Spotlight with Natalie Williamson

Natalie Williamson is a Yorkshire-based artist who enjoys painting people, both real and imaginary.

Her portraits, which combine realism with elements of expressionism and abstraction, exude vitality and depth. Natalie paints with oil paints in order to highlight the beauty of daily people and items in a positive and cheerful manner.

The images she paints are uplifting, motivating, and aspirational images of women, particularly those that are under-celebrated or disregarded. ‘Everyday regular beauty. Women not overly sexualised, cliched or objectified. I want my portraits to whisper “you are beautiful, you are loved, you belong”.