Nick Schlee | Brighton to Oxford: A Collection of paintings and oil pastels of Brighton, London, the Ridgeway, Oxford and Northumberland
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Private View - Tuesday, 8th April. 6-8pm
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ABOUT NICK SCHLEE
Nick Schlee was born in 1931 in Weybridge, Surrey. He left school at 17 and joined a London advertising agency working in the layout department..It wasn't until the age of fifty-eight in 1989 that Schlee turned to full time painting. By then he had exhibited at The Royal Academy and at many ILEA exhibitions and 'The Spirit of London'.
During the 90s through to today Schlee has had regular one man exhibitions in London and around the country including Edinburgh and Oxford. His works are now held in public collections across England including Liverpool University, The City of London Guildhall Gallery, Southampton City Art Gallery, Reading Museum & Art Gallery, Swindon Art Gallery, Hampshire County Council and Gallery Oldham.
Schlee continues to paint today living and working in Upper Basildon, Berkshire where he is inspired by the dramatic local landscape that surrounds him. He works quickly in coloured oil pastels and charcoal to capture all the elements in the landscape that excite him. Many of these drawings are worked up to large paintings in oils back in the studio.