Helen Galloway McNicoll was a painter who was born in Toronto. While she was an infant, her family moved to Montreal, Quebec, which was to remain her Canadian home for the rest of her life. From 1902 until her death (1), she divided her time between Montreal, England and France. She died in Swanage, Dorset, England.

Her mediums were oil and watercolour. Her subjects are landscapes, beachscapes, women, children and genre. Most of her works depict children or women at work or leisure in tranquil intimate rural settings. The geographic locations are Quebec, England and France. Her style was impressionist and plein air. As an impressionist the effects of light, in her case brigh...