Original paintings full of colour, light and the feeling of home
Collected worldwide. Made on Vancouver Island.
Hi, I'm Nikol, and I believe art makes life better!
I've been painting from my studio on Vancouver Island for fifteen years, and somehow my paintings have ended up in homes from Victoria to Berlin to Brisbane, which still feels like a small miracle every time I think about it. Along the way, I've taught more than 2,000 students through my online classes. Turns out a lot of people have been waiting for permission to make a mess.
Whether you're here looking for a piece for your home, or you're ready to try painting yourself, I'm here to help!
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the latest from the studio
I love when a painting just happens. No plan, no pressure…just picking up a brush and following the colour wherever it wants to go. Celebrate is one of those paintings and I think you can feel that when you look at it.
Bold teals and blues with warm pops of orange and gold all coming together against a soft light background that makes everything feel open and airy and full of possibility. The texture is one of my favourite things about this one. It builds and shifts across the canvas heavy and dimensional where the bouquet is most alive, soft and gentle in the quieter spaces around it.
It makes me happy every time I look at it. I hope it does the same for you.
36x36" acrylic on canvas on 1.5" deep stretcher bars. Sides are painted so framing is completely optional. Price in CAD.
Worldwide shipping is available! Please contact me so we can determine the best options to ship to your location.
Free shipping to Canada and the continental USA.
Want to see it in your space first? Just send me a photo and I will create a digital mockup for you.
Payment plans available too, just get in touch!
You know that feeling on the first morning of a long weekend when you wake up and remember you have absolutely nowhere to be?
There's something so good about those extra days. The slower mornings, the spontaneous plans, the permission to just enjoy yourself without the usual rush of the week pulling at you. Life feels a little lighter. A little more colourful. A little more like you.
That's exactly the feeling I was chasing when I painted this. Relaxed, with a hint of fun. I love how it turned out. It’s the kind of painting that makes a room feel like a place you want to spend time in.
At 40 x 60 inches this is a big, generous, happy presence on a wall. It doesn't demand anything from you. It just makes everything around it feel a little better, every single day, long weekend or not.
There is only one and when it finds its home it's gone.
Price in CAD. Free shipping to Canada and the continental USA.
Worldwide shipping is available! Please contact me so we can determine the best options to ship to your location.
Want to see her in your space first? Just send me a photo and I will create a digital mockup for you. Payment plans available too, just get in touch!
If you have any questions at all, please contact me here.
You know that feeling when the sun finally comes out after weeks of grey?
Here on Vancouver Island, it's like the whole island comes alive. The birds start singing, people step outside and actually smile at each other, and suddenly the world is full of colour again. I love the rain, I really do. But there is something truly magical about that first sign of sun.
That's exactly what I was feeling when I painted this.
The palette is light and playful, the kind of colours that don't shout but somehow make everything feel a little brighter and a little more hopeful. It's the painting equivalent of that collective exhale when the world finally warms up again.
At 48 x 60 inches this piece makes a beautiful statement in any room. Living room, bedroom, entryway, a big beautiful open space that deserves something equally generous. It's versatile and it's joyful and it will bring that sunny day feeling into your home every single day of the year, even the grey ones.
There is only one. When it finds its home, it's gone.
Free shipping within the USA and Canada.
Due to its large size this piece will be removed from the stretcher bars and will ship rolled in a tube. It can then be re-stretched and/or framed upon arrival. This is the safest and most economical way to ship large art.
Worldwide shipping is available! International buyers please contact me so we can determine the best option for shipping to your country.
If you have any questions at all, please contact me here. I am always happy to connect!
If something in you wants to paint,
that's enough.
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