I’m in my third year at durham university studying history. i’m a painter specialising in portraiture and animals, mainly working in acrylic on canvas. i find art such a great way to escape, and try to paint whenever i can find the time. recently, i have started to share my art on social media, donating the money raised from commissions to mind. during my pre-u fine art studies, i focused on human form and the process of ageing. my volunteer work in a care home provided me with great inspiration and my style varies from intricate realism to more abstract. i primarily work in oil paint. my portrait of an elderly lady, jill, was awarded third prize in the durham university student art prize. i have always liked portraiture and during lockdown, i took part in tom croft’s ‘portraits for nhs heroes’ initiative. under this scheme, artists reach out to individual key workers and paint their portraits, sending it to them afterwards to thank them for their hard work in the fight against the pandemic. in total i painted five portraits of nhs staff, both male and female, some in full ppe kit and others in more casual attire. i enjoyed each portrait as i loved reflecting their personality and values in their portrait and learning about their experiences during the pandemic. this gave me a sense of connectedness during a time when we were all feeling isolated.
Yasmin Hatton
Painter

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Laura Hutchinson
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