Nicola Sims

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Tuition

My lessons are demonstration lead "hands on" 2 hourly sessions (including coffee!) - we work on varied themes and using oils,acrylics and watercolour with some drawing.The emphasis is on experimenting and exploring to produce exciting results.
Not formal, but amazing progress achieved.

 

Biography

After obtaining a degree in textiles from Ravensbourne college of Art Nikki worked as a textile designer exporting designs to US and Europe. Gap, Gloria Vanderbilt and Marks and Spencer were among clients. For 10years Nikki ran an interior design consultancy business which she sold to devote her time to her true vocation in painting alongside bringing up her family of three. Nikki works from a studio next to her home where she paints to commission and for solo and joint exhibitions in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. Recently Nikki was featured on a TV programme 'a Brush with Fame' which found newcomers to portrait painting, and was thrilled to reach the London final when she sold her final portrait to the celebrity sitter, actor Patrick Mower. Mediums preferred are acrylic,oil and mixed media, with portraits in oil, acrylic and watercolour.
Prints of her work available through bigemptywall.com
Nikki illustrates for Breese books , more info on: murder-mystery.com (authors)
nikki runs the Mulberry studio school of art during term time and specialises in GCSE tuition

 

Exhibitions

Darryl Nantais gallery, Linton Cambridge.
Christmas show
HERTFORDSHIRE
BROXBOURNEBURY MANSION
white stubbs lane, broxbourne EN107PY
open 9.30-4.30

Lemon Tree restaurant, Bishops Stortford
(continuing)

David LLoyd health clubs, Enfield
updating currently

debden antiques, nr.thaxted essex

Saggers gallery and suzies teas, high street, newport,Essex

 

Media

Acrylic Inks, Acrylics, Collage, Drawing, Gouache, Mixed Media, Oils, Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil

 

Subjects

Abstract, Buildings, Figure, Flowers And Gardens, Illustration, Impressionism, Landscape, Portrait, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Townscapes, Trees and Foliage