Sue Nichol

I paint mostly in oils but sketch and draw using a variety of media. I am inspired by moorland, edges, trees and the sea. My work captures the atmosphere of the places I love.

I have painted all my life and still find it exciting and rewarding, always striving to develop my skills and discover new ways to express myself. I am a member of the prestigious Peak District Artisans and exhibit in Sheffield at The Yard Gallery. I run painting workshops for The Chatsworth Estate. I find constant inspiration in the sea in all its moods and it is a subject to which I am invariably drawn, striving always to capture its movement and strength, which I find both fascinating and frightening. The wild hills and moors of North Yorkshire and Derbyshire provide a different challenge and I love to paint them as they are exposed to the extremes and intensity of light. I try to capture a particular atmosphere created, sometimes fleetingly, by swiftly changing weather conditions and am fascinated by nature’s ability to present a landscape in so many different tempers. I hope my viewers are able to uncover in my work, some of the magic I feel in the places I am inspired to paint.