Nostalgia by Nicole

I blinked and here we are in February 2024!!Started the year inducting my baby into the family tradition of creating her first oil painting. She’s a natural and takes after my Pa just like me.

Have been working on a top secret commission for a dear friend and cannot wait to share it with you all…you’ll have to stay in suspense for a few more weeks.

Thank you for following my art - I hope your year has started with joy!

AVAILABLE - one-of-a-kind pieces!

These stunning antique bedside tables full of the nostalgia of yesteryear, have come a long way (see last photo). It’s taken days of love, sweat and lots of tools, to prepare them for their next incarnation but, my, they take my breath away!

Solid timber, dovetail joints, the original gold sticker that marks them as Hayson designed, the little imperfections of the timber that signify a life well lived - everything about them screams the quality of workmanship of days gone by where things were built with care and pride and made to last.

The sticker has led me on a search to discover the history of the Hayson company and it appears this company was based in Victoria and this style of high-end furniture would pre-date 1950, when they moved to the mid-century style of furniture design.

https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/hayson-furniture-look-ma-no-hans/

You won’t find these anywhere else - they are a complete one of a kind refurbish. Perfectly imperfect and beyond beautiful. They will become a family heirloom.

Message me to make them yours (accessories not included).

SOLD

This sweet little piece captures one of my favourite natural juxtapositions - a very dark sky with the sun shining through, illuminating the land below. Cape Town South Africa.

“Light in the darkness” - Oil on canvas. Message to purchase or enquire - commissions welcome.

Photo credit: Ita Froneman

The “yes” was said - the spell was cast,
A gift to make the moment last.

Love you guys xx

Christmas is coming and this would be an unforgettable gift (or give it to yourself!!).

The power and nostalgia a single wave brings always takes my breath away.

“The breath of the ocean” 61cm x 76cm oil on canvas
$950 - DM to purchase.



Reference photo credit: Liz Pasqualini

Decided to start 2023 with a bang - go huge or go home!
I’ve long wanted to capture the pure beauty of a lone wave - it encapsulates every beach side moment of nostalgia evoking all the smells, the sun and breeze playing on your skin and the sand beneath your toes.
First layer of many…

Passing on the joy to the next generation. Pa sent me the genes and died before I was born but luckily for me I get to do the mantle passing in person 😊

My daughter’s first oil painting.



Reference photo credit: Sam Woodard

Wishing you all a beautiful Christmas and a safe and relaxing break over the coming days. Do as my puppy Tetley does and chill out as often as you can!

Thank you for supporting my art - it is my joy to share my work with you all.

AVAILABLE

What do you get for someone who has everything? Original art that’s what 😊 You won’t find these pieces anywhere else and that’s the magic of them. Each one represents a moment in time in the beautiful Sutherland Shire.

Alternatively, you can commission a piece of a place that will be special to the recipient (or as a gift to yourself)! Great wedding gifts or as a memorial for someone who has lost someone dear - choose a landscape that will remind them of their love.

And lastly, for a fraction of the price, you can have a canvas print of any of these pieces - so art does not have to be out of reach!

I also have a beautiful set of refurbished antique bedsides - you’ll never find these anywhere else either!

Pm for more information 😊

This piece takes me back to a dramatic, stormy sunset where the air was eerily still, passers by pausing on their evening jog or walk to stare in awe at the ever changing cloud formations and wondering how long they could linger in the beauty before they’d be caught in a deluge.

Like a portal into a long lost evening 😊

“Majesty” - Oak Park Cronulla
Oil on canvas
40cm diameter
$620

AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE

* Please direct message your enquiries (commissions also available in time for Christmas but be fast!)

And the day flew by beneath the cloud-filled sky and the hours like minutes felt…the kind of day I love.

I think this will be special. It’s hip to be…round 😉

This sweet little piece is Crookwell wind farm taken from the little waterway nearby. A lovely peaceful part of the world for a road trip or weekend away.

Signed off on her today 😊 Available for purchase - message me for details.

