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'Heart of the World' Fine Arts Print
The original watercolor (20” x 30”, 2004) was sold to a private collector and fine art quality pigment prints have been made on Somerset Rag. Two Artist Proofs A/P are available. The prints size are 19" x 28". One is a bare print priced at $350.00. The other one is framed (26" x36") with a gold metal frame and a museum archival board, priced at $500.00. Shipping is additional.

Postmodern Surrealism
Modern Godesses and Archetypes of the New Millenium
My recent work juxtaposes fashion models, burning appliances, statues and random imagery set in a landscape of the subconscious. My ideas are drawn from dreams, disjointed images of the subconscious and reflection from newspaper headlines. I want to provide the viewer with a sense of wonder, have them ask questions, and share some comic relief.
The dawn of the new millennium has brought wars, social disruptions, disasters and global warming and has provided artists such as myself more outrageous material to draw from. My work has been for me a form of therapy to process what’s going on in the world around us.
Remember, there is no substitute for color!

Collages
These compositions become playful creative interludes between other projects, commissions and more serious paintings (therapy, if you will.) They are done completely by hand with no computer imaging. They help work out compositional ideas.

California Visionary
Nicolai’s paintings are his personal expression of explorations into nature and the cosmos. Infused with dream world imagery, his work reminds us, often with humor, that the discovery of the sublime vista brings us closer to the infinite.

California and Western European Landscapes
Landscapes inspired by travels through the Western U.S., Mexico and Europe. Many of these paintings are done on location - 'en plein air.' Geology and atmospheric phenomena are featured.

Most of my paintings are done with acrylics on canvas or panels. I work out a detailed design before beginning a painting. Brush and airguns are my main method of applying paint to the surface. I also work in watercolors and oils.
My collages are done completely by hand with no computer imagery. They become playful creative interludes between larger projects.
Some of my design for large scale mural work also benefit from collage based compositions.

 

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