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NIGEL MASON: Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Nigel Mason is currently living in Ilfracombe, Devon. decided to undertake a degree in Fine Art from Plymouth University when he was 38. He then went on to have a successful career teaching art at the North Devon College in Barnstaple. Working in oil on canvas, Nigel paints a variety of landscapes, beach scenes, and figurative works inspired by his local area. He describes his artistic influences as Rembrandt, Sickert, Vuillard, Degas, Whistler. Nigel said: “My work depicts moments in time. Incidents, usually, between people that speak of human behaviour and relationships. They are staged in a mythical past time that evoke memory, nostalgia and an idealised existence.” From an early age, Nigel taught himself to paint and pursued art as a hobby until he
YOUNG LOVE Oil on canvas 20cm x 20cm Framed: £495.00
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