Nicola Watson

Artist Statement

I am inspired by the seascapes and landscapes where I draw with mixed media. Then in the studio I use my studies to inspire oil paintings working on paper and canvas.

Quotes from a review of my recent solo exhibition by Karen Sherwood from Cupola Gallery:

“I see an artist captivated by the beauty, power and fragility of the natural world”

Views from Northumberland Dunes series:
“ The smaller paintings were immediately recognisable as expressive landscape images. “
Cutting through Algarve Heat series:
“ The overall effects are abstract works where colour, mood and mark are the most important elements.”
Algarve Heat I, Oil on Arches oil paper, 48cm x 38cm (framed)
Torn Landscape in Algarve Heat, Collaged mixed media on paper, 48cm x 38cm (framed)
Torn Landscape in Algarve Heat, Collaged mixed media on paper, 48cm x 38cm (framed)
View from the dunes II, Oil on Arches oil paper, 68cm x 88cm (framed)
View from the dunes II, Oil on Arches oil paper, 68cm x 88cm (framed)
Sand, Shadows, Sea II, Oil on Arches oil paper, 50cm x 39cm (framed)
Sand, Shadows, Sea II, Oil on Arches oil paper, 50cm x 39cm (framed)