Nicol Francis Hendruk *1998
I was born to Czech parents in Arizona and grew up alternating between the United States and the Czech Republic. I attended high school in Karlovy Vary, where I also studied in
I currently live.
I am self-taught. I have been drawing with passion since I could hold a pencil. Since then it has been one of my favorite ways of expression. I draw from my imagination, intuitively, without
reference images. When I create, I let myself be guided by a certain feeling and compulsion of my hand. Each line then guides me further, and what ends up on the paper is often
a surprise even to me. I draw inspiration from a variety of sources. A song or style of music, a dance, a film or comic strip, a particular situation, a curious character in a story or a person in my life catches my eye. It makes me experience moments of excitement and fascination, or fear and shame. I have always been fascinated by the natural beauty of the human body, which is why I love to draw figures and figures in motion, from different angles. It is interesting to me that a person can express many things in many different ways. I like to portray nudity, vulnerability, openness and intimate experiences. I am generally interested in depicting people, especially women, because that is who I am, what I know, what I recognize and what inspires me.
I draw on white paper (A4 - 21 x 29.7 cm) and use a mixture of different creative materials such as pencils, coloured and watercolour crayons, ink pens, markers, drypoint and oil pastels.
You can see her beautiful, inspiring work from 24.2 at Chilli. Purchase is also an option to support this talented artist.
