Japan’s Beauty Captured by Erin Nicholls
©Erin Nicholls
From quiet snow-covered towns to busy Tokyo streets, the Australian artist Erin Nicholls translates her undeniable fascination for Japan into painting.
A perpetual tourist, amazed and astonished by each new discovery, Nicholls creates flamboyant paintings with a frenetic sweetness that characterises Japan with its passing and ever-changing seasons.
The artist is inspired by, and transcribes detailed landscapes featuring anything and everything that catches her eye, transporting your senses.
©Erin Nicholls
©Erin Nicholls
©Erin Nicholls
©Erin Nicholls
©Erin Nicholls
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