Scott Nickerson, since graduation from SVA in 1996 I have been painting commissioned portraits and still life’s. Over the years I have portrayed many notable people and numerous family portraits. A recent notable family portrait was that of the Valastro family. Buddy Valastro is the star of the TLC show Cake Boss as well as the owner of Carlo’s Bakery franchise and Buddy V’s restaurants.
I find every painting to hold a new and exciting challenge that is nothing like the others in the past. I enjoy meeting new people and creating heirlooms for generations to come.
“When I made it to art school, everything started to click”, says Nickerson. “I could finally see the exact direction I wanted to go in with portraiture.” Under Assael’s tutelage, Nickerson learned about color temperatures, and a multi-stage process of layering paint and glaze, which creates a translucent quality with more warmth and natural skin tones.
Since graduating with honors from the School of Visual Arts, Scott has continued his education at the Art Students League in New York and at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia under the direction of world renowned artist Nelson Shanks.
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When not attending class or working on commissions, Nickerson teaches day and evening classes at Colorest Studios (732-741-0001) in Red Bank, NJ. Nickerson has been teaching oil painting and drawing from the figure for 12 years. Scott is also involved in numerous art organizations, including the Portrait Society of America, and the American Society of Portrait Artists.