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Nikki Ruocco
Nikki Ruocco

Thanks for swinging by and welcome to my little space on the web. I am an artist, marketing coach, business owner, podcast presenter, wife, mother & dab hand at cooking a roast and eating cake!
Here you'll find my latest works & product reviews, plus business tips and marketing advice for any folks wishing to start an arts or craft business.

Nikki
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Products

  • Fun Realistic Strawberry Watercolour Painting £47.00
  • Original Watercolour of Pears £125.00
  • Original Graphite Artwork - British Red Squirrel £45.00
  • Otter Painting - Original Watercolour £45.00
  • ORIGINAL Harvest Mouse Soft Pastel Painting £45.00

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My Art Instagram

  • Graphite (mainly) Gorgeous (mostly) #graphitepencil #graphitedrawing #worldofpencils #pencil_art #animalcreatives #animalartistry #petportraitartist #petportrait #pencil_art #pencildrawings Photo with permission from client
  • A good hare day! Got a bit more paint down on this gorgeous little brown hare today. Working into some of those longer length areas - and whilst that dries, time for a bit of background lurve. Looking forward to finishing with some impressive whiskers! 😬 Thanks to the quite fabulously talented wildlife photographer @sueswildlife_ for the amazing ref photo. #haresofinstagram #harepainting #oilonboard #oilonpanel #oilpainters #wildlifeart #wildlife_inspired #wildlifelovers #britishwildlife #britishartists #sussexartist #sussexart #animalcreatives #animal_art_feature #animallovers #realismpainting #artforsalebyartist
  • Latest WiP oil painting of a beautiful brown hare in (eventually) a field of bluebells. I thought I'd bring Spring forward a bit as I'm yearning for longer, warmer days with (less muddy) walks through the woods. Unless it snows - I'll take a lovely deluge of snow any day 😍👌🌨☃️⛄ A long way to go on this one yet and hands have now frozen, so off to make a cuppa to de-ice them! Ref photo is from the fabulous Sue Cross @sueswildlife_ who has such an array of amazing wildlife pics on her account, especially the sweet little brown hares 😍 #oilpaintingart #oilpainters #wildlifeart #brownhare #hares #harepainting #haresofinstagram #britishwildlifeart #wildlife_inspired #wildlifephotography #wildlifepainting #wildlifeartist
  • Little dudes 😍 Latest comish. Sooooo, 2021 then....hmmm 🤔 I have no philosophical words to touch on wasssappnin - we just have to get on with it 🤷‍♀️ together ❤ #graphitepencil #graphitedrawing #graphiteartwork #pencil_art #pencilartists #pencildrawingart #graphiteartist #petlovers #cuteanimals #realismdrawing #blackandwhiteart #tonaldrawing #50shadesofgrey
  • The sheer satisfaction of those eyes re-emerging again 😍 Love a bit of varnish 🤷‍♀️ Photo ref kindly supplied by @tristan.bane Original available for purchase. #foxpainting #foxartwork #varnishporn #satisfyingvideos #artporn #artportraits #wildlifeart #foxcub #britishwildlife #britishwildlifeart #oilpainting #oilpaintingart #art_nature #artvideo #oddlysatisfyingvideo
  • So hard to choose some highlights of 2020 as there are (quite surprisingly) so many. I thought I did bugger all, but looking back to find 9 highlights, I realised that I wasn't the slacker I gave myself credit for 🤷‍♀️ Loads of thanks and positive vibes for 2021 🤞😘 #artistsofig #artistssupportingartists #artistsofinstagram #artistsofinsta #instaartist #instaart #instaartexplorer #instaartistic #instaarthub #instaarts #artdailydose #artdailypage #2020artistwrapped #2020art #art2020 #itsawrap
  • Rascy the pusscat - soft pastels by @unisoncolour and a sprinkling of CarbOthellos for some finer details. #petportrait #petportraitartist #pastelpetportraits #pastelpaintings #pastelportraits #portraitpainting #artrealistic #art_realistic #catartist #catart #tabbycatsofinstagram #cateyes #cateye #petsathomeuk #petsofinstagram #petlovers
  • Varnishing aside (and doubtlessly some inevitable tweaking) this beautiful fox cub is there. It's been such a pleasure to work from a great ref pic from the amazing wildlife photographer @tristan.bane . I'm OK with a paintbrush but shocking with a camera, plus I'm an oaf so would scare any wildlife away before even getting a shot set up, so it's wonderful that we have such brilliant photographers capturing these beautiful creatures. I'm outta here now for Xmas, so it just leaves me to wish you all a good one! Stay safe, look after yourself and each other and I'll see you on the other side xxx #wildlifeart #oilpaintingart #wildart #wildlifetrust #foxcub #foxpainting #foxartwork #artnature #art_nature #artist_features #wildlife_inspired #wildlifelovers #artshowcase #britishwildlifeart #britishart #britishwildlife
  • Thought I'd have a bash at the @unisoncolour Christmas competition. Created with Unisons and a couple of pastel pencils for some twiggy bits 😍 #xmas_unison2020 #unisonpastels #pastelpaintings #winterlandscape #winterland #landscapeart #landscapepainting
  • Dorothy Doodleberry Boppers - the best named dog in town, deserves her portrait done! Dottie (for short) has been diagnosed with a chronic kidney problem and her owner wanted her captured in all of her smiling glory so she will always be with then 😍😍 #pastelpaintings #pastelportrait #pastelportraits #petportraitartist #petportrait #staffiesofinstagram #staffordshirebullterriersofinstagram #staffordshirebullterrier #staffysmile #staffysmiles #paintingpets #canineart #dogslovers #pupstagram #staffylover #staffylovers #staffylove
  • Today I drew the most perfect baby...the hair...those lips....😍 Such a cutie! And massive thanks to my lovely friend @katiebristow_x - you've done well girl 😬 Graphite on Bristol smooth #pencil_art #portraiture #babypainting #graphiteartwork #graphitesketch #graphiteartist #pencilartists #greyscaleart #blackandwhiteart #blackandgrey #humandrawing #humanportrait #worldofpencils #sketchoftheday
  • Bangers and mash tonight, not that it's important or anything (it so is). And this is an oil on board that I started back in April. It was going to be a perfectly nice portrait of some pink peonies, but having picked it back up today, I decided to turn it into a riot of colour instead. Maybe it's a knee jerk reaction to the dull, cold weather 🤷‍♀️ I kinda like it, what do you lovelies reckon? #peonyflower #peonypainting #botanicalart #surrealart #oilpaintingsoncanvas #oilpaintingart #floralarthub #floraloilpainting #floralartistry #brightart #boldart #colourexplosion #lovecolour
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