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Nichola Eddery

Nichola Eddery

Nichola Eddery, born in 1982, formed a love for painting and drawing at an early age and was encouraged to develop her art work by her fine art teachers whilst still at school. On leaving school and after a gap year travelling through Africa, Nichola studied at the Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy from 2001 to 2003. Where she was taught a traditional method known as the “sight size”, approach used in portraiture and life studies. During 2009, Ms. Eddery continued her studies at the Studio Escalier in the Loire valley, France, during which time she spent three months working in Theodore Gericault's original studio in Paris and copying directly from the finest Old Masters in the Louvre. From April 2010 Nichola returned to the Loire Valley to spend a further 6 months studying under the tutelage of Ted Seth Jacobs at his school, Ecole Albert Defois. In February 2011 Nichola spent a further three months with an accomplished fine artist, Ryan Wurmser. The time spent in Los Angeles she developed her ability and understanding in landscape painting, figurative painting and compositional studies. Both teachers at Studio Escalier and Ryan Wurmser are former students of Ted Seth Jacobs. Over the two years Ms. Eddery focused learning another traditional approach that originates from the techniques used the Baroque period. Both methods can all be traced back to the Old Masters and is the basis of much of her work.

Nichola was born into a family of equine enthusiasts, and brought up on a stud one can easily understand therefore, her keen interest in painting her chosen subject matters. For many years Ms. Eddery has studied the composition of the horse and drawn great inspiration from her involvement in the horse racing industry. She also expresses a great love for portraiture, still life, landscape and other figurative work.

Nichola's style reconciles her achievements in academic realism, her love for beauty and colour and passion for the sporting and fine art composition.