Eyecatching Islay Art by Nicola Stein

When Nicola Stein asked me to create a new website for her, I didn't have to think too long. For those of you who don't know Nicola, she works in the Harbour Inn in Bowmore and she lives on Islay for about 6 months now. Before that she lived on Arran and spent some years in Russia. As soon as her disc arrived I was intrigued by her work. Nicola creates black and white drawings, some of them influenced by Celtic and Gothic designs, but completely unique to anything I have ever seen. Her art is breathtakingly beautiful and the longer you look at her drawings the more details they show. Some of the drawings are very complex, always in black and white, very symmetrical and all designs begin from the centre of the page and evolve outwards.

As of today Nicola's website, www.nicolastein.com is ready and everyone is invited for a closer look. The design is like Nicola's drawings, symmetrical and only black and white. Mark Unsworth from Islay Studios took the picture for the top logo, where you see Nicola portrayed on the wall at Bowmore Harbour, as well as the pictures in the gallery. She currently has 27 different prints of her original drawings in the online gallery, grouped by two drawings on each page. The prints can be bought through the "buy now" link which will take you to the Islay Shop where a final order can be placed. Payments can be done with Paypal and the major credit cards. Prices for the originals have to be discussed with Nicola, you can find her details on the contact page.

Click on the image to visit Nicola's website