“My work presents a symbolism that looks inward, examining the self in all its mystical complexity. The paintings study the human relationship to self, to others, and to the divine eternal, stripped of all that is pretentious and artificial, exposed to all that is profound and vulnerable. While the paintings show the inevitable suffering, solitude and powerlessness that must be endured by the human body, they also celebrate the beauty, the dignity and the wondrous soarings of the human soul. The paintings are a careful study of human faith, healing and spirituality, the foundation of all the world’s great religions.”
HELEN P. SHIPMAN
Paintings with Writings on the Human Condition