Published: 31/01/2025 By Mark Lewis
Country Matters 2025 is on the press, and copies of our eagerly awaited, award-winning in-house magazine will be available shortly. Senior Partner and editor Mark Lewis is thrilled to feature paintings by Nicholas Hely Hutchinson throughout the magazine, including this enchanting composition, ‘Dogs on the Beach by Brea Hill,’ adorning the cover.Nicholas Hely Hutchinson studied at St. Martins School of Art and Bristol Polytechnic (Fine Art).
Since his first one-man exhibition in 1984, Nicholas has consistently exhibited in London, Dublin, and Hong Kong. His paintings have increasingly become more in demand and are now featured in many private and corporate collections.
He lives with his wife in Dorset and gets much of his inspiration from the surrounding countryside and the coast. He also travels to some of his favourite places to paint – particularly Venice, Paris, the West of Ireland and Cornwall.
“I wake up most mornings thinking about painting. Usually, it is something that I have seen the day before….A long, straight, sunlit road, lined with telegraph poles…A sparrow hawk flips over the hedge…These are possible elements for a picture.
"I am lucky to live in the middle of rural Dorset, not too far from the sea. The seasons and the constantly changing moods of the countryside are my inspiration. From large dramatic landscapes, where people and animals seem small under the passing clouds, to smaller things…A bird in a cold winter sky…This is what makes me want to paint… Moments of heartbreaking beauty, moments that take your breath away.”
We are featuring Nicholas’ work throughout the magazine, and we highly recommend visiting his website to enjoy more of his work. Meanwhile, from early February, a digital version of Country Matters 2025 will be on our website and copies will be available from your nearest Symonds & Sampson office. As ever, the magazine is packed with useful articles and interesting features to entertain, inform, and enlighten a reader, and we hope you enjoy it!