Yorkshire Artist and British Portrait Painter unveils A Portrait of Elizabeth One of the most difficult, yet rewarding, parts of being a portrait artist is painting a loved one as their loved ones see them. I not only need to capture a likeness and their character as I see them but their very being as […]

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Yorkshire Artist: An Update from British Portrait Painter Hannah Ostapjuk Recent Small Studies I love quick sketching in pencil or charcoal… Painting Process Exploring the English countryside, progress. Currently working on this figure oil painting. These young ladies by the river. I am really enjoying painting this piece, it’s a much smaller scale and there’s […]

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A great pleasure and in celebration – portrait commission unveiling. It was wonderful to attend the unveiling of Candace’s Portrait Commission… Gifted an oil sketch to be painted from life as a present for her birthday. The whole process has been an absolutely joy! Genuine and interesting.  Candace was a star sitter.  Intelligent, giving and […]

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Yorkshire Artist and Portrait Painter – Catching Up with You All… Just back from a great studio session and thought I better finish this update that I started two weeks ago. Over the last few months… An oil painting of a summer day enjoying and exploring the English countryside. Progress on the figure painting of […]

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Portrait painters near me, a term used to find a local artist and you’ve found me! Commission a portrait of yourself, family, children, grandchildren. This has become a highly popular and sort after ‘thing’ to do. “Anyone” can take a photo (have to be careful there as I have photographer friends who’d disagree) but no […]

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Proud to call myself a British Artist and happy to give you a peek at my oil painting process… It’s been a year [of this crazy pandemic] and today (22/03/21) I celebrated another birthday in lockdown.  This past year has been everything from fantastic and exciting to stressful and very difficult.  I have challenged and […]

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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Ecstatic to be able to share the news of the Portraits for NHS Heroes book! My portrait of Bluebell will feature in the Bloomsbury publication, it’s out on 12th November but you can pre-order copies at your local book shop, on: Bloomsbury’s website, Amazon, Waterstones or WHSmith. The best bit, ALL ROYALTIES GO […]

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Hannah Ostapjuk Portrait Artist UK & the Portraits for NHS Heroes Project It was important to me as a Yorkshire Artist that I represented this beautiful region and painted a portrait of a NHS Hero who worked or lived in Yorkshire. Portrait Artist Hannah Ostapjuk: Oil Painting – NHS Hero Blubell New portrait painting ‘Bluebell’, […]

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Portrait Artist Yorkshire, a much needed up-date by Hannah Ostapjuk Artist and Portrait Painter. Life and work has been busy and I guess updating my news articles was the last thing on my mind.  However in the current Covid-19 lockdown, I found the time to have a nice Yorkshire Tea and write this. On my […]

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