Nicola Osborne, is an artist developing her artistic style.

Qualifying as an art teacher after her illustration degree, she taught art for 20 years locally.

Nicola is an intuitive painter. She enjoys the emergence of shapes and marks. Her work is often based on the natural world. The use of colour is integral to her work. She makes paintings that create reactions to the play of colour combinations and their effects on the viewer.

She is currently working in a more loose, painterly way with layers of glazes, textures and shapes. Recently, her painting is based on recollections and memories. The language of overlapping and intersecting forms she employs, allows a degree of intricacy and interest in the marks made. Her paintings are firmly rooted in the connections to location.

Nicola has used the repetition of symbols and shapes to create an abstract world. This aligned with her use of strong, bold or bright colour, creates an immersive world.

Personal Bio: I studied Illustration at KIAD (University of Kent) and then went on to teach art at a secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea
After 20 years, I decided to follow my passion for creating and have been working as a full time artist for the last 8 years
I am a committee member of Southend Art Club and am an organising member of Castle point Artist Open Studios, where we have developed an art trail and exhibition throughout the borough.
I have participated in numerous art trails throughout Essex
I have been involved as an artist in Chelmsford's Concrete Canvas and Southend's City Jam
I have also organised numerous joint and solo exhibitions in Essex, as well as participating in gallery exhibitions
I have been included in The 60th Essex Open at the Beecroft (2024)

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