About

Although artistic blood runs through his veins, Nicholas, a third-generation artist born in 1993 in St. Louis, Missouri, did not discover his love of artistic inspiration and creation until 2014.

Nicholas appreciates the characteristics of a variety of artistic mediums and, therefore, does not restrict himself to one. Typically, he expresses himself through gouache, pastels, charcoal, oils, and digital although he has also been known to work in photography and to use his own body as a canvas. 

Nicholas' drive to create echoes as a visceral compulsion.  Fortunately, he has orchestrated his life in a way that he surrounds himself with habits of artistic exploration, offering a multitude of subjects to satiate his creative appetite. Nicholas sees inspiration as not a dream to be waited and wished upon, but as a muse of opportunity born of the willingness to seek out and appreciate the beauty in his surroundings. 

Professionally, in the near future, Nicholas will enter his paintings into competitions and seek gallery representation. Eventually, he sees himself opening his own studio to host classes and to inspire younger artists' aspirations whether artistic or mundane.  On the personal side, Nicholas yearns to travel the world while painting en plein air the whole way around. While he waits on his opportunity for global adventure, he will continue creating big, home-cooked meals for friends and family and appreciating the adventures that await.

Hi, Nicholas here -

I am re reading this bio and it’s wild to me that most of this has come true. I now have my own studio, I am now offering my own classes, and have definitely traveled. I’ve been in magazines for my makeup, galleries for my art, and I look forward for what else is to come.

12/7/22