Semblance #2

an evocative presence…... Great work !

This painting has such a wonderful, evocative softness to it. Great work.

beautiful, so much feeling in there!

Such gorgeous work. Very ethereal.

Evocative, etherial and a magical artistic image… I admire your work

nice~

me likes your work….mister not artist but dubliner painter. i am glad you can hate 2 cities and love them, too….and that you decided to take up painting. my mother believed beyond a doubt that everyone is an artist yet most don’t believe it and wouldn’t be caught dead trying, god forbid they make a bad piece of art …or worse…a fool of themselves.

Great atmosphere and painting.

Thanks Janne, it’s a personal favourite, so I’m really pleased you like it.

Incredible ideas…the dark streak is so dramatic!

Thanks Firedrake for all your comments!

powerful portrait. i wonder if you are familiar with louis le brocqui’s head series: http://www.anne-madden.com/LeBPages/Individual.html

I am indeed Magda – his work from the 60s and 70s I consider some of his most powerful work, and this early painting of mine was certainly influenced by him – at least formally.

ghastly! hazy. Absolutely brilliant!

I feel I know this person! Your title is wonderful and I have been sitting here looking at this image for a while now. I feel very happy that I am not a tourist of images; that just looks at images passing by! It makes me very happy to see your wonderful portfolio of work and to read your profile. Someone that is so very talented but does not wish to be called an artist. This makes me not only interested in the person but also in the man. Your work possesses a great source of joy, mystery and colour. Semblance #2 is a great success – thank you for sharing your exceptional work with us all! I have enjoyed looking at your work today!Sx

Nicolas,this is an amazing piece…i really like how the face emerges from the background,you have created a painting that one can lose themselves in and have a different interpretation each time….Im not at all surprised that this is still on your wall!.

Great work Nicholas, superb haunting quality to this, superb handling of minimalistic qualities

Amazing painting ..it has a great sadness..or maybe torment is the feeling that I’m getting with this one..
astounding and wonderful art!

This is an amazing art work, so well executed. Are we related??!!!!

Many thanks Anji. I have to say that I don’t encounter many other Johnstons outside my family, but it’s quite a common name in Scotland and especially Edinburgh.

Great work Nicholas

Thanks Deano

Yes, I know this and still like it so much. The disintegration and raw pain of it is unnerving. Well done Nick.

This piece has a great ambience, of what I’m not 100% sure about, but it is just so intriguing. Great work.

brilliant!