Storm fronts, colliding swells and breaking water fill eight views of an imagined Atlantic. Heavy-oil impasto and palette-knife effects give the sea a dense, scraped surface, with a small release of light after the fury.
Mark Nicoll creates AI-derived art. For Gold of the Nile, he developed portraits of Cleopatra, Anubis, Isis and Osiris with OpenAI image generation, combining Gustav Klimt-inspired ornament with a palette-knife impasto effect.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
A dark Atlantic swell rises beneath a storm-heavy sky, its crest breaking into pale foam. The thick painted effect holds the wave just before it breaks.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
A low sea horizon sits beneath an immense dark storm front. Broad planes of water leave most of the tension to the sky.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
Diagonal swells collide in dark water streaked with white foam. Short, scraped marks disrupt the longer ridges of the sea.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
White spray erupts against a dark coastal rock. A simple black silhouette gives the breaking water something to resist.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
Near-black waves are cut by torn pale lines of foam. Sparse light and dense impasto effects bring the viewer close to the water.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
Light breaks through cloud onto distant water while the foreground sea remains rough. The storm loosens its grip without disappearing.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
Rain curtains descend from a wide storm front over open water and broken foam. The panorama lets the weather move across the horizon.
Mark Nicoll, 2026
Long diagonal breakers sweep towards a rugged headland. Scraped oil effects join rock, sea and airborne spray.
Free to view, in 3D or here. TAG does not sell artwork: a shop button takes you to Mark Nicoll’s own shop, after a notice.
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