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David Nicol
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Founder and director of Art Swansea. Artist, author, nurse (not necessarily in that order). Equality for all and staunch advocate of Popper's Paradox.
March 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is 'Mametz Wood' by Edward Handley-Read. It looks like a nice atmospheric oil painting with the light diffusing through an ancient forest until you look closer. Broken weapons and body parts litter the scene, which was painted following Handley-Read's deployment to take Mametz Wood. #art #war
March 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
How was your delivery? #amazon #delivery #wtf
February 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
So I'm doing a painting based on The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci. It's the largest painting I'll have done, and it's a challenge: including building and stretching the custom canvas.
January 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Building a custom 150x80cm canvas for a commission. That's the framing done, now to stretch the canvas. #art #oilpaint #canvas
January 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Although it appears to be safe to say it here, there is massive censorship on all other platforms that Meta and X have any involvement in. Which makes it difficult to openly show concern for overt fascism that is sweeping the USA.

#fascism #nazi #usa #elonmusk #meta #facebook #instagram #tiktok
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Kind of a sketchbook dump. Most of these images are roughs, studies, or preparatory sketches. #art #sketchbook
January 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here's a very poor phone camera shot of the #moon and #venus. Better in real life, but very cold put. 2/5
January 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It's really wintery today.
#art #robin #painting #newyear #winter
January 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
While I enjoy a chocolate sundae, I'm not sure that this is an appropriate response. (Yes, this is official training, and no there is no next related slide).
#training #ohdear #chocolate #humour
January 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Should be #drawing, but you know the rules.
#dogs
December 26, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Tiktok continues to bat hard for the corporate US healthcare system. I'm not sure if it's a tactic to try to stop the US ban, but it's definitely automatic, AI, and keyword driven.
December 24, 2024 at 5:31 PM
How bad is censorship on tiktok right now?
This bad:
December 20, 2024 at 8:57 PM
I ignore the stares from my numerous other unfinished paintingd as I start a new one.
Ignore them, my precious.
December 14, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Some people consider using tools in art as cheating. I'll use whatever I need to get the result I'm after. Except AI. AI can get directly in the bin.
#humanmade #davidnicolart #swanseaart #art
December 13, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Is this thing on?
December 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM