Biography
Henrietta Jordan was born in 1979 and grew up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the fleeting light and wild landscape of the Highlands have, since her childhood, been a powerful source of artistic inspiration.
Henrietta won both the Junior and Senior Art Prize several times at St Mary’s School, Ascot. She went on to pursue a Foundation Course at Newcastle College of Art. Eight years later, following a degree in French from Newcastle University and four years working in France and London, she returned to her painting and true passion. She most recently trained in the classical tradition of drawing and painting at The Lavender Hill Studios in London and is inspired by the works of John Singer Sargent, Raeburn, Zorn and the Impressionists. Like them, Henrietta favours the ‘alla prima’ method of working directly on the canvas with a loaded brush and she enjoys a free and spontaneous use of oil paint. She has developed a painterly style characterized by thick, quick, visible brushstrokes contrasting with thin glazes and polished strokes.
Henrietta strives always to breathe true life into her work. Whilst her portraits seek to capture the raw essence and personality of her subjects, her still life and landscapes are true testament to the impression the light and atmosphere of her native Scotland have had on her throughout her life.
Henrietta won both the Junior and Senior Art Prize several times at St Mary’s School, Ascot. She went on to pursue a Foundation Course at Newcastle College of Art. Eight years later, following a degree in French from Newcastle University and four years working in France and London, she returned to her painting and true passion. She most recently trained in the classical tradition of drawing and painting at The Lavender Hill Studios in London and is inspired by the works of John Singer Sargent, Raeburn, Zorn and the Impressionists. Like them, Henrietta favours the ‘alla prima’ method of working directly on the canvas with a loaded brush and she enjoys a free and spontaneous use of oil paint. She has developed a painterly style characterized by thick, quick, visible brushstrokes contrasting with thin glazes and polished strokes.
Henrietta strives always to breathe true life into her work. Whilst her portraits seek to capture the raw essence and personality of her subjects, her still life and landscapes are true testament to the impression the light and atmosphere of her native Scotland have had on her throughout her life.