“could art be the elixir to human suffering?”

atelier artistic NAF

about

my name is Nicholas A. Ferguson, NAF for short.

I’m a painter, poet and mischief-maker – with a jester up my leg. My work welcomes you to see the world anew. It speaks to autobiographical themes including dreams, vulnerability and the expression of the heart.

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i believe imagination, expressed through the arts, has the power to transform lives and society.

my work explore this premise.

latest collections

a dance of hide & seek les debutants perspective

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bare

palingenesis

i’ll show you when i…

peeka boo

Tug’o’war

erlaubnis erteilt

portraiture

if a picture is worth a 1000 words…
these are no ordinary portraits

self-reflection NAF

self-reflection Sergei

self-reflection Ebru

self-reflection Richard

self-reflection Harinder

self-reflection Sheona

self-reflection Federico

self-reflection Denise

“It was a surreal experience. I was shocked and impressed how Nick managed to express my character and things I care about using his intuition. I highly recommend the experience and of course the painting was amazing!”

Sergey

giving back

aanaf contributes 10% of its revenues to causes that support young people discover and live by their creativity.

Arts Emergency help young people get a fair start in the arts and humanities

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testimonials

Denise

My intuitive portrait began with a one-to-one session over zoom, where Nick proceeded to do an intuitive reading of me divided into two parts: the positives followed by the negatives. I was stumped by how much he was able to access about me, without me saying a word. I became emotional when he touched on aspects of myself which I'd forgotten about or set aside for whatever reason, as well as when he spoke of the negative things I see or say to myself. It was a truly revealing and inspiring experience, yet completely free of judgement. A few weeks later, I was presented with my portrait in a colour scheme I chose, punctuated with words and sentences representing the traits, characteristics, judgement and other thoughts revealed in the intuitive reading. I love my portrait and it serves as a potent reminder of those things which make up my perception of myself -good and bad.

Harinder

“My whole self. At least this is how I would describe the stunningly beautiful artwork that Nicholas has produced for me. He walked me through a series of questions and used his intuition about who I am, not only in how I see myself, but also from my higher self to provide the content. What I love most about this unique and original art experience and the finished painting is that unlike traditional portraits, there are conscious messages that I continually take away; I am reminded that I am complete with the inclusion of my light, dark and shadow selves.”