Stephen Nicholson

Stevie Nicholson is a Scottish based painter from Clydebank who graduated with a BA (HON) Degree in Contemporary Art Practice. His current working process has him pushing the boundaries of portraiture. Stevie’s work delves into the experimentation of texture and mark making techniques which lead him to develop his work into a contemporary context that is unique and full of energy. He often abandons the trusty paintbrush for scrapers, drips, and found objects around the studio. This gives him the freedom to approach his portraits in abstraction using his objects to create harsh block colour and tone. The canvas becomes a playground for him to experiment his own creativity within the structure of the subject. When creating his work, the subject becomes a structure to create spontaneous marks, tone, and colour layer after layer. The final outcome is never the same, always pushing his creative capabilities and developing his unique style that is fresh and exciting

A scottish based painter from Clydebank who graduated with a BA (HON) Degree in Contemporary Art Practice. My current working process has me pushing the boundaries of portraiture. My work delves into the experimentation of texture and mark making techniques which lead me to develop my work into a contemporary context that is unique and full of energy. I often abandon the trusty paintbrush for scrapers, drips, and found objects around the studio which gives me the freedom to approach the portraits in abstraction using objects to create harsh block colour and tone. The canvas becomes a playground for me to experiment my own creativity within the structure of the subject. When creating my work, the subject becomes a structure to create spontaneous marks, tone, and colour layer after layer. The final outcome is never the same, always pushing my creative capabilities and developing a unique style that is fresh and exciting. I also paint scottish themed paintings as i spend alot of my spare time in the scottish countryside hillwalking and climbing the beautiful mountains of scotland.