My name is Nicola Kevane, I paint in acrylics, oil and ink, creating original paintings detailing the form and\u00a0 movement of equestrian themes, local wildlife and farm animals.<\/p>\n
I am interested in painting wildlife and animals that have a job, and their partnership with their owner.\u00a0 Wildlife, working and competition animals are fit and consequently their form is defined by their muscles and athleticism.<\/p>\n
Originally, I painted furniture with country sporting scenes, taking inspiration from old prints.\u00a0 I think the study of old pictures (old art sale catalogues are invaluable!) has given me a good grounding to progress to my own paintings today.<\/p>\n
I work in mixed media, and use a muted and neutral background to complement the subject.<\/p>\n
I am always on the lookout for ideas when I am out in the countryside in North Yorkshire.\u00a0 My family just think I spend most of the time daydreaming …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14971,"template":"","class_list":["post-12948","friends","type-friends","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/friends\/12948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/friends"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/friends"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}