Fairy Lights (20 x 24)

I am primarily a figurative painter inspired by photographic references. My style incorporates both closely-observed detail and atmospheric brushwork, tempering the hardness of realism with the softness of multiple transparent layers of paint. The results are both precise and luminous, cerebral and moody. You can see more of my work at http://www.nicolereader.com.

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