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Jon Hillier
United Kingdom
Artist highlights
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Pastel on Paper under plexiglas
- Framing : Framed
- Dimensions : 14.2x10.6in
About this artwork
I met Michelle through a networking club. Although she's a photographer, it was her warmth, humour, and natural presence that immediately drew my attention. She carried herself with an effortless beauty that she seemed almost unaware of.
When I asked if I could make her portrait, she smiled and asked, "Why?"
"Because you're beautiful," I replied.
Her smile lingered for a moment before giving way to a quiet, reflective sadness. It was an unguarded… expression—brief, genuine, and profoundly human. That fleeting moment became the heart of this portrait.
The painting was one of two of my works shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London. While another drawing was selected for the exhibition, having two works shortlisted from more than 18,000 entries remains one of the highlights of my career.
I have now decided to make this portrait available for acquisition. Rather than remaining in my studio, it deserves to be displayed and lived with—where its quiet emotion and
When I asked if I could make her portrait, she smiled and asked, "Why?"
"Because you're beautiful," I replied.
Her smile lingered for a moment before giving way to a quiet, reflective sadness. It was an unguarded… expression—brief, genuine, and profoundly human. That fleeting moment became the heart of this portrait.
The painting was one of two of my works shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London. While another drawing was selected for the exhibition, having two works shortlisted from more than 18,000 entries remains one of the highlights of my career.
I have now decided to make this portrait available for acquisition. Rather than remaining in my studio, it deserves to be displayed and lived with—where its quiet emotion and
Jon Hillier
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Jon Hillier is a painter with a background in drawing, printmaking, and commissioned artwork, refined through early training at Luton School of Art and decades of creative entrepreneurship. He masterfully blends realistic and "ultra-realistic" techniques, using colour as tonal variation and employing both lifelike detail and bold, simplified compositions inspired by his screen-printing days. His art conveys a searching authenticity—each piece invites viewers to connect, find intrigue, and be gently moved by the underlying humanity and striking individuality he so honestly depicts.
Jon Hillier
Michelle
$3,070
