…the first Limited Edition Print of my oil painting Beautiful Mind! The print in the photograph, opposite, is 16 x 24 inches and limited to 100. All Limited Editions are signed, titled, and numbered (in this case out of 100). To request a different size or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact […]
Very excited to have been selected for York Open Studios 2015! I am also looking forward to sharing an exhibition venue with Artist Julie Lightburn. Being keen to show my portrait paintings with a: painter, jewellery maker, or 3D artist. I am over the moon to have found a fellow painter who portrays beautiful scenery (so giving a contrasting subject […]
What a fantastic success! I’ll tell you what I love the most about holding events like this Private View: the contact with the public – I am always interested to hear what people can see in my work, what they notice, because more often than not it is something I haven’t noticed. A great example from last night: with […]
I am so excited to be taking part in an exhibition in the home county of one of my favourite artists, John Constable. Many portrait artists (I am the only Yorkshire Artist taking part) from all over the UK are taking part and it’s a great opportunity for me to show my oil paintings in another area […]
What a fantastic day I had at Galtres Festival. Good music, wild fairground rides, and lots of other things to see and do. Plus, I got a bit too excited over seeing Harry Gration at the festival, my only mistake being I didn’t get a photograph with him or ask him if he’d let me paint his […]
Yes, I was in the Yorkshire Post Magazine on Saturday 16th August. I had no idea the magazine was using a photograph of me and my artwork Guardian Angel – it was a lovely surprise. The photograph was published in the ‘Profile York and District’ section under an article entitled, Love affair with fatal attraction, by Phil Penfold. This […]
After a kind mention of my work by New Lights Shortlisted artist Karolina Szymkiewicz, I decided to return the favour. I much admire the outstanding and unique work of Karolina, the way in which she captures movement is magical, and I was very pleased to have my portrait paintings exhibited near her drawings for the duration of both New Lights’ […]
The New Lights Shortlisted Artists Exhibition will open in it’s second location, The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, on the 22nd January and will run until the 4th April 2014. I am extremely excited about seeing ‘Girl in the Flowered Dress’ on the walls of The Biscuit Factory as it is the largest commercial gallery in […]
Friday, November 15, 2013 The ‘My North Yorkshire’ interview with Hannah Ostapjuk There’s something in the air in North Yorkshire. One breath is all that is needed to feel at ease, according to Hannah Ostapjuk, a North Yorkshire based autobiographical figurative oil painter. Hannah focuses on colour and chiaroscuro lighting effects combined with techniques employed […]