Nicholas Robertson Paintings

Nude on Nott board, painted under artificial light, the intention was to let the colours flow where they might. Hannah the model was an art student at the time and was supplementing ...

A nude female figure painted loosely on a Studland cream board which has a fine surface with good absorption. The mannered style of this figure with this type of board lends itself t...

This work is that emotional expression you see in audiences, in this case a sports event, but it can be any group action. Its that look when your team has a near miss or a save, depe...

A black nude female figure painted loosely on a Studland cream board which has a fine surface with good absorption. The mannered style of this figure with this type of board lends it...

The woman that formed the basis of this work was observed at a vintage festival at Gloucester UK. Other aspects have been culled from the same festiva...

A older willowy figure painted loosely on a Studland warm grey board which has a fine surface with good absorption. The mannered style of this figure with this type of board lends it...

Painting: Acrylic on Canvas and Other. A painting with a cascading format of blocks of red coat colour and abstractive blouse pattern within a figurative component. Like the Harle...

Well what can one say about a Still Life painting, it is what it is. This particular painting is a warm evocation of stuff that has been hanging around in my studio. Obviously the fr...

This work is that emotional expression you see in audiences, in this case a sports event, but it can be any group action. Its that look when your team has a near miss or a save, depe...

While in Lyme Regis Dorset it was possible to get very close to the herring gulls. I was able to leisurely study lots of them in varying poses. I wanted to pare back this painting to...

The work shown is one of a series of nine paintings. Conceptually, the series deals with the consequences of human indifference, nihilism and the triumph of hope. This painting repre...

This sample work was undertaken to secure a British Army regimental commission for a military mural painting. Changing financial circumstances were cited by our then agent as to why ...

This hill called Cleeve Cloud is seen from my studio and is the highest point both of the Cotswolds hill range and of the county of Gloucestershire, UK at 1,083 feet. It is located o...

This painting is the result of observing women spilling out of a Zumba class. While most of the women were wearing trainers one woman was wearing patent red...

Novus Belator, loose latin translation for 'New Warriors'. Two javelin throwers striking a pose reminiscent of Italian renaissance battle murals. "Battle of San Romano...

If you have played any team sport you will have encountered 'The Coach', and if its a male he always seem to look like this. I wanted to display the expanse of a training field and t...

The stimulus for this painting was a trip to India in 2014. The young women seen at the Qutub Minaret in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra. Their anarkali dresses were so wonderfully c...

While cliff walking in Cornwall and taking lunch at Dead Mans Cove, this Herring Gull squatted very close to us. Unlike other gulls who have dive bombed me for food, this bird patien...

Another one of my still life paintings with flowers from our garden and paints from my studio. As in my previous still life painting 'Paints and Fruit', it may owe some homage to the Dutch school, but it was not my intention, I painted it with an unconscious hand and eye. It is painted on a rolled...

Many coastal walks is the motivation for this painting. That peculiar situation where you may be bathed in sunlight, but the sky is dark with an oncoming heavy shower. Walking the Co...

A sporting figure in a state of play painted loosely on a Studland warm blue board which has a fine surface with good absorption. The mannered style of this figure with this type of ...

This painting was inspired by three voyages I undertook on a large sailing topsail schooner. At times the sea cut up rough and on one occasion hitting force 10, resulting in my first...

A happy and festive occasion bringing two families together. Observation of the leading characters at this wedding prompted the painting of this pensive bridesmaid. ? The work cons...

This man was observed at a festival at Gloucester Docks UK. As with other art project observations, he was unaware of me and I was able to study him for a long period. He was quite m...

Seen on the river Thames at Eton UK, where these gulls were very prolific. They allowed me to get quite near before becoming concerned. I have painted assertive Herring Gulls before,...

Two sources were used for this painting, the first was observing swimmers at the Cheltenham Lido UK, the second was a young woman watching a street entertainer in Trafalgar sq.?? I ...

Well what can one say about a Still Life painting, it is what it is. This particular painting is a warm evocation of stuff that has been hanging around in my studio. Obviously the fr...

Another one of my still life paintings with flowers from our garden and paints from my studio. As in my previous still life painting 'Paints and Fruit', it may owe some homage to the...

A marvellous trip to India in 2014 has supplied many wonderful images for my paintings, but this Odissi dancer was part of a trio who were performing at an art fair in Oxfordshire UK...

While walking the north Yorkshire coast from Whitby to Staithes (UK), I saw geese attempting to reach some morsels through a wire fence. One bird in particu...

Woman watching TV with spent cup of tea/coffee. I apply the pastel in successive layers to achieve a soft structure with some areas having a more robust textured element. I use a...

Continuing the series of paintings with a metal military helmet, in this case an American WW2 one. I wanted to portray older people in something only ...

My observation of this beautiful wedding outfit was my source for this painting. First painted in 2013 and re-worked in 2020. The contour and colours gave me the the form and the des...

Portrait of a Jaipur box wallah - a peddler with a box containing his wares. This man was seen on an early February morning, which is why he was heavily clothed. :: Painting :: Conte...

Portrait of Jaipur Tuk Tuk Wallah waiting for a fare, his turban was a magnificent affair. As with the other portraits in this series this was a February morni...

Painting: Acrylic on Canvas Artboard. Woman preparing for sleeveless summer dresses. Wash technique of acrylic medium with overpainting in dense area...