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Dog Artists
THE LIMITED EDITION DOG PRINTS
OF
NIGEL ARTINGSTALL
BIOGRAPHY
NIGEL ARTINGSTALL
Nigel was born in Cheshire in 1963, but soon after moved with his parents, three
brothers and sister to Harwood in Bolton where he now lives with his wife and two
young daughters.
From a very young age Nigel showed an interest in wildlife, particularly
birds, and spent many hours studying the fauna and flora. He demonstrated an early
ability as an artist with his pencil drawings and slate etchings. By the age of eleven
he started selling his work to friends, relatives and teachers.
Nigel spent a number
of years working for a small company as a modeller of birds, unfortunately due to
business pressures the company had to close but this gave Nigel the impetus to develop
his painting. The backgrounds for his work are almost entirely painted with an airbrush
to give the photo realistic effect indicative of his work. The subject of the painting
and foreground are then painted with a fine sable brush which creates an almost 3D
image.
During the past few years Nigel has exhibited his work in selected galleries
throughout the UK, and has sold his work at the Royal Accadamy of Art in London.
His highly detailed paintings are now in collections both here and abroad.
