Artwork by Helena Hugo
"In my portraits I try to give significance to the people I paint. I often paint people who are taken for granted or ignored, depicting them in their working clothes and by this bring to the viewer's attention the importance of every work and the role it plays in society." Helena Hugo was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. _ After obtaining a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Pretoria she has become a full time artist. She currently lives in Pretoria. She prefers working in oil and charcoal and more recently pastels and specializes in the painting and drawing of the figure and the portrait. Her paintings and drawings are executed in a detailed manner.

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