Green sea turtle

This oil painting of a green sea turtle was created during a demonstration that Art in Adelaide has released on their YouTube channel as a full length tutorial. It was recorded at the Adelaide Art Society's Grain Store Studio in North Adelaide. The video follows the entire creative process and the link to the video is embedded. I employ a contemporary impressionist technique that blends traditional and experimental paint application. I maintain an unwavering focus on interpreting the interplay of light and subject as an authentic experience. Sea turtles are a central motif in my work on which I have spent much time and research through engaging with marine scientists at various aquariums in South Africa, Réunion Island and in Australia. On a few occasions I travelled to the rookeries to experience the nesting and hatching on very remote beaches.

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Nic employs a contemporary impressionist technique that blends traditional and experimental paint application. Nic’s art focuses on interpreting marine life, as well as the Australian landscape.

Currently, two galleries show his paintings: The Montville Art Gallery in Queensland and the ArtworX Gallery in Goolwa. He is also a management committee member of the Adelaide Art Society.

In South Africa, he had previously exhibited and sold artworks at prestigious venues, such as The Green Gallery in Mount Edgecombe, The Gallery at the Lifestyle Centre in Ballito, Makiwa Gallery in Umhlanga, and the DUT Art Gallery. In 2021, Nic was featured on the cover and had an eight-page spread in the South African Artist magazine. In 2023, he won First Prize at the Campbelltown Art Show and a Merit Award at the Royal South Australian Society of Arts winter exhibition. In September 2024, Nic graduated from a PhD in visual arts where a series of paintings explore the role of art in sea turtle conservation. This year, Nic received a Highly Commended Award at the Victor Harbor Art Show, was a finalist for the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize, and was the featured artist in the Adelaide Art Society’s autumn exhibition. Nevertheless, his unwavering focus remains on depicting the interplay of light and subject, utilising techniques reminiscent of the famous impressionists.