Hanna Bordewijk
Rapid City, MB
Portrait artist, working in traditional media. Loves working on personalized portraits of your loved ones and pets.
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Bio:
People and animals are her favorite subjects to draw and paint. In the past 9 years she made over 230 portraits. Depending on her artistic view, she make works in pencil, watercolor, acrylic, oil or a combination off.
Hanna was born in a small town in the Netherlands in an entrepreneurial family with a keen eye for the arts. After hardship Hanna landed in Canada in 2002 and started to explore her artistic talents with a focus on portraits in 2017. She has taken many online courses and has had the privilege of attending a workshop with Annette Smith in Scottsdale, Arizona, who has been an inspiration to her. Additionally, she has also done portrait training with Ona Kingdon and an intensive traditional portrait course at the Florence Academy of art in 2026.
Hanna lives with her husband and 3 dogs on an acreage in rural Manitoba.
Statement
My name is Hanna Bordewijk and I am a portrait/figurative painter, I focus on painting people and pets.
My vision is to capture my subject in full colour with their character front and center. I like to feel a connection to my subject to deliver my best work.
For me, making art is a process I feel my way through. After thinking about the composition, I dig in with an undefined end result in mind. I usually start with an abstract background, I think would give the subject the feeling it needs. My work is built up in many layers to build dept and interest. After a few layers my end-result starts to form in my mind first and on the canvas after.
As an artist I am influenced by art that is not too literal, not photo realistic but rather expressionistic. I love to use colors that are not necessarily natural but enhance the subject's character.
My hope is that the viewer of my art recognizes themselves and others' emotions and character and enjoys how the colors and brushwork come together to make something that is a joy to look at.
My work has been shown at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba member shows. As well as at the federation of Canadian artists gallery in Vancouver.