Press

" Helwig is a southern Alberta Artist who masterfully evokes the drama of a storm coming over the prairie, as well as the mythical beauty of the Rockies when seen from a distance." Sally MacKinnon, in Sept/Oct Where Magazine. www.where.ca

"Born to paint the endless blue skies of Alberta and to use paint and canvas to capture the never-ending natural beauty of this province's vistas, from the expansive prairie, to the rolling foothills, to the magnificent Rocky Mountains. Born in Lethbridge, Alice Helwig, followed the Chinook winds, out to the windswept coulees around her Lethbridge home to begin her painting career out in the natural environment. " Shaw TV, Calgary.

“...her paintings give us a feeling of homely quiet, despite her style (that) is strong and rough... Clouds are the biggest protagonists, obviously inspired on the romantic tradition where painters like William Turner or Caspar Friedrich cannot be forgotten." http://theworstlines.blogspot.ca

“…. For me the most important part is the process of making the art work; of getting lost in really looking at something and deciding what marks to put down. At times it’s the unexpected opportunity that arises in a work.” Helwig quoted in an interview by Ruth Spivak in The Western Parent, Education and Learning Disabilities Awareness Issue, February/ March 2007 Vol 12 No. 1

“If landscapes can be called gutsy, these are definitely gutsy,” says Allan Jensen, chair of the Cultural Centre Art Gallery. “She’s not thinking very much about painting within the lines,” he says. “These are really direct paintings rather than being pretty pictures.” Medicine Hat News, Sept 2003