILDHOOD I DREW AND PAINTED PICTURES ON CLAM SHELLS.
INFLUENCED BY MY GRANDFATHER'S ARTGALLERY IN ORIENT, L.I. WHICH HAD
HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL PAINTINGS, I DEVELOPED AN EARLY INTEREST IN ART. IN
NEW YORK CITY I TOOK COURSES IN FIGURE DRAWING USING LIVE MODELS.
I GREW UP IN QUEENS, BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL I LIVED ON THE
EAST END OF LONG ISLAND THAT MY INTEREST IN LANDSCAPE LED ME TO TAKE
INSTRUCTION FROM A SOUTHOLD ARTIST, JOSEPH HARTRANFT.
SINCE 1974, I HAVE DISPLAYED MY WORK IN OUTDOOR ART AND
CRAFT SHOWS, BANKS AND THE SOUTHOLD TOWN HALL. CLAMMING, FARMING AND
SHORE SCENES INSPIRE ME TO PAINT IN ACRYLIC, OIL OR PASTEL.
