Nicole Finger paints from her studio in Telluride, Colorado where she has lived and raised her family surrounded by the spectacular beauty of the San Juan Mountains. Her work regularly shows both nationally and internationally in juried and solo exhibitions and can be seen in many private and corporate collections as well as national publications. Primarily recognized for her bold, highly realistic, close-cropped and oversized style; she approaches varying subject matter whether figurative or stills with a similar aesthetic. Evoking an emotional response without imposing any particular statement is her goal. Pursuing a high level of realistic detail while not sacrificing the rich, textural quality of the paint is a balance in which she strives.
Profoundly humbled by such breathtaking landscapes in her own backyard in the Southwest region of Colorado and other locales, Finger never felt that duplicating them in paint at face value would do them justice. Instead, she found a contemporary twist of combining two disparate yet complimentary subjects: short lived, delicate florals alongside the timeless permanence of our earth’s formations and landscapes.
Nicole Finger’s figurative works have dealt with love, loss, groundedness, vulnerability, and phases of life. While they give emotional context to her subject’s psyches on the cusp of adulthood and their ties to the natural environment, so too do her floralscapes.
Blossoming youth, life transition, ancient mountains, the fragrant breath of cut flowers all convey the ephemeral pull of time and a grasping at the fleeting nature and fragility of life.