Posts by Nicholas Wilton

Happy Sunday! Something’s come up as I’ve been working on many new paintings in the studio. The work is evolving quickly, but it looks complicated. I’m losing track of what it is I want to show. It reminds me to pause and remember what I was excited about in the first place. Watch here… This…

Today I want to show you my favorite finish for a painting – cold wax. Watch here… I use cold wax on both acrylic and oil paintings to create a final beautiful surface. It often takes two coats that I then polish to create a river stone finish — it’s not glossy, and not matte,…

I’m in beautiful Mexico and I want to make some big art down here for my upcoming show. A change in environment always gets my creative juices flowing! I paint on canvas but like to mount it to large wood panels for support. Luckily I found a woodshop who can make panels to my specifications.…

This week I have a tip for you that I regularly use to create cool marks and texture – some dark and some light. Check it out… I love the idea of working with these opposites. If I want a light painting for instance, my first layer will be very dark. Then I cover that…

I’m so excited! The paintings for my July show are coming along and I have a title for the show — FLOURISH! Check it out… I love this word because I consider it the next level of becoming alive. To flourish is to move into a higher level of the human experience. It includes conditions…