Nigel Goss

Nigel Goss is based in the UK, is English with a Welsh father. He has a BA in Fine Art (sculpture) from Gloucestershire College of Art and Design and a Postgraduate Certificate in Art Education from the University of London (Goldsmiths). He has a Supplementary Certificate in Music Education and MA in Music from the University of York.

He spent 35 years in education teaching art and music in Greater Manchester Schools and in East Sussex before retiring. He moved to Seaford in 2011 and has since built an art studio and a music studio in his garden.

His interest in art is in creating pictures and objects using symbols; referencing Egyptian, Native American, Australian Aboriginal, African, Celtic and Mexican art forms as he works to develop his visual language.

The pictures on display here are full size giclée prints on archival textured paper known as Somerset.

Desperate Dances is inspired by a song of that title composed by Nigel and will be included on an EP soon. The print involved a colour wash pencil drawing, a pen and ink drawing and a scan of an actual frame. All three layers were combined in a graphics program and then printed.

Birds With Baggage is one of the first gouache and acrylic paintings in this loose series. It began as a doodle and developed as a light hearted reflection on life.

Bird Flies Over is a depiction of a line in a song Nigel wrote entitled The Gist. It began as a gouache that was then transformed in a graphics program. For example, extra flowers were brought in from another painting and the figure was recoloured. The song is soon to be released on an EP.

Icon Possibilities is a recent looser approach to making work incorporing Nigel's developing use of symbols and iconography. This is a giclée print taken from the acrylic marker and wash painting.

Talavera Flowers is an acrylic pen drawing on black paper from a short series inspired by a visit to Puebla, Mexico, available here as a print.

Nigel perfoms his music with his various bands Cushion the Blow for rocky, folky styles and Music from the Sofa; jazz, contemporary classical.