Nicola Slattery RBA
Weekend Art Courses Spring and Summer 2018
New for 2018 - a wonderful new art course venue. Located down a quiet Norfolk lane with ponds, hedgrows, meadows and fields all around. Many excellent places to stay nearby. Great place to unwind and be inspired! There is a maximum of just ten places on each weekend art course which enables lots of individual attention. Expert and friendly tuition. Beginners are always welcome on every art course.
Upcoming weekend art courses with places available:
- Art from Imagination 19th & 20th May
- Printmaking Weekend 23rd & 24th June
- others in September, October and November
See the Art Courses page for all the latest information about weekend art courses in 2018
New Art Studio - Gallery Now Open!
This fantastic new working and exhibiting space is adjacent to her home in south Norfolk. Nicola Slattery exhibits around 50 recent and earlier works in a constantly changing show of her work. Simply call in anytime between 11am and 5pm any day but please phone ahead before travelling as opening times can be eratic. Tel: 01986 788853
See the Studio Location page for a map.
Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios:
Open daily including weekends: Saturday 26th May until Sunday 10th June from 11am - 5pm.
Call in and see recent and earlier work hung in the new studio opened for the first time this year. There are also a couple of introductory demonstrations of printmaking and a workshop on acrylic painting. No previous expereince needed. Come along and learn more.
- Printmaking Demo Collagraph Monday 4th June 2.30 - 3.30 free
- Printmaking Demo Drypoint Tuesday 5th June 2.30 - 3.30 free
- Acrylic Painting workshop Saturday 9th June 2pm - 4.30 pm - £10 per person - booking required - limit of 10 places. Call 01986 788853 any day 9am - 7pm to book.
"Young Frida" - acrylic on wood.
A recent homage to a wonderful, strong, mexican woman artist. She created art and she was art. She was Frida Kahlo and she "painted flowers so they would not die".
See the Studio Location page for directions/map.
"Art and painting for me is all about.... ...Imagination"
Nicola Slattery was born in 1963 and graduated from Coventry Art School in 1986. A prolific, well known painter and printmaker, she has exhibited regularly and widely for many years in solo and group exhibitions across the UK and beyond.
In 2014 Nicola Slattery won "The Alfred Daniels' Personal Favourites Award" for a narrative painting at The Mall Galleries, London. She was elected to membership of the Royal Society of British Artists in 2015. In March 2016 she was presented with "The Artist Magazine Award and subsequently featured in the January 2017 issue of The Artist Magazine. In March 2017 she won the "Dry Red Press Award" for her painting "Songbirds" included in the 300th Royal Society of British Artists exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London.
"Songbirds" sold
Reproduced as a greeting card by Brighton based publisher Dry Red Press.
See more at: the Greeting Cards page
"Nicola's style seems natural and uncontrived, her imagery is ethereal, soft and contemplative, in the traditions of artists such as Marc Chagall or Odilon Redon."
Susie Hodge, The Artist magazine January 2017
"Book of Cats" sold
One of several paintings by Nicola Slattery featured in the January 2017 issue of The Artist magazine.
Back issues still available - order your copy online at: The Artist magazine
"The painting evolved from T.S. Eliot's poem about the enigmatic cat who is known by the name "Hidden Paw" The ambiguity of the subject is a perfect fit with Nicola's mysterious, atmospheric style." The Artist, January 2017
"The Shepherd" an acrylic painting on wood panel 30 x 30 cms - sold in 2017 to Richard Starzak of Aardman Animations Limited, award winning director of Shaun the Sheep.
"archetypal figures of compelling enigmatic inwardness"
Philip Vann, art critic and author of numerous books on modern British and Irish Art.
April 2015
"..can hardly be bettered as expressions of a fertile imaginative fantasy"
Nicholas Usherwood, Galleries Magazine. April 2015
"Visitors" acrylic on wood. sold
"Around where I live I often see fieldfares in the late winter. They turn up in large flocks and look a bit like a mistle thrush.
The berries on hawthorn trees in the hedgerows are a favourite food. They don't stay for very long before they fly off back north when spring arrives.
