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Nicholas Poullis Ba(hons) Illustration 
Official Painter to the Office de Tourisme Pézenas Val d'Herault 2016 & 2017 

Nicholas is a Search Press author and award-winning watercolourist and has been a contributing author to the leading practical art magazine, the Artist, for many years. His book Atmospheric Buildings in Watercolour can be ordered on the Search Press website. He has also co-authored for Walter Foster and Winsor & Newton on various aspects of watercolour and working from life, which is his speciality. Nicholas is well established in the Languedoc where he has previously been an Official Painter to the Office de Tourism Val d’Hérault and has published several popular illustrated books on the region. He is experienced in running workshops including ones for the Office de Tourism, private residential painting holidays, art clubs and the art material shop Cultura. He is very approachable and makes people feel at ease. He will provide encouragement and support in order to help the student produce the best work they can and he is happy to provide individual guidance. Crucially he can see where aspects work within a painting and so can guide you to make real improvements in your watercolour while working in this fantastic setting. The holidays are suitable for all levels and are a semi free style painting holiday designed to help the student in whatever way they wish to work. You can either work closely with Nicholas or, if you prefer a little space, just check in when you want some guidance.

Examples of watercolours by Nicholas Poullis

Endorsements from other leading artists and experts

“Nicholas’s paintings exude a wonderfully fresh and vibrant feel, with some innovative and daring compositions. There is a crispness in the execution of those controlled washes with a splendid sense of clarity and colour harmony. Pure watercolour practised in the most capable hands can appear deceptively simple to the observer’s eye, but in fact is the culmination of a life time’s careful observation and much experimentation with the media. Nicholas’s formidable works demonstrate an artist at the peak of his creative powers.” 
David Curtis ROI RSMA

“Nicholas’s thoughtful engagement with the processes of watercolour goes beyond the mastering of the inherently challenging techniques of this medium. He has a refreshingly broad view of the possibilities of watercolour, and whilst he doesn’t claim that the medium is easy, he produces light-filled compositions that are fresh and expressive, and easily capture the atmosphere of the scene or place.” 
Dr Sally Bulgin, The Artist

“Watercolour painting is like playing a single beautiful instrument. Nicholas has tuned his instrument to express the beauty of nature to a rare degree. ‘Leave out but never add’ was the cry of John Sell Cotman, one of Britain's finest watercolourists, and this is exemplified in Nicholas’s work.” 
Professor Ken Howard OBE Royal Academician

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