Passing Cloud - by Nic Dempster

"Passing Cloud"

Original Painting by Nic Dempster, 2026

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

Approximate Dimensions: 50 x 50cm

Nic's contemporary style is distinctive; clean lines intersecting with colourful angles and hues of hillside homes; an almost symmetry in the haphazard composition of lines angles and colours. Originally inspired by Wellingtonian hillside homescapes, Nic now resides in Otago.

After completing his masters in History, Nic spent time in the United Kingdom working as a full time artist. He adapted his subject matter to the new environs around him and found these to be just as popular as his New Zealand landscapes. New Zealand artists Colin McCahon, Rita Angus, Doris Lusk, Toss Woollaston and Nigel Brown were strong influences in Nic's art and he has taken elements of these art history greats to create his own distinct and unique style. Nic's pieces are modern, bold, iconic and stylised and the strong colours and black outlines of his buildings, harbours, boats, cityscapes and rural landscapes have made his paintings instantly recognisable.