FINE ART Helen Barrack

At age seven on St David’s Day we were asked to paint the Welsh flag and that was the first time I had a painting hung on the wall in school. It was then that I knew I could paint but had no encouragement from my family. I was told by my father at age fourteen, “You can’t earn a living by painting pictures.” I remained top of the class in art throughout my school days.
I married at age 23 and we bought our first house and worked hard to pay off the mortgage. I worked in the Accounts Department of the Pembrokeshire Executive Council before it became Dyfed at which point my first child was due; I now have two children and three grandchildren.
After bringing up my children to school age I started to attend Art Classes with Theo Whalley at the Further Education Centre in Haverfordwest. It was the first stepping stone to my work being shown at exhibitions.