Elluse Studio

Elluse Studio I’m Helen, founder of Elluse.co.uk and Elluse.biz – a Manchester-based hybrid fine artist (BA Hons) and digital technologist.

🏵️Hybrid Edgy Fine Artist (BA Hons) & Technologist
✨Rave, Cityscapes, Rebels
🎭The juxtaposition between tech & tradition: Oil, AI, Photo, Acrylic
🖼Originals → Elluse.co.uk🧵Murals, fabric → Elluse.biz

🔗linktr.ee/elluse_studio My work sits somewhere between urban life, rave culture and cityscapes. I move between canvas and screen, blending the physical depth of oil painting with the possibilities o

f digital tools. I use digital media to test compositions, sketch ideas and push concepts before I commit them to canvas. The final paintings are built with archival materials, layered oil and acrylic techniques and finished with signed certificates of authenticity – so collectors and galleries get both creative depth and solid provenance. My practice is deliberately restless and hard to box in. I’m interested in politics, class, nightlife and the awkward bits people often skim past. I don’t follow the mainstream or the art world 100% – more like 80% – and the rest is me carving out a path as a working-class artist who wants to make a living without sanding off where I come from. Alongside my canvas work, I run Elluse.biz – an art-led fashion and interiors label where I turn my paintings and illustrations into limited-run patterns for wallpaper, fabric and upcycle projects. It’s for people who’d rather wear the artwork, live with it on their walls and furniture, or cut it into something new, than keep art as something distant and untouchable. Follow me on Instagram for paintings and process, and for patterns, wallpaper and upcycle projects.

Where do you feel most free? 🕊️When I set up my interactive journal for the Chorlton Arts Festival, I broke the ice with...
17/05/2026

Where do you feel most free?

🕊️When I set up my interactive journal for the Chorlton Arts Festival, I broke the ice with my own story of spontaneous escape. But as I read through the pages left behind, I realized something deeply moving: for so many people, defining “freedom” was actually a way of talking about their stresses.Behind the answers lay a collective craving for relief.

People used the blank pages to unload the weights they carry—exhausting 65-hour kitchen shifts, the heavy pressure of daily life, and the anxiety of trying to please others.From chaotic late-night confessions to quiet Spanish poetry, this notebook became a safe space to just let it all go.

Swipe through to watch me read some of these entries, and see the graphics of the raw truths the Chorlton community left behind.A massive thank you to everyone who trusted my installation with their vulnerability. You didn’t just fill a journal; you brought a beautiful, shared human experience to life. 🖤

🎨 Artwork and digital prints from this project are available via the link in my bio
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17/05/2026

“Where do you feel most free?”

When I set up my interactive journal at the Chorlton Arts Festival, I hoped to catch a glimpse into what freedom means to different people. Reading through the pages has been such a beautiful experience.

Helen’s answer completely captured my heart: skipping work, dropping a random dot on a map of the North West, and letting fate take her to Lancaster for the day. It’s those spontaneous, quiet acts of rebellion where we often find ourselves the most.

Thank you to everyone who shared their vulnerable, funny, and beautiful memories in this notebook over the last week. 🖤

Where do you feel most free? 🕊️When I set up my interactive journal for the Chorlton Arts Festival, I broke the ice with...
17/05/2026

Where do you feel most free? 🕊️When I set up my interactive journal for the Chorlton Arts Festival, I broke the ice with my own story of spontaneous escape. But as I read through the pages left behind, I realized something deeply moving: for so many people, defining “freedom” was actually a way of talking about their stresses.Behind the answers lay a collective craving for relief. People used the blank pages to unload the weights they carry—exhausting 65-hour kitchen shifts, the heavy pressure of daily life, and the anxiety of trying to please others.From chaotic late-night confessions to quiet Spanish poetry, this notebook became a safe space to just let it all go.Swipe through to watch me read some of these entries, and see the graphics of the raw truths the Chorlton community left behind.A massive thank you to everyone who trusted my installation with their vulnerability. You didn’t just fill a journal; you brought a beautiful, shared human experience to life. 🖤🎨 Artwork and digital prints from this project are available via the link in my bio. ManchesterArtScene Chorlton ArtInstallation CommunityArt Journaling ArtAndMentalHealth

Quiet Rebellion is coming to Chorlton! 🎨✨From May 6th–17th, I’m bringing my first public installation to the legendary ...
07/05/2026

Quiet Rebellion is coming to Chorlton! 🎨✨

From May 6th–17th, I’m bringing my first public installation to the legendary as part of the .arts .

This is more than just an exhibition—it’s an immersive ‘rave living room’ featuring bold surface patterns, original oil paintings, and prints available to take home.

