Nickie Holford

A painting of a person with short dark hair, wearing a black vest top. They are facing with their back to the viewer, while their head is turned to the side and their eyes closed. — Longing

Nickie Holford grew up in London, moving first to Suffolk in the late 90s before settling around seven years ago in East Norfolk, where she’s currently based.

Nickie is also a member of the Eastern Contemporary Artists, and was recently a finalist in the VAA Artist of the Year 2024 Awards. She has also been longlisted for the VAO Open for 2024.

Nickie is inspired by bold use of colour, urban landscapes and exploring the connection to nature, self and others, finding beauty in the everyday.

Artists who demonstrate a bold use of colour or the sublime portrayal of light within a painting continue to influence Nickie in her work, while her background in technical theatre also has a part to play in the subjects and imagery which interest her.

A brightly coloured pink/red painting of a woman in motion as though she's dancing. There are touches of neon purple, yellow and pink. — Lost in the Moment

Developing her portraiture skills is a project in progress: attempting to explore and capture the range of human feelings from love and joy to loss, and endeavouring to create a connection between herself and the viewer.

Although Nickie works mainly in acrylic or oil paint, she enjoys working and experimenting with a variety of media to create her work, including watercolour, spray paint and pencil/graphite., depending on her emotions and mood at the time of creating her work.

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