News

December 2006

Artworks This Week segment with Nicholas Simmons has been moved to Wednesday, December 13, at 7:30 PM on Maryland Public Television. Click HERE to read information on the MPT website.

Nicholas has new paintings in the Galley RoCa Holiday Show, opening Saturday, December 2

September Song III - 30" x 30"

GENUIN Musikproduction has released the new recording Zarzuela ~ Spanish Arias featuring Nicholas Simmons' painting "Zarzuela II" on the cover and in the booklet. Click HERE to visit the GENUIN site.

Look for "Windswept" to be reproduced in the next issue of Energies magazine, published by TOTAL Petroleum Corporation

Windswept

The February 2007 issue of Watercolor Magic magazine featuring Nicholas Simmons hits the newsstands December 12!

Nicholas will teach a 5-day workshop, Watercolor On The Edge, at the Art Center of Sarasota, February 12-17. A demo will take place Sunday, February 11. Click HERE for more details.

November 2006

"La Vida Breve" A new painting in the Spanish dancer series depicts the great Bettina Castano.
This work was commissioned for a National Historic Registry house in Baltimore, Maryland.

La Vida Breve - 30" x 60"

La Vida Breve, 40" x 70" framed, installed in Baltimore, Maryland

Look for a full page reproduction of one of Nicholas' paintings in the next issue of Energies magazine published by TOTAL, the French petroleum corporation.

Nicholas has been invited to judge a watermedia show for the National Society of Arts and Letters, in Washington DC, March 2007.

Nicholas will be featured on Maryland Public Television's Artworks This Week, Wednesday, December 13, at 7:30 PM

Nicholas was awarded signature membership in the Baltimore Watercolor Society by jury in October. Thank you BWS!

Bruce MacEvoy (handprint.com founder) and Nicholas at the Mandarin
Oriental Hotel, NYC - October 2006

Bruce and Nicholas in the basement of the Nancy Hoffman Gallery, with works by Joseph Raffael, Carolyn Brady, and Hung Liu - NYC

Ocotober 2006

Maryland Public Television will film Nicholas Simmons at work in his studio, October 10! Check here again for airing date.

Maryland Public Television interviews Nicholas Simmons for an upcoming Artworks This Week

Check back here soon to see Nicholas' newest commissioned piece, another large work in the Spanish dancer series.

Koi Joy #33 - 21" x 32"

September 2006

September 7, 2006 dedication of the Nicholas Ziolkowski Pavilion and unveiling of "Into The Sun" ~ Portrait of Nicholas L. Ziolkowski
at Boys' Latin School of Maryland, Baltimore.

Nick Ziolkowski's mother, Tracy Miller, with Nicholas Simmons and Boys' Latin Headmaster Dr. Mebford Turner

Nicholas Ziolkowski Pavilion

"Into The Sun" - 44" x 44", 52" x 52" framed, installed in the Upper Library of Boys' Latin School next to the
Ziolkowski Collection.

On September 7, the memory and legacy of Nicholas Ziolkowski was again honored, this time at his school, Boys' Latin School of Maryland, Baltimore. The portrait Nicholas Simmons undertook last year as a tribute, was unveiled at the school's annual convocation in front of a large crowd on a beautiful, sunny day. There was a reception in the Upper Library of the school where the portrait will hang, and Nicholas Simmons delivered a talk on the background of the project.

The painting is based on a photograph of Nicholas Ziolkowski taken in Iraq. The background of the work is composed of a letter Nick wrote to his mother while serving; the handwriting was duplicated using a digital projector.

To read more about Nick Ziolkowski, click here.

To read more about Tracy Miller, click here.

Cpl. Nicholas L. Ziolkowski in Iraq, 2004

Thank you to Fox News 45, The Baltimore Sun and Herald Examiner, The Towson Times, WYPR and the Marine Color Guard. A special thanks to Bob Bond of Waverly Art & Frame, Woodstock, Maryland.

Nicholas Simmons' painting "Zarzuela II" will be used on the cover of a new CD released on the German Genuin label. Click here to visit the Genuin site.

