The Liberated Canvas

Gold leaf detail from a kintsugi inspired oil painting by Roberta Heslop for the Abreast exhibition

I first discovered Kintsugi in Japan

Kintsugi is the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. This October, it becomes a set of paintings for Abreast at Tinker Gallery, Ilkley.

I first discovered Kintsugi in Japan

Kintsugi is the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. This October, it becomes a set of paintings for Abreast at Tinker Gallery, Ilkley.

The Linen Trilogy — Freya, Lila and Anima by Roberta Heslop installed at Transcend Wellness London

The Linen Trilogy: Meet Freya, Lila and Anima

Three new figurative paintings on natural linen - Freya, Lila and Anima. The Linen Trilogy is now installed at Transcend Wellness London.

The Linen Trilogy: Meet Freya, Lila and Anima

Three new figurative paintings on natural linen - Freya, Lila and Anima. The Linen Trilogy is now installed at Transcend Wellness London.

Abreast exhibition, paintings by Roberta Heslop at Tinker Gallery Ilkley, October, celebrating the female body for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Abreast: A Kintsugi Art Exhibition for Breast C...

Roberta shares her new collection for Abreast, a kintsugi-inspired exhibition marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, using gold to trace the marks life leaves behind and reveal the strength within them.

Abreast: A Kintsugi Art Exhibition for Breast C...

Roberta shares her new collection for Abreast, a kintsugi-inspired exhibition marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, using gold to trace the marks life leaves behind and reveal the strength within them.

Visitor watching Mark Rothko colour field painting at Palazzo Strozzi Florence

Rothko and I in Florence

Mark Rothko has come home to Italy. I went to Florence to stand with his work again, the way my sister Sam and I once did at the Tate. Here...

Rothko and I in Florence

Mark Rothko has come home to Italy. I went to Florence to stand with his work again, the way my sister Sam and I once did at the Tate. Here...

Lapis, an original cobalt blue female form acrylic painting by Roberta Heslop, shown in situ in a contemporary interior setting

She Arrives When She's Ready

I've been thinking about the women who find my work. It's rarely accidental. Something brings them here - a feeling they've been sitting with, a sense that they want art...

She Arrives When She's Ready

I've been thinking about the women who find my work. It's rarely accidental. Something brings them here - a feeling they've been sitting with, a sense that they want art...

Transcendence solo art exhibition by Roberta Heslop at Transcend Wellness London featuring sensual female form paintings

Transcendence: Where Art Meets Wellness in Lond...

My solo exhibition Transcendence unfolded over a beautiful weekend in London - twenty-three works exploring liberation through art, emotional truth, and the beauty of the female form. A reflection on...

Transcendence: Where Art Meets Wellness in Lond...

My solo exhibition Transcendence unfolded over a beautiful weekend in London - twenty-three works exploring liberation through art, emotional truth, and the beauty of the female form. A reflection on...