🖼️I want to know... where do you feel most free?
✍️Come leave your answer in the visitor notebook at the installation!
📍 Where: Dulcimer Bar, Chorlton (M21 0AE)
🗓️ When: 6th May – 17th May 2026
🎟️ Entry: FREE

See you there!

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26/04/2026

My work was never meant to be “twee.” It just drifted that way for a moment when I added a bird and a boat.

Now, I’m working in a state of praxis—letting the paint go where it actually wants to go. Right now, it wants to be lonely. It’s that sparkly, melancholy comedown after the club, when you’re finally alone and the depression creeps back in.

For me, it’s a reminder of being a teenager—sad, young, and poor. But maybe for you, it feels like something else.

18/04/2026

Part 2: Proving my ethical process. 🔍🛡️
Not all AI is built the same. As a working artist, I choose professional tools to protect my craft and stay ahead of the rat race. Here are the facts:
Adobe Firefly 🛡️: Trained ONLY on licensed Adobe Stock & public domain—zero scraping of other artists’ work.
Commercially Safe ✅: Every generated element is legally ‘clean’ for professional use.
The ‘Bus’ Tool 🚌: I direct it. It pulls from a licensed database, not a stolen one.
Data Privacy 🧠: Using Enterprise versions of tools like Co-Pilot or Google means they WON’T share your information or use it to train their models.
Paid = Protected 💰: Professional subscriptions (including Grammarly) ensure your private data and grammar remain yours alone.
I’m ‘fussy’ because I care about the legacy. My hands do the work on the canvas; the tech just helps me see the vision. 🎨✨

16/04/2026

“The AI box is open. 📦 You can fight the lid, or you can learn to use what’s inside.
Watching the Grayson Perry series on Channel 4, it’s clear he’s seeing the same thing: it’s not the tool that’s the problem, it’s human greed and politics. 🔍
If you’re not using these tools because you’re scared of how powerful people might use them—fair enough. That’s a valid fear. But if you’re not using them because you think it’s all about stealing other people’s art, you’re slightly wrong on that one. 🛡️
As a working artist, I embrace technology to evolve. I use AI in Photoshop that is commercially safe—trained only on MY photos and MY oil paintings.
Don’t get left behind in the rat race because of a misunderstanding. Use the tech. Protect your data. Stay elusive. 🎨✨

16/04/2026

The AI box is open. 📦 As a working artist, I believe we have to evolve with the tools or get left behind in the rat race.
In this video, I’m discussing the ethics of my process. Like the recent Grayson Perry series on Channel 4, I see the greed and politics involved—but I’m choosing a different path.
I use AI in Photoshop that is commercially safe, trained ONLY on my own photos and my own oil paintings. It’s about integrity and protecting the craft. 🛡️🎨

These paintings sit in that awkward space between soul work and commercial work.I keep thinking I’ll make something quic...
06/04/2026

These paintings sit in that awkward space between soul work and commercial work.

I keep thinking I’ll make something quicker, looser, easier to finish — and then I end up slowing down, reworking it, doubting it, and pushing it further until it becomes the usual two-year timeline again.

Some of these were meant to be experiments.
Some were meant to be more commercial.
But the truth is, I struggle to lower the standard just to get them out faster.

That’s exactly why I’ve had to separate the two sides of my practice more clearly.

The traditional paintings are slow, obsessive, and personal.
The digital side of Elluse is where I can take the same atmosphere, ideas and visual language and build something stronger for business at a pace that actually makes sense.

So no, I’m not giving up on the paintings.
I’m just being more honest about what each part of my work is for.

One is for the soul.
One is for the business.
Both matter.

These slides show that messy middle bit — being close, being unsure, dragging things out, staring at them too long, and still trying to get them right.

Personal
Commercial:

06/04/2026

The “Value My Time” Manifesto
Stop accepting poverty as the “artist’s way.” 🛑🎨

I value my time at £17 per hour. Because I refuse to rush my paintings, they reach a price point that many won’t pay—and I’m 100% okay with that.
Selling my art low just invites someone else to flip it for a profit later. I’d rather keep my work than devalue my craft. 🖌️✨

This slow, intentional process is what fuels the high-standard digital artwork I create at One is for the soul, the other is for the business. Both have a standard I refuse to drop. 💻💼

Know your worth. Stick to your rate.

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New here? I’m Helen — Elluse.I make quiet rebellion in paint + pixels: rave energy, cityscapes, surreal moments, and the...
13/01/2026

New here? I’m Helen — Elluse.

I make quiet rebellion in paint + pixels: rave energy, cityscapes, surreal moments, and the tension between tech and tradition.

If you like dark, urban energy, you’ll feel at home here.
Follow for new work, studio experiments, and exhibition updates — with prints/originals and the occasional product drop when it fits the work.

🖤 If you’re new, comment “NEW” so I can say hi.

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