Viva Lewes Issue #143 August 2018

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Photo by Alex Leith MY LEWES: HELEN HOLDER Helen moved to Lewes with her husband 30 years ago, to retire. Before that she lived in a number of different places. She was brought up near Slough, was a Wren in Plymouth in the War, moved out to Berkeley, California, worked in Turin and Milan, was on the original staff of the Bell School in Cambridge and had a long career as an English-as-a-foreign-language teacher and teacher trainer at The Hammersmith & West London College, becoming Head of Department. Why Lewes? We wanted somewhere within an 80-mile radius south or west of London. We searched areas first; then only the second property we looked at was a house in Southover High Street, one of the Edwardian ones at the end, and we loved it. What do you like about Lewes? My husband always said he liked it because there was no Lord, and no Bishop. But what could you not like about Lewes? It’s a place where you are absolutely free to be who you want to be. I understand you’re a painter. I believe everyone should have a passion, and mine is painting. I took it up after retiring. My teacher Tom Benjamin, at the Paddock, has been very kind and encouraging, and is very good at helping you to develop your own style. And you’re in Artwave… I am glad to be exhibiting with other artists, and I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to Richard and Kate for letting us use their house [see below]. These are probably my last oil paintings, as I now haven’t the strength to do oils after a bad fall last November. I have now taken to pastels. Who has influenced your style? I was interested in art history long before I ever tried to paint. I am a great admirer of the old masters, my favourites being Rembrandt, Titian and Velázquez. What I now like to paint are ordinary scenes with people in them, also sometimes myths and illustrations of lines of poetry. Do you ever eat out? I love the Limetree Kitchen. Alex creates delicious dishes, and he is a friend. The staff gave me a plant for my birthday. What’s your favourite pub? I have seldom been to pubs in Lewes, but when my husband was alive we went on lots of long walks and would end up in lovely country pubs, like the Cricketers. Where would you live if not in Lewes? I’ve never been as happy anywhere as when we moved here in 1986/7. A number of my neighbours retired at the same time or soon after, it was very much a community and that’s what I missed when I moved down the road. I’m quite drawn to Edinburgh: I once applied for a job there and I’ve often visited, but the climate would be too cold for me. So Lewes it is. Interview by Alex Leith Helen’s work will be on sale at 21 Priory Street (venue 135) during Artwave. 13
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