My love of large open spaces and lack of clutter is obvious in my work but

I am also fascinated by detail. These opposing elements are merged in my

paintings in a style which I call Photorealistic Minimalism*.

My paintings provide the viewer with a glimpse beyond the clutter of everyday

life, conjuring up notions of escape and peace, offering sanctuary from the

frenetic world outside.

The figures are alone but not lonely; searching but not anxious, anticipating

yet calm. They have an inner peace and strength and are at one with their

surroundings. The paintings reflect solitude, tranquillity and confidence,

giving every day scenes an unexpected and surreal feeling while keeping

them solidly within the real world.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Newry Co. Down Ireland, Nigel Cox grew up on the edge of Dundalk, a small

market town in County Louth, just below the border and was educated at Dundalk

Grammar School. After graduating from Riversdale College in Liverpool he joined the

Transglobe Expedition, led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. This three-year expedition

successfully achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe on land, sea and ice via

North and South poles along the Greenwich Meridian and changed his life forever.

During the expedition Nigel would be at sea, on an ice cap or in some remote location

for weeks or months on end. Spending large amounts of time alone, surrounded by

the staggering beauty of vast and often barren spaces had a profound affect and the

essence of this experience strongly influenced his painting. During the expedition

Nigel sketched and worked in watercolour, illustrating places of interest in his diary.

For a number of years after the expedition Nigel lived in Germany, painting

watercolours and oils, exhibiting and undertaking private commissions.
He also travelled extensively throughout Europe, spending time in Holland, Spain and

Portugal before finally settling in London in 1992. There his work took on a new

dimension, incorporating digital illustration.

In 2003 Nigel returned to his most loved medium, oil on canvas and has been

exhibiting his paintings in the UK and Internationally since.

In 2007 he was invited to exhibit at The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual
Exhibition in London.