Drawing from life … arrhhh… yes, some of us love it, some of us hate it. I had a severe dislike of drawing from life and Life Drawing. Drawing from life made me feel like I couldn’t draw ANYTHING and a Life Drawing class either had me in fits of giggles (at the naked person before […]
I was ever so pleased to complete a beautiful portrait painting of a York based lady’s Three Daughters. Every commission is different and it was great that this customer required a portrait very much in the style of my own artist practice and studio work i.e. the lighting effect being a focus of the painting. To explain […]
Hello! I am back! Since May I have been exceptionally busy but now I have finally found the time to update my website. Over the next 10 weeks I am going to be posting one News article per week to inform you of all the exciting things I have been up to… First post: Artist and Designer. Back in May […]
Portrait Painting Progress Yorkshire Artist, Hannah Ostapjuk, has been painting in public during York Open Studios, working on a portrait of Colonel Edward York (previous Vice Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire). “I thought it was important to add to the ‘open studios’ part of the event – make it feel like an artist’s studio and to […]
Yorkshire Artists: Hannah Ostapjuk Paints Portrait Live It’s the first time I have painted a portrait in public! I have done demos and run art workshops but never worked on my own studio art or commissioned portraits while other artists and the public looked on. I didn’t really think about it until someone said they were […]
Yorkshire Artist Exhibiting Portrait Paintings at York Open Studios Those who follow my: art work, portraits, and oil paintings on social media sites will have seen me mention a “surprise” for all who visit Julie Lightburn and myself at Studio 14 (The Bull Centre) during the York Open Studios weekends (see dates below). The SURPRISE is: a unique […]
…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 […]
Due to demand I will be hosting another event, Meet the Artist, in the Concert Hall Foyer, at the University of Leeds, where my first Solo Exhibition, Hannah Ostapjuk PORTRAITS, is currently looking fabulous (even though I do say so myself). MEET THE ARTIST Saturday 29th November 2014 4.00-6.00pm Admission is FREE but this is a […]
Yorkshire Artist and Portrait Painter, Hannah Ostapjuk’s first Solo Exhibition is going very well and the Private View was a great success. If you would like to see paintings such as: An Evening Online, Girl with Plaited Hair, and Portrait of Professor Michael Arthur, then pop these dates (below) in your diary as those paintings will only […]