• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

    Indiana Dunes

    National Lakeshore Indiana

2004 Artist-in-Residence Helen Stannard

colorful painting of kids on a beach next to an unbrella
Kids on Beach. Original artwork is 17" X 14" plus 3" matting and is part of the national lakeshore's artist-in-residence collection.
Helen Stannard, 2004 Artist-in-Residence

Excitement, encouragement, and inspiration were the three things Helen took away from her experience as an Artist-in-Residence at the national lakeshore. While painting “en plein aire”, she was encouraged by visitors, inspired by her surroundings, and excited by the breathtaking beauty of the Indiana lakeshore and surrounding dunes and woodlands.

Helen says she grew as an artist due to her experiences at the shore, finding that both her inquisitiveness and creativity benefited from her residency as well as her artistic development of natural subjects.

She has had two shows solely devoted to the works she produced as a result of the Artist-in-Residence Program.

Did You Know?

log cabin and a three story house with trees behind and grass in front

Bailly Homestead National Historic Landmark was the home of Joseph Aubert de Gaspe Bailly de Messein. Believed to be one of the first non-native residents of Northwest Indiana, he lived on the site until his death in 1835. More...