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 […]
Traditional Oil Portrait Painting Techniques Art Workshops for pupils of St Aidans Church of England High School – this was fun! So here’s the thing, in this country we no longer teach: drawing, life drawing, portrait or painting techniques in mainstream education, not at GCSE, A-Level or even University. I think it is very sad because […]
Yorkshire Portrait Painter, Hannah Ostapjuk, received her first commission aged just 17 years old. This was a portrait of the honourable and much loved Dr Hudson, previous head teacher of King James School, Knaresborough. After being told, something to the effect of, ” first one back will be in with the chance of painting another three previous […]