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 […]
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 […]
On Monday 16th September I had my first radio interview at BBC Radio York and am very pleased to be able to say it went very well. “Hannah Ostapjuk has been short listed for the New Lights Art Prize 2013. This prize is only given out once every 2 years to a young emerging artist […]
I am in a book!!! The well known publication is called International Contemporary Artists VI. It promotes the artwork of emerging and established artists to a vast public of art lovers, art collectors, gallery owners, and curators. The company has a large (off-line) database which includes 15,000 contacts from 65 countries (art collectors, curators, etc) […]
I was recently approached by ASPIRE MAGAZINE to make a contribution to their England’s Art Trail feature, and of course, I said… “Yes.” Here’s what they wrote about my portrait painting: Hannah Ostapjuk is an autobiographical figurative oil painter, who focuses on colour and chiaroscuro lighting effects combined with techniques employed by the old and […]