What a beautiful day - inspiration everywhere and the promise of spring in the air. Perfect for that first warm season ocean swim.

7 years ago a fortuitous moment led me to dig out my easel and paints after years laying idle while I started my family and busied myself with raising babies and working. I was doodling on butchers paper when the cafe owner saw what I’d drawn and asked if I might be open to painting a piece of the Woronora Bridge that the cafe overlooked as a gift to her husband to celebrate 12 months in business.
Sometimes there are surprise pivots in life that I feel are divine, where your direction is shifted and you try something new or rediscover a lost calling…now my easel may sit for weeks as I’m still a busy mother, but it never gets packed away. It stands sentinel at the end of my bed so I’m always reminded to never stop doing what I love.

Hard not to be inspired around here

*AVAILABLE*
Well, these beautiful antique bedside tables full of the nostalgia of yesteryear, have come a long way (see last photo). It’s taken days of love, sweat and lots of tools, to prepare them for their next incarnation but, my, they take my breath away!

Solid timber, dovetail joints, the original gold sticker that marks them as Hayson designed, the little imperfections of the timber that signify a life well lived - everything about them screams the quality of workmanship of days gone by where things were built with care and pride and made to last.

The sticker has led me on a search to discover the history of the Hayson company and it appears the company was based in Victoria and this style of furniture would pre-date 1950, when they moved to the mid-century style of furniture design.

https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/hayson-furniture-look-ma-no-hans/

You won’t find these anywhere else - they are a complete one of a kind refurbish.

Message me to make them yours (accessories not included).

Coming up a treat!

Pivoting to my other artistic passion today - furniture. It’s been a while but felt so good out in the sun with my other toolkit, scraping back the layers from these majestic old pieces. If these bedsides could speak imagine the nostalgia they could share. They are going to be beauties when I’m finished with them 😊

Very close to finished…a few days of drying time and some finishing touches and it’ll be time for my full stop - my signature. Patience is key with oils as they take so long to dry but the vibrancy is worth it.

Anyone recognise this beautiful spot?

NEW!

Introducing: Love Landscapes - wedding favours and gifts.

Have you got a wedding coming up? Would you like to give your guests, bridal party, parents and/or yourselves a gift that captures the nostalgia of your journey of love?

Love Landscapes are original works of art based on places that are special to you - that capture a key moment you have shared together on the way to this momentous occasion.

Please message for more information.

Today has been a Nostalgic journey of my own, cleaning out my garage and finding treasures long forgotten. My artistic gift came courtesy of my Pa - he passed before I was born but I inherited his paint box, his old table where he mixed his paint, his memorabilia of the many times he had articles written about his work or presented paintings to jockeys or politicians who were some of his favoured subjects or about his many entries in the famous Archibald prize...but best of all I inherited his love of oils and landscapes.

Today I found this letter all folded up in an old box, reminding me of the generational bind we have every time I put brush to canvas.

Collecting inspiration from beautiful Como 😊 What a blessing it is to have so many beautiful places to explore in my backyard. I hope you all got your time in the sun today…I dashed out the door the second the clouds parted!

CHRISTMAS IS NIGH!

What do you get for someone who has everything? Original art that’s what 😊 You won’t find these pieces anywhere else and that’s the magic of them. Each one represents a moment in time in the beautiful Sutherland Shire.

Alternatively, if you are quick, you can commission a piece of a place that will be special to the recipient. I have time to complete one!

And lastly, for a fraction of the price, you can have a canvas print of any of these pieces - so art does not have to be out of reach!

Pm for more information 😊

My heart is so full 😊 I was kindly given the opportunity to witness this beautiful piece being presented to a lovely lady from her family. To watch all the faces of these gorgeous people as they saw this moment of nostalgia for them alive on canvas for the first time was just such a joy. I loved doing this piece!

Halfway point for this beautiful commission. Absolutely love working on this piece and couldn’t drag myself away from the easel at all today. Love it when you hit that flow state where time falls away 😊