{"title":"Nicole McPherson","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicole McPherson is an abstract and figurative artist, based in Brisbane, Australia. Her work is bright and ‘loud’ and layered, and predominately about faces and color and mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially drawn to figurative work, because of her keen interest in human expression, she’s morphed her style from realism to abstract expressionism. This fits well alongside her purely abstract pieces – and you will often find a meshing of both forms in her works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of her ‘stories in paint’ are inspired by personal memoires and feelings. Whether they are from the past, or the current day, she creates pieces that capture a place or emotion she’s experienced and, almost always, her works showcase color!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeveraging acrylic and mixed media products, her works are generous. Layering products and imagery, she creates a richness and depth in her works, allowing ‘hints of their past’ to be visible in the final product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving experimented with art as a child, career and family life led her along different paths, until she returned to her passion, full-time, 6 years ago. Taking a ‘deep dive’ into her work, she pursued study initially and, more recently, has ‘emerged’, competing, exhibiting and showing her works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a busy mother of two, her lifestyle enforces an urgency in her painting – revealing itself in broad strokes and expressive form. Contemporary in nature, her style is fresh and clean – with the intention being to communicate with a minimum of ‘fuss’. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe cites her greatest influences as Van Gogh, Basquiat and Gary Komarin, and is fascinated with the form of street art and the YBAs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/0164\/6692\/collections\/NMA459bTheKaftanQueen-NicoleMcPherson_1.jpg?v=1776747156","url":"https:\/\/ttgfairs.com\/collections\/nicole-mcpherson.oembed","provider":"The Toowoomba Interior Designer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}