Nikki Monaghan

Nikki was born in 1971.After completing a BA degree in textile design at The Scottish College of Textiles she worked as an interior stylist througout the U.K.. She now concentrates solely on her artwork.

” My paintings are inspired by the landscape and my travels to the coast. Simple forms and use of texture illustrate an image of a memory of a particular place, rather than a representation, creating naive quirky landscapes. Images a simplified and shapes and colours develop into pattern.

My use of mixed media includes oil pastels and acrylics. I layer these mediums, scratching beneath the surface and peeling back layers to uncover the hidden colours below, ideas for my paintings develop throughout each one.”