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Valerie Hannan | Oil Painter
I paint intimate, quiet moments with a softness that invites pause. My work explores stillness, symbolism, and the emotional residue of daily life — often through portraits and interiors that feel both familiar and slightly haunted. With a realist’s eye and a dreamer’s palette, I use layered brushwork and gentle contrasts to explore beauty, vulnerability, and the unspoken.
Based in Scotland, I build paintings that hold presence — tender, quiet, and true.
I paint intimate, quiet moments with a softness that invites pause. My work explores stillness, symbolism, and the emotional residue of daily life — often through portraits and interiors that feel both familiar and slightly haunted. With a realist’s eye and a dreamer’s palette, I use layered brushwork and gentle contrasts to explore beauty, vulnerability, and the unspoken.
Based in Scotland, I build paintings that hold presence — tender, quiet, and true.