I often think of all the various visitors we see or meet as they migrate to meet the various needs and challenges of life in one way or another. The world belongs to us all." Nicola Slattery 2018. See this and other recent works at the "Open Studio" event on 7th & 8th April 11am - 5pm
"This is magical art, pure, humorous and strong".
Sister Wendy Beckett, Television art commentator, March 2007
"Two Butterflies and a Moth" - acrylic on wood. One of several paintings currently exhibited with the Langham Gallery, Lamb's Conduit Street, London. Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
Nicola Slattery works with imagination, feelings and emotions as a painter and printmaker. Her paintings are in public, private and corporate collections around the world.
'Self Portrait with Leaves' - this painting was acquired by the Ruth Borchard Collection in 2015. To find out more about this amazing collection of self portraits visit: www.ruthborchard.org
Painting with acrylic on wood or printmaking using the drypoint and collagraph techniques, Nicola Slattery creates figurative narative images from imagination. Her paintings have enjoyed wide audiences and favourable reviews. They have been included in many selected exhibitions including those with: New English Art Club, Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
For details and links to galleries currently showing Nicola Slattery's work please see the page:
To see more examples of recent paintings available for sale and details including price and size please visit the page: Recent and Available Paintings
Nicola Slattery is well known for her distinct style of figurative - narrative paintings. She also has a background in printmaking and has introduced many people to the "Collagraph" and "Drypoint" techniques which she started teaching back in the 1980's. Since then many artists have taken up these simple and direct approaches to printmaking after discovering the techniques on one of her weekend art courses or holidays, or reading her articles on them in national art magazines. These techniques are now popular and in widespread use.
"In an age where fashion is often for all things digital, I am pleased to have helped to pioneer and promote these hand made printmaking techniques . Although most of my energy now flows into painting there is a deep and continuing link with printmaking and I often return to these simple and direct methods of 'mark making'.
"Travelling Troupe" is a drypoint limited edition print. There are just nine prints in the edition and each is unique due to the tradional hand made process involved.
The image depicts a group of diverse individuals united as one troupe, perhaps to entertain, perhaps to change the world?
See this and over 50 recent and earlier works at a special exhibition celebrating the opening of Nicola Slattery's new Art Studio - Gallery space over the weekend of 7th & 8th April 11am - 5pm
Original limited edition prints by Nicola Slattery can be bought directly from her art studio or delivered worldwide. They have been reproduced in several printmaking books including: "The Printmakers Cat", "The Artful Hare", "The Little Chicken Book" and "The Elegant Fowl" - available from publishers Mascot Media.
See the Work Published page for link
'Blossom And Birds'
Paintings
Gallery of recent original paintings for sale.
'Talk with the Moon'
Prints
Gallery of hand made limited edition prints.
Weekend Art Courses
dates for the 2018 weekend art courses are now confirmed - places are still available on most courses but some are already full so please book soon!
Please click on the Weekend Art Courses button to learn more.
New venue for Weekend Art Courses in lovely rural Norfolk for 2018!
The new purpose built home studio - gallery is located down a quiet rural lane, surrounded by fields, meadows and ponds. It is the perfect place to discover or develop your creativity.
Learn to paint or discover printmaking on a weekend painting or printmaking art course.
Nicola Slattery runs several popular weekend art courses each year from her lovely new home studio - gallery on the Norfolk and Suffolk border. All art materials needed for the weekend art courses are included in the course fee.
These weekend art courses have been enjoyed by many people of varying artistic experience and ability. Some are complete beginners while others are keen to explore new ideas, artistic techniques and approaches. The weekend painting courses have a particilar focus on painting using acrylics and ideas from imagination. The weekend printmaking courses teach collagraph and drypoint techinques. Many experienced artists have discovered these printmaking techniques through one on the weekend art courses but remember that complete beginners are also always welcome.
Enjoy a lovely art break with a tutor who enjoys teaching art and has many years of experience teaching all levels of ability including complete beginners and artists looking for new approaches to art.
Please click on the Weekend Art Courses button to learn more.
There are many wonderful places to stay nearby including friendly Farmhouse B&B's, Country Inns and even some fantastic camp sites with deer, hares and other wildlife all around.
"Wild Site"
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