NICOLA TREMAIN
Nicola Tremain is a self-taught artist producing expressive, intuitive work. Having painted all her life, Nicola has recently devoted the majority of her time to her practice. Hoping to capture a sense of freedom, each piece is unplanned and evolves on the panel. Using acrylics for their immediacy, and spraying, smearing or scraping the paint to relinquish control, she explores her memory and imagination. Abstracts can become landscapes, still lifes or portraits and vice versa: the history of this journey partially visible, creating unexpected depth and texture. In this evolution, happy accidents often align to effect a deeper symbolism. It’s often not until the painting is complete that the story, or even lesson, behind it becomes clear.
For her portraits, Nicola works from life. Free-flowing conversation during a sitting enables her to get to the heart of a person. Placing colours freely and intuitively she builds a fleeting frame that captures their essence.
When not in her studio, Nicola is an Emmy-nominated documentary director, whose film work takes her to remote corners of the globe. Each of these unique and privileged experiences helps shape her exploration around storytelling – the external experience and internal dialogue of imagining a better future.
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Jackson's Award x Artist Support Pledge winner 2024
Women in Art Emerging Artist Prize longlist 2024
Powerful Portraits edit on Artfinder 2024
Chateau Orquevaux permanent collection 2024
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Coming up:
Surrey Artists Open Studios 30th Nov - 8th Dec 2024
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