Nancy ter Horst (1982) is a visual artist who has specialised in realistic, classical oil portraits. She’s studied fine arts at Academy Minerva and the Barcelona Academy of Arts, and has a Master of Arts in Art History from the University of Amsterdam. She’s also a tattoo artist since 2008 and as such has travelled the world and has worked in New York, Melbourne and Costa Rica, among others.
The commissioning of a portrait always takes place in close collaboration with the person portrayed and/or client. The process consists of an appointment in person during which details are discussed such as the position of the person being portrayed, size, clothing, color preferences, etc. Preference is given to a sketching session in which the person being portrayed poses (3 hours) after which photos are taken in the same position. If it is impossible to pose due to circumstances, we will work from the photo only.
