I’m excited to share my latest painting: a large-scale watercolour of the iconic Ouse Valley Viaduct in West Sussex. This piece was commissioned by Adam Moseley for his café, Tamp & Grind in Burgess Hill, and it quickly became one of the most memorable projects I’ve worked on.
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I’m excited to share two new watercolour paintings I’ve recently completed—both special commissions from right here in my home town of Farnborough, Kent.
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Yesterday was a great day for me in my artistic career! The presentation of my latest painting, Fetcham House, to its new owners – and it’s a painting of great significance to me.
Continue reading “Fetcham House – a personal (painting) career highlight!”
A special thanks to the Dover Media Group for this lovely blog post about the unveiling of my Dover Marina Hotel & Spa painting…and great photos too!
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I’m absolutely thrilled to share with you my largest and most significant piece of art to date, the Dover Marina Hotel & Spa, unveiled at a very special event on Thursday 8th September by the Chairman of Dover District Council, Cllr Gordon Cowan.
I’m hugely proud to see my painting hanging pride of place in this wonderful and iconic building that dominates the Dover waterfront, and I believe my piece is one of the largest ‘hyperrealism’ watercolour paintings now in existence…
Continue reading “Introducing The Dover Marina Hotel & Spa: 800 hours of my life and my most significant hyperrealistic painting to date!”
I’m excited and very proud that my Brighton at Dusk painting is now available to purchase in the shop at Brighton i360, the 138m high observation tower at the end of the West Pier on the seafront of Brighton. Brighton i360 has unbelievable views of this wonderful town, the South Downs and out to the English Channel and it’s a great place to get a different perspective on a town that I’ve known all my life.
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What a lovely afternoon spent at the rather picturesque Limpsfield Chart Cricket Club, where I handed over a commission to a very deserving club member, Roger Maynard, as a surprise gift in celebration of his very own platinum jubilee – 70 seasons as a player! A huge achievement.
I was commissioned to paint the pitch and clubhouse scene by the club Chairman, to be presented at the re-opening of the club, following their extensive outfield renovation project.
It was a challenge to paint as the outfield of the cricket pitch had just been completely turned over to be replaced during a huge renovation project by the club, so when taking photos of the scene, the pitch was bare earth and the trees were not in leaf!
So I relied on a number of my photos, plus photos from the club and online to piece the scene together. I aimed to portray the view of village cricket on a beautiful day in high summer and I hope that’s what I have achieved!
I was extremely proud to have been commissioned by the brilliant John Howard to complete the artwork for his new album, ‘LOOK – The Unknown Story of Danielle Du Bois’, to be released by Kool Kat Musik on March 11th.
I am really pleased (actually ridiculously excited!) to have my painting of the wonderful steam locomotive, Sir Keith Park featured with an interview in Heritage Railway magazine.
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I’ve painted many watercolours of beautiful Kent and Sussex coastal and inland settings, and was recently commissioned by my friend Allen Hartley, owner of Whitstable Art Cage, to paint “The Street”, depicting Whitstable’s iconic beach front from a new angle.
I’ll be unveiling the final painting today, Thursday 5th August at the Whitstable Art Cage. Come along to Hut 2, Whitstable Harbour Market at 2PM!
I’m obviously no stranger to Whitstable, having previously painted Whitstable’s pier for the Art Cage, but you never get tired of Whitstable!
It’s such a special and interesting place, as it combines an attractive working harbour with a great coastline and a thriving town. It’s always been a favourite of mine and is a very popular destination with its iconic beach huts.
The original painting of The Street will be available from August 5th for £895 (unless sold prior) with prints (landscape format) measuring:
37.62 x 19.92cm @ £95,
51 x 27cm @ £155
75.81 x 40.14cm @ £225
Allen Hartley, owner of Whitstable Art Cage at the Whitstable Harbour Market said: “Nigel has been a friend for a long time and his prints (all of which are available at “The Cage”) are hugely popular with locals and visitors alike. I expect this one to be no different and am really excited to see the final result.”
For media and customer enquiries about prints and the original please contact Allen: 07787 656037 or email whitstableartcage@gmail.com.
I was recently asked by Painters-Online to give my advice on painting sky and clouds in watercolour. Here’s the article. I hope you find it useful…
The most satisfying part of painting for me is always the sky. It is the first part of the painting process after the initial drawing and it always feels great to start getting colour down on the paper or canvas. But I’m also very aware that it’s the sky that could make or break the painting.
Continue reading “How to paint clouds and sky in watercolour – my latest article on painters-online…”
I am currently exhibiting / selling a selection of prints through Kate Tulett at her wonderful ‘Art for All’ Gallery at Wickham’s Stores, High Street, Limpsfield, Surrey. Please call Kate for more info: 07815 918511.
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