Hanneke Naterop - New Hair

Technique: Oil on paper
Signature: Hand signed
I created this portrait of my niece just after she had dyed her hair in two colors. It is painted on panel with oil paint and comes in a (free) stylish frame.

'Hanneke Naterop' . . . ring a bell? Perhaps you remember the episode of 'Stars on Canvas', where she was allowed to immortalize André Kuipers. You can't get closer to the stars than with 'our astronaut'.

Hanneke exhibited both domestically and internationally (Barcelona, Seattle, Antwerp) Her work has been purchased by prominent collectors across Europe and the US. She has participated in (inter) national competitions and has been selected many times with her quirky work. (including Figurativas Barcelona and BP Portrait Award) and has been selected multiple times. In interviews, she radiates and speaks with authority about art - with a disarming smile. There's some content available on You. Tube. For example, this one: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=MXEOt. ZHo. SZk.
Hanneke was trained at the Academy for Visual Arts Education in Tilburg in 1990 and
has a passion for figurative art. In her early years, she mostly worked on commission and painted beautiful portraits. Her brush always tells stories that her
reflecting surroundings. About three years ago, she started daydreaming about colorful
fairytales with vibrant structures and hues that radiate harmony and joy. And so
she has begun her colorful adventure! Her work always has a narrative element, but
her latest pieces have a twist: an abstract underlayer of cheerful patterns
in acrylic paint. She usually paints female figures on this, sometimes also lush
interiors that blend into the underlying color layer. Her goal? A mix of serenity,
creating mystery and richness, both in story, forms, and texture.