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Plein air Painting 'pastel'
Nigel Morgan is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and art teacher with extensive studio drawing and painting experience with watercolor, acrylics, ink, and charcoal. He is currently the artist in residence at the Borough Park Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. He has also taught art at charter schools offers private lessons for additional instruction.
Art, in one form or another, has been part of Nigel Morgan’s life since the age of five. His earliest art inspirations were the few, but impactful illustrations in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Although most of the images were black and white at that time, the colored sections, especially those that depicted wildlife, were captivating. As a young novice developing his craft, Trinidadian artist David Moore also inspired Nigel. Moore’s mindfulness in depicting the old ways of Caribbean life were unlike anything Nigel had seen. Soon, he began to follow the works of Norman Rockwell, Thomas Kinkade, Vincent Van Gogh, and William Steig.
As a Communication Design & Illustration major at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, Nigel aspired to become a wildlife illustrator, but teaching began to weave its way into his life, as he was often approached by onlookers while painting in the parks, cafés, and hang-out places throughout Brooklyn. The questions, “Do you teach art? Do you teach kids?” were often asked of him, and it was in the main seating area of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch that the opportunity to teach youth, adults and older adults was presented to him.
Teaching art is something that Nigel has grown increasingly enthusiastic about. Grateful for the influence and wisdom imparted by the many instructors in his life, Nigel sees it as a privilege to give back to the community in which he lives and was educated. One of his goals is to have an art studio that promising artists of all ages can come to for lessons and an opportunity to highlight their work.
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SAMPLES OF MY ARTWORKS ARE SHOWN BELOW
More of my artworks can be viewed at www.artworkbyn.com
