HI, I'M NIGEL HUGHES, AND I'M A WELSH ARTIST WORKING IN SOUTH WALES. HAVING DRAWN AND PAINTED SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, I WENT ON TO STUDY ART THROUGHOUT MY SCHOOL DAYS, AND THEN STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AS A DEGREE. HAVING WORKED AS GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGNER FOR A FEW YEARS, WHILST ALSO TEACHING INTERACTIVE MEDIA IN FURTHER EDUCATION, I USED PAINTING AS A WAY TO RELAX AFTER A HARD DAY'S WORK.  FRIENDS AND FAMILY BEGAN TO LIKE WHAT THEY SAW AND MADE REQUESTS.  BEFORE I KNEW IT, I WAS MAKING PAINTINGS FOR FRIENDS OF FRIENDS AND THEN FURTHER AFIELD. IN 2011 I DECIDED TO TAKE THE JUMP AND STARTED MY OWN ART BUSINESS, FAST FORWARD TO TODAY AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY I'M STILL GOING STRONG, AND MY PAINTINGS HAVE REACHED MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE INCLUDING AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, ITALY, RUSSIA AND SWEDEN.  I LOVE PAINTING ICONS FROM THE MOVIES I LOVE AND THE MUSIC I LISTEN TO, BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO PAINT WHATEVER OR WHOEVER YOU LIKE.  I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHERE MY BLANK CANVAS WILL TAKE ME NEXT!