Pest
Here’s a silly random painting I made recently. “Pest” Oil on insect shaped panel For @christian1perez ‘s “Metamorphosis” art show at...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Mar 23, 2018
- 1 min
Blood Rituals: Volume One Coming Soon!
A pair of teaser trailers documenting some behind the scenes production of my forthcoming limited edition handmade monograph documenting...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Jan 27, 2017
- 2 min
In The Studio 5: Reworking Plein Air Landscapes
Something I’ve never been a fan of doing is revisiting older paintings after some time has passed. The process of reconstructing or even...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Dec 26, 2016
- 7 min
Blood Rituals Review, Part 2
After completing the review of my recent gallery show that I mentioned in my last blog post, staff writer at tattoodo.com Ross Howerton...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Dec 16, 2016
- 1 min
Blood Rituals Review
“Beautiful paintings of blood and bones at a gorgeous gallery in NYC.” There’s a fantastic review of the recent gallery exhibit BLOOD...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Oct 25, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD RITUALS MMXVI: Progress Montage
Here’s another video featuring work from my forthcoming series of new paintings “Blood Rituals,” debuting at Sacred Gallery in NYC...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Oct 17, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD RITUALS MMXVI: To The Nadir
Here’s the second promotional video for my upcoming exhibition Blood Rituals at Sacred Gallery in NYC on November 12th, for the painting...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Oct 12, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD RITUALS MMXVI: Quantum Of Sustenance
With my exhibition of new work approaching in a few weeks, I’m creating some promo materials for the series, including some teaser videos...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Sep 7, 2016
- 2 min
On The Road 12: Spring and Summer Plein Air Adventures
I’ve been so busy painting in the studio for an upcoming exhibition of all new still lifes (announcements soon!) that I forgot to post...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Jul 6, 2016
- 1 min
Summer Exhibitions
This has turned into quite a busy summer for me, as I have various recent paintings scattered across the globe in several current group...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Apr 24, 2016
- 1 min
2016 Peto Biennial
I’m very honored and excited to have been among the artists whose work was selected for the John F. Peto Studio Museum’s 2016 Biennial....
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Mar 25, 2016
- 2 min
On The Road 11: New England Plein Air
At the beginning of this month I travelled back to my homeland of Connecticut, hoping for late winter weather mild enough to endure some...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Jan 2, 2016
- 1 min
Miniature Landscapes
This past month I unearthed a bunch of tiny frames from my studio storage for the purpose of painting little gifts for friends and family...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Dec 26, 2015
- 1 min
Soul
The inspiration for this painting came largely from oysters and their far more notorious contents: pearls. The pearl has been a symbol of...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Oct 27, 2015
- 4 min
Pariah
My painting “Pariah” was an experiment in contrasts between the extremes of shocking subject matter and uplifting emotions, between...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Jul 6, 2015
- 1 min
“Flesh To Canvas” Group Show
I’ll have my recent painting Singularity for sale in Last Rites Gallery’s annual Flesh To Canvas group show next weekend at the Empire...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Apr 26, 2015
- 1 min
Singularity
Here’s the recently completed work mentioned in my last blog post. Mankind’s increasingly intimate yet perilous relationship with...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Feb 11, 2014
- 1 min
Shenpa II
Here’s a process sequence for a tiny diptych painting I did a few months ago related to the recurring theme in my work of healing wounds....
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Feb 2, 2014
- 2 min
Painting Gallery Updates!
One of my smaller New Year’s resolutions was to update this website with all of the paintings I’ve done over the past two years. Well,...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Oct 5, 2013
- 1 min
National Juried Trompe l’oeil Exhibition
I’m honored to have two paintings on display at the John F. Peto Museum in Island Heights, NJ as part of their national juried show,...
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