Welcome !

My name is Nikola Nolden and I am an Artist/Illustrator who is Art College trained.

I paint and draw commissions from photos (e.g. landscapes, portraits) whilst raising funds for charities.

  I have a good, grounded knowledge of various techniques used to produce artwork for Illustrative purposes and how to apply them accordingly. One of my main areas of study was Illustration combined with Graphic Design.

Although I have an illustrative background I have an interest in portraiture and knowledge of other creative areas too. I love being flexible, learning new techniques and ideas giving inspiration for my work.

I worked at a magazine publishers in London, working on various Illustrative projects, before taking a break due to family commitments. 

I then decided to rekindle my art career full-time, but unfortunately, nine years ago, I was diagnosed with Melanoma in my foot and had three quite major surgeries. It was whilst recovering, I had the idea of connecting with charities to raise funds through my artwork.

I came accross the charity ReSurge Africa. Its chairman being one of the consultants at the St.Andrews Centre, Broomfield Hospital. This charity is the source of my inspiration and gathered some wonderful knowledge on this amazing charity.

I wanted to help ReSurge Africa as I was going through such a difficult time and could only imagine what it must be like in poorer, under developed countries like Sierra Leone, where one of the hospitals ReSurge Africa helps is based. 

I would also like to extend my gratitude to my care in the UK by giving something back. I am lucky to be supported by some of the most caring, professional medical teams with such advanced knowledge, not just St. Andrews, but the NHS service as a whole, so I will be donating some of my artwork to help them raise funds. I will update this page once I have further details on this. 

My Mission

Celebrate your happiest memories whilst giving to others! 

Painting gives me incredible fulfilment.

Enabling me to create and share your memories whilst helping to improve the lives of others through good quality, original artwork is my passion and at the centre of my creativity.

I aspire to be part of a journey to creating a better world through my art, whilst also making it a happier, more colourful place to be! 

For more info. click on this link : - resurgeafrica.org.  

It means a lot to me to be able to do this and a huge thank you to those people who have helped support me so far, you will know who you are! 

Niki :)