Helena Nelson-Reed

Helena Nelson-Reed is a visionary artist whose primary medium is watercolor. Born in Seattle, Washington, USA, she was raised in Marin County and Napa Valley, California, and today lives in Illinois. Nelson-Reed’s primary focus is exploring the collective consciousness and the portrayal of archetypal imagery in the tradition of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. Rendered in luminous watercolor, Nelson-Reed’s paintings are created in extraordinary detail, pushing the medium of watercolor past the usual limits.