Water Media / non-traditional watercolor and acrylic painting

Nicholas Simmons (continued)

Nicholas Simmons quickly developed a bold original style and enjoyed much early success. Painting was not Nick's first career. As an accomplished guitarist, Nicholas pursued music full time, only painting occasional commissions.

In 2002, he returned to painting full-time, and in 2003 launched his Website. A few short years later, he has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting contemporary water media artists on the scene, and his work is held in public and private collections throughout the United States and abroad.

In addition to the painters he has studied with, Nicholas lists the work of John Singer Sargent, J.A.M. Whistler, Joaquin Sorolla, J.M.W. Turner, Henri Toulouse Lautrec, Gustav Klimt, Paul Klee, Mark Rothko, Andrew Wyeth, Robert Motherwell, Mauricio Lasansky, and Alex Kanevsky as influences.

In 2007, he won top prize at the National Watercolor Society 87th Annual Exhibition.

Nicholas lives in the Washington D.C. area with his wife Olga Ivanovna and daughter Larissa.