Working from my home studio near Lewes in East Sussex, I am so fortunate to have the natural environment of South Downs National Park, Ashdown Forest and the Sussex coastline with its seaside towns and chalk cliff-lined beaches on my doorstep to inspire me.
I use Indian Inks for all my work, I really love their powerful, sparkling colours. Indian inks are an ancient water-based medium that is lightfast and permanent, I find them easy to work with and their immediacy of application really suits my intuitive approach. You can read my blog about why this is my favourite medium and my passion for using Indian Inks here.
Originally from Brighton, after leaving school I studied Art at Eastbourne College of Art in the late 1980’s and then graduated from Brighton University in Illustration (BA Hons) in 1990. After a short period freelancing for magazine publishers, I worked in the print and stationery industries before I returning to Sussex and my real passion, creating art in 2013.
I joined the Lewes cooperative, Chalk Gallery in February 2016, which is an artist-led gallery, cooperatively run and well-respected for nurturing artistic talent, and here I utilised my skills becoming head of the publicity team and then subsequently chairperson in 2019, which I did until I left in May 2022.
I am now represented by independent galleries and enjoy participating regularly in group exhibitions and open studio events such as at Star Brewery Gallery and Lewes' Artwave Festival.
A seasonal selection of my paintings and prints can be seen and are for sale at two independent village galleries; Artologie in Cuckfield, and at Greenfinch in Ticehurst. I also take part in shows, which I publicise on social media and/or my newsletter.
My work is also available to buy direct here, from this website's online shop, or in person at my studio. Please get in touch here for any enquiries.
What's on: Events & Exhibitions
Listing of forthcoming (and previous) exhibitions and events.
Collections of work:
Naturally my work has developed and will continue to evolve over the years bu tI have categorised my work as the following collections:
Wood panel paintings, ink on a primed birchwood panel. Many of these paintings are now available as limited edition prints. See Nichola's blog about limited edition prints.
'Framescapes', an inventive series of small paintings with painted frames, integral to the painting. See Nichola's blog about the First Framescape.
Decorative collages, expressing of the joy in the treasures of the natural world, such as flowers, fruit and shells.
Occasionally I run workshops for small groups of adults and art groups. Please get in touch if you would like more information, click here.