People and Petals

Expressive Portraits & Figure Paintings

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ”

— Thomas Merton

contemporary oil painted portrait of black female looking into the light
Haleema Portraits for NHS heroes Oil Painting
Oil Painted Portrait of John Paul
Beautiful oil painting of black lady

“I love to play with the ideas of perfection, imperfection, order and chaos. I crave a degree of each in all that I do. The journey to getting there is a dance back and forth, which I really enjoy!”

— Natalie Williamson

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U p N e x t 🌺 After a few days of being ill, I’ve woken today feeling more human so the plan is to get back to painting this Goddess right here! T W I T C H I’m planning on doing more and more live streamed painting demos/hangouts f
c o l o u r s t u d i e s Here are a couple of very quick little oil colour studies for a larger painting I will be doing. Since I don’t have a photo reference to work from, I wanted to test the waters to ensure I am happy with the colour st
e m e r g e & b l o o m Sometimes I have a plan for a painting and know how I want it to look when it’s finished but I always try to keep an open mind so I can adapt and respond to it as it develops. Instead of only focussing on how it
M o r n i n g O i l S k e t c h No underdrawing or accurate starting point, just going with the flow and pushing paint to warm up and start the day. Sometimes the self imposed pressure to really deliver on likeness in a commissioned portrait can
t h r o w b a c k I was looking back at some of the commissions I did last year and this painting is still one of my favourites! The background colour I chose, lovely couple, great pose... really fun to paint. I only wish I recorded the whole pro
s a t u r d a y s k e t c h A little pencil sketch working out an idea I have a for a new painting 🥀 #pencilsketchings #portraitprep #paintingprocess #ukportraitpainter #ukartist #artbynataliewilliamson
Robe of Adele Original Portrait Oil Painting on Oil Paper 12” x 16” A touch of shimmer and shine, big hair, glam floral print top, what’s not to love? I mentioned this is currently my favourite painting and though all the above ar
S H I M M Y I’m working on stocking my Etsy store (link in bio) with new original oil paintings in a range of sizes and surfaces so I have a nice mix of price points to choose from. This one is my current favourite, more on that in my next

Wet Paint BLOG.

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Blog Post: On the Easel.

An integral part of my practice is documenting the stages a piece goes through and the experiments and techniques I use from start to finish.

Click below to see my recent blog posts.

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New Studio Space.

At the start of February I finally moved into my new, larger studio! It took a few months for me to finally sign on the dotted line but I haven’t looked back since. The main reservations playing in my mind where, extra costs, more travel and whether or not I would find enough time or be motivated enough to get up and make the trip to get to the studio on grim, rainy cold days or enough to make it worth while.

Still, I’m a great believer in giving things a go rather than constantly wondering what if, so I decided to commit to the space for the year and see how things go!

Check out some before and after shots and a video of the space

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