The Three Hands Of God
A triptych spanning 12 years and a few different eras of my painting and stylistic evolution, this trio of paintings addresses the tense...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
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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