Nicky Chubb
30x30x4 cm
Original painting
Acrylic on canvas
Nicky was born in Durham in 1969 and grew up in Manchester, moving to Surrey in 1986.
She originally trained as a designer, first studying for a foundation course in Art & Design at Epsom School of Art from 1988-89, followed by a 4 year BA (Hons) in Fashion Design at Central St Martin’s College of Art, London where she specialised in printed textiles for fashion.
Size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Nicky Chubb artist with Wychwood Art. Nicky Chubb comments " My work is essentially optimistic, whether I'm painting flowers or the sea, the emotions I aim to evoke are hope and happiness. The trees, big skies and hardy heathland flowers of the countryside around my home, and the sense of time and belonging that watching them through the seasons brings, are a huge inspiration. I try to capture a sense of air and movement as I paint.
I originally trained as a designer (BA hons Fashion, Central St Martins 1993) and the influence of my love of textiles can be seen in my use of colour, texture and pattern.
I am currently exploring the different effects, happy accidents and controlled corrosion of mixed media in the backgrounds of my tree paintings to create wilder skies.
Drawing the human figure, trying to capture moments in time and changing light is an interest that has always run parallel to my other work. All my figure paintings are in mixed media, either quick, gestural drawings or multi-layered combinations of ink,paint, collage and resin. "
Nicky Chubb artist is shown in Wychwood Art gallery and online . Please call 07799 535 765 or email deborah@wychwoodart.com .