Nicky Stannage Art
Nicky Stannage Art
SCOTTISH ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR
Nicky Stannage
Welcome
My Story
“Every artist was an amateur first.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
My name is Nicky Stannage and I am a self taught artist living in East Lothian, Scotland. I took up painting after receiving a watercolour paint set for my 21st birthday in 1991. I dabbled in landscapes before my family and career as an Early Years teacher took over. In 2018 I developed a life changing illness which has left me virtually housebound.
After being medically retired then shielded due to Coronavirus, I started painting again in an attempt to salvage my mental health!!
“There is no must in art because art is free.” Wassily Kadinsky
I began by painting land and seascapes and creating portraits of pets for friends and neighbours. I then began drawing and painting portraits and trying a variety of mediums. I read books and searched the internet, taking influence from and number of local and internationally renowned artists where I stumbled across the legend that is Bob Ross who summed up why I paint. “It’s so important to do something every day that will make you happy.”
I am interested in nature and in particular, the sky - the shapes and colours of the clouds as the sunlight throws its light around. As an Early Years teacher I used the outdoors as a valuable teaching tool to engage children in learning through nature. I am now using this influence to inspire my artwork.
Feature Work
"FIRST SNOW OF WINTER"
This is large detailed acrylic painting from 2020. It catches the first snow of the season in the December evening.
Acrylic on stretched canvas
80 x 60 cm
£200
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