He is interested in exploring the possibilities of abstraction, taking as his starting point the great British Modernists of the 20th century (Auerbach, Bacon etc).
Nick says “When looking for subject matter for my paintings I am searching for an emotive response to something. This can be from holiday snaps, a walk, old photographs, newspaper clippings or a painting from the history of art.” He has a plan chest in his studio full of such images which he retains in the knowledge that one day he will refer to them.