Interview with The York Flyer Portraiture, a recognised art form in its own right, so much so that the genre has whole galleries devoted to it, not least the National Portrait Gallery in London, where our artist of the month has set her sights. I came across the work of Hannah Ostapjuk very recently when […]
As an artist I welcome other artists, art students, or teachers, to contact me for help or advice regarding painting and the general practice of an artist. Having gone through school and university myself and finding few willing to offer guidance; I decided to make it my duty to help others wherever possible. This past year in particular I […]
I have reached the next stage of the SAATCHI GALLERY’s Saatchi Online Showdown Competition ‘Painted Faces’. The online competition, portrait based this year, where artists from all over the world can showcase their work and be given the chance for it to be judged by internationally acclaimed artists and curators. Judges for the competition so far […]
Yorkshire Artist and Portrait Painter Hannah Ostapjuk was shortlisted for several prizes through New Lights 2013 including The Valeria Sykes Prize. The Private View on 20th September was a well attended event and a very enjoyable evening. A room full of extremely talented emerging artists’ work. I received some great comments about my portraits. It is fantastic to know […]
I am delighted to be able to tell you that I have been selected by NEW LIGHTS to exhibit ‘Girls Online’ (see image below) and ‘Girl in the Flowered Dress’ at The Mercer Gallery in Harrogate, 20 September – 17 November, and at The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, January 2014 to April 2014!! The Biscuit Factory […]
It has been a very busy time for me since my latest exhibition, I gained several fantastic, career advancing, opportunities including a handful of private and public commissions from Yorkshire base families, academic faculties and organisations. For more information please visit my Facebook Page. Jake and Ben is the most recent completed portrait commission to be displayed on […]
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) […]
What a fantastic opportunity York Open Studios is for an artist, especially a portrait painter like myself. It’s the art event of the year in York, with many of the city’s best artists getting involved, visitors can plot wonderful routes through a range of studios and see some beautiful contemporary art. Over the first weekend I had a phenomenal number of […]
I am always on the lookout for quality websites on which to publicise my art. There’s a fine line between the idea of getting your work in as many places as possible to reach a wider audience, increase interest and sales and actually harming sales because you are cropping up in places associated with lesser […]