About the Artist Nicole Whittaker

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All About me and my art

~ Artist Quote ~

"I see nature as a beautifully painted portrait. My art is my way to show it." Whittaker

Throughout my life I have lived all over Australia and have seen many different places before moving to where I currently live in Bundaberg Queensland.

An award winning Artist, I paint using whichever tools feel right to portray the emotion of the piece and my art is shown in many Queensland and Melbourne homes.

The inspiration for my art comes from many sources, such as nature, dreams, my own imagination and the life I have lived.

Artist Statement

I work intuitively, spontaneously, and symbolically with the elements of time and space. Strong colours, gestures and brushwork all come together in dramatic and energetic compositions of my own particular iconography. I am fundamentally interested in conveying all the trials and tribulations of life, love and the beauty that can be found in it all. The warm happy colours I choose often contradict the underlying fierce emotions I wish to convey.

Artist Achievements

Exhibits:

*Brisbane art expo.

*Bundaberg art centre: "the farmer remembers the somme"

*School of Art gallery: "Free Rein"

Published:

* Sketch media magazine - Artist Profile

* Member of Royal Queensland Art Society

* Member of EBSQ Self Representing Artists

* Member of Fine Art Registry

Represented by:

* Ico Gallery - New York

* Artzwide - Budrim

* Cherokee House Galleria - Port Fairy

Garden of the Faerie

This painting was inspired by a beautiful bird bath bathed in afternoon light that I happened to chance upon on one of my many walks exploring my new neighbourhood. I used the tonal approach for this painting and it was designed just to be an impressionist piece, however a bit of Picasso (an artist I much admire) seems to have crept in.

Desert Night

A moonlit dune in the mists of darkness.
This painting was inspired by a digitally fiddled with photo that a friend showed me. The photo had two moons in it but when I tried it in my painting it didn't work so I changed it to just the one moon.

Desert Storm

This painting was actually done as a commission for a guy in Adelaide, South Australia. As a person who loved the desert, he requested a version of Tropical Dream with the desert in place of the ocean. He loved the painting I came up with.

My other lenses

Further lenses I have made
Impressionist Art of Nicole Whittaker
Experience the passion of Impressionist art.
Beach Art
'I have always loved the beach. The smell of the salty water, the wind in my face, the gentle roar of the waves all combine to create a sense of peace and calm.'--Anonymous

Whittakerart on Zazzle

Landscapes, seascapes, Turtles and beach art painted by artist Nicole Whittaker on many cool items.
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Landscapes, seascapes, Turtles and beach art painted by artist Nicole Whittaker on many cool items.
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Hello world. I'm a contemporary impressionist from Bundaberg which is in Queensland Australia.
I do mostly seascapes and turtles. I love the beach/wa...
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