Bad Hair Day by Nicky Courtman

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ARTIST NOTES: For a long time I've been wanting to combine my style of portraiture with my modern style. I also knew I wanted a subject that was a little different, was a little crazy and would put a smile on your face.
Heading in a conservative way initially with the guinea pig and to show off maybe a bit of realism, I soon realised that that style really didn't feel right to how I wanted the painting be. I wanted the guinea pig to be crazy, look psychotic and ever so slightly mad! This of course meant scrapping any conservative approach, which meant loosening up and being more carefree.
I am so glad I took a chance and just went with it. I hope this piece reflects freedom of movement and one crazy looking guinea pig!!
As with all of my paintings I give the back of the canvas a bit of TLC too. Backed with paper, date stamped, hooked and wired ready to hang, this painting has an all round professional finish.

DIMENSIONS (Height - 61.00 cm X Width - 92.00 cm )
MEDIUM ON BASE Acrylic on Canvas
GENRE Animals
REGISTERED NRN # 000-35998-0161-01
COPYRIGHT © Nicky Courtman
PRIZES AND AWARDS No Awards

 

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Artist: Nicky Courtman



ARTIST BIO

Nicky is an English, South Australian based artist who is active in the Adelaide Hills art scene. She works mainly in acrylic art and holds a Diploma in Art & Design with experience in graphic design.

Starting out, Nicky naturally took a conservative approach to her work, aiming for realism in her art with animal portraiture. However, she had a yearning to venture from the intense attention to detail this style and her graphic design required. She dreamed of creating freedom and movement in her work.

This yearning led to Nicky exploring with acrylics, using A LOT of paint in the process but rediscovering what paints can actually do. She loves experimenting and through trial and error has learned so much about the character of paint and how far you can push it.
Having fun with her paints and enjoying using unconventional tools to create lines and patterns across the canvas, Nicky believes that her joy of exploration throughout each painting prevents her work from becoming static and enables it to evolve.

Nowadays she enjoys pushing herself in both realism and abstract impressionism, believing that both disciplines have developed a more diverse artist in her as a result.