August 2006

Nicholas Simmons will be featured in the February 2007 issue of Watercolor Magic magazine!

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of a great friend and artist, Kevin Slater (1957-2006).

Kevin is missed by artists and friends worldwide, who have been and will continue to be inspired by his will, courage, and faith.

Nicholas performed the music for Kevin's funeral in Indiana, on July 21, 2006. Click here to download the music.

Visit Kevin Slater's website from the link page, or click here.

July 2006

Nicholas Simmons has been selected to film an instructional DVD with Creative Catalyst Productions in 2007!

Creative Catalyst is the #1 artist instruction production company, and it is a great honor to be added to their roster of artists. Nicholas will be bringing together his unique experience in the art, music, and teaching professions to make this DVD an extraordinary and inspiring experience for all viewers, not just artists!

Please visit the Creative Catalyst Productions website by clicking here.

Look for Koi Joy #29 in the new summer issue of Waterfront Home & Design magazine.

June 2006

Nicholas Simmons is now linked on handprint.com, the world's most important watercolor website. Click here for links page

For anybody not familiar with this site, prepare to be amazed by the exhaustive research and fascinating history of watercolor as presented by Bruce MacEvoy. Click here for handprint.com watercolor homepage

Don't miss the fantastic paintings of Bruce MacEvoy! Click here.

Thank you to Gallery RoCa for hanging a spectacular show of Nicholas Simmons paintings in May!

Thank you to Maryland Public Television for featuring Nicholas as Salon Artist, on Artworks This Week, May 17.

Click here for link to MPT write up, scroll down to Salon Artist.

Look for Nicholas to be featured on MPT again later this year.

MPT Artworks This Week host and Public Television legend Rhea Feikin on the set with six Nicholas Simmons paintings

Rhea Feikin and co-host Nate Howard on the set of Artworks This Week

Nicholas' tribute portrait of Nick Ziolkowski will be unveiled and dedicated at the convocation of Boys' Latin School of Maryland, September 7.

Please visit the website of Tracy Miller, Nick's mother, who is running for Maryland House of Delegates 42nd District, by clicking here.

May 2006

Night Light #2: Times Square

Don't miss the show! NICHOLAS SIMMONS ~ RECENT PAINTINGS

April 2006

Night Light #1: Lord & Taylor - 30" x 37"

Maryland Public Television will feature paintings by Nicholas Simmons on ArtWorks This Week Wednesday, May 17 at 7:30 PM

March 2006

Thanks to all who attended the demonstration and workshop at Art Center Sarasota! It was a great week, made so much better by the great people that participated, and the organization provided by Jill Hoffman-Kowal, Education Director for the Center. Visit Jill's great website by clicking here.

Nicholas has been invited back for next year - 2007! Demonstration to take place Sunday, February 11, and a 5-day workshop to follow.

The Gallery RoCa website is up and running, please visit by clicking here.

Gallery RoCa billboard - look for it as you head north out of Baltimore on I-895!

February 2006

Ma Belle Ami - 41" x 41"

Nicholas Simmons will write a feature article for Watercolor Magic magazine in an upcoming issue. Please check here again for details.

Don't forget to attend the public demonstration Nicholas Simmons will perform at the Art Center Sarasota, Sunday March 12, 2006. If you are an artist, please consider signing up for the Watercolor On The Edge workshop, March 13-17. Contact the Art Center for details by clicking here.

Anybody from the New York to Washington D.C. area is invited to attend the opening reception of a spectacular one-man show of new Nicholas Simmons paintings at Gallery RoCa, in Havre de Grace, Maryland - Saturday, May 6. Contact the Gallery for details by clicking here.

January 2006

Shanxii #2 - 25" x 50"

A new website for www.nicholassimmons.com is in the works. Apologies for the delay, it's a bigger job than we imagined! Navigation will be streamlined, individual images will open to a new page, there will be new sections added, and a PayPal page will be added to facilitate the purchase of certain pieces directly from the artist.

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