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As a young boy, Helmut excelled in drawing and started painting in oils at the age of fourteen. He worked for forty years in commercial art as designer and illustrator reaching the top in his field and winning many awards. Helmut was partner of a well known graphic design firm in Montreal (Catala Design Group) for twenty seven years.
"Painting nature, rural scenes or quaint villages has been for the most part been my fascination. It's my way of sharing my life experiences with others."
Helmut is a member of the Society of Canadian Artistst, the Beaconsfield Artists Association, the Artists Circle of the West Island and the Society of Illustrators of Quebec. He exhibited for more than five years at the Montreal Eatons Art gallery. More recently, Helmut is represented by "Exclusive Art Forms" in Lancaster, ON and by "Galerie Guylaine Fournier" in Baie-Saint-Paul, Qc.
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