An Art To It

Nikki Mosley’s stunning paintings - whether her cool, pale and elegant beach scenes or her passionate pink skies - do feel quintessentially Cornish. And that’s no surprise as Nikki lives and works on the Cornwall coast. But it was the other side of the Atlantic where Nikki’s first seriously began her creative journey. After following her husband and his career across the globe, a posting to Houston in Texas allowed Nikki to finesse family commitments with art college.

In this episode of An Art to It Nikki and I chat about her journey to becoming a full time artist. From unfinished art studies at school - a fire drill getting in the way of concluding an ambitious project - through an interior design business and sporadic art classes - creativity has always been part of Nikki’s life. The opportunity offered in Texas to develop her skills and win a place at the prestigious Glassell School of Art in Houston https://www.mfah.org/visit/glassell-school was the catalyst she needed. Several years later the family returned home to the UK and settled in Cornwall where, like many artists before her, the light and landscape proved an inspiration; and then securing a studio was the final piece in Nikki’s creative jigsaw.

Nikki shares the development of her practice, and how the cool coastal stretches gave way to pink skies during lockdown as she was finally able to move into her own home studio overlooking the Far estuary and study the morning and evening skies.

She also reveals how being able to call herself a professional artist is something she holds dear and until she was regularly exhibiting in galleries she felt reluctant to introduce herself as. But with representation with several galleries as well as collectors and fans all over the world, she finally feels that she has achieved the success that she set her sights on.

Nikki’s gorgeous work will be back at the Byre Gallery this summer @thebyregallery

You can follow her on instagram at @nikmosley and her website in nicolamosley.com