[Nicola Scott]

Hello all.

My name's Nic, or Nicola, and I'm originally from Wales, but now live in a village called Wootton Bassett in Swindon.

I went to art school, and did a degree in Fine Arts, and then after that I stopped painting for a while. It wasn't the kind of course where you're taught how to use materials, but thankfully did have some life drawing classes.

I started painting again about three years ago, and find people the most interesting things to paint, and after giving my work a good going over, could see that I really need to improve it, colour-wise, paint handling, you name it.

I've read a great many posts already in this forum and I am amazed at the stuff I've learned just from doing that.I've also ditched cadmiums after reading Mr Mattelsons post on it, and found it to be a great help in getting a good skin tone (although I had already painted the portrait I posted before I read that - duh).Maybe one day I'll go back to using them but I think I've got a good way to go yet.

I prefer to paint people who don't look 'normal' for want of a better word, and will be aiming for that market if I can.

That's about it really, except I'm not married, I have no pets, but I do have a really supportive partner, which is quite nice really (I'm not sure this is good form but I have to say thank you to John Zeissig for the help with this one originally)