Welcome to my website! My name is Hannah Engelhardt, I am an artist from Germany and I paint oil paintings that are meant to portray the magic and the beauty in things.

My love for art, especially painting, has been with me ever since I could hold a paintbrush. I grew up in an artistic household and my parents always made me feel that expressing myself artistically is very valuable and beautiful.

From the age of six, I was allowed to attend a private art school throughout my entire school years. When I painted with oil paint for the first time - I must have been about 11 years old - I immediately fell in love with this technique.

After graduating from high school, I studied communication design at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. And even though I love graphic design - it's still part of my work today - it has never really fulfilled me.

My inner artist probably rolled their eyes long ago because it was so obvious. It was always painting, that truly filled me with joy and gave me the feeling of doing something with true dedication.

Through my art, I consciously seek to express beauty. I feel that this allows me to define what I choose to focus on, what I surround myself with, and what I want to make room for in my life.

I’m always inspired by colors, light, moments, or encounters that move me emotionally - as well as things I’ve experienced or dream about. I enjoy collecting or photographing what I find aesthetically pleasing, and I love translating these into my oil paintings using rich, vibrant colors.

I am highly sensitive and have a very strong visual perception, which, on the one hand, leads to sensory overload ridiculously quickly, but on the other hand allows me to perceive my surroundings very intensely.

My creative process is very intuitive, and I enjoy switching back and forth between detailed sections and more abstract areas of color. I like it when the individual, differently colored brushstrokes are visible and take on a figurative quality from a distance. I paint mainly with oil paint on canvas because I love the impasto texture, the ease of application, and the luminosity of the colors so much.

The inner artist is a child. Let us continue to cherish this part of ourselves that creates without filters or the fear of judgment - in whatever form it may take.

Thank you for joining me on my journey and for valuing human-made art.