Painting by Nici Bickley 3 Artworks Sold

Turtle Surfacing

Acrylic, Canvas, Ready to hang

50.5cm (W) x 41cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)

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Artwork Description

The sea turtle surfaces for a breath in the rough waves. The dark blue sea colours perfectly complement his shell colours and I love the pop of red on his head. It has a roughness to the surface so light shines off it in different ways, which I think adds to the painting. This painting won 3rd place in the Marine section in the Brisbane Royal Exhibition Fine Art Show 2019.

Acrylic on canvas. Painting continues on the sides. High Gloss finish.

Artist Bio

I focus on acrylic paintings generally with a marine aspect to them. I love painting turtles and waves. Growing up surrounded by the beauty of Moreton Bay I fell in love with the water. Everything about it calms me and reminds me of happy memories, so when I started painting of course I wanted to paint it. And then I realised how involved it was, and how I was seeing the world in such a limited way - the sky was blue, the water was blue, and leaves were green. Thanks to a great mentor Mark Waller (from Explore Acrylics), I now see the reflections, refractions, the water colour that changes, the yellow and red in leaves and the elusive purple shadows. As I learn to see all these nuances my art improves, but I’m sure my learning will be never ending. I hope you start to see all those colours in my paintings, or in everyday life and get the same joy as I do when that coloured glue eventually starts to evoke a memory.

I am available for specific commissions including any with a focus on: marine paintings, seascapes, beach scenes, pandanus, whales, dolphins, turtles, manta rays, eagle rays, stingrays, whalesharks. And now I am branching into portraits.

Commissions

Nici's studio is in Brisbane Qld Australia