Moni Studio

Artwork by Mo Nisbet

Creativity unleashed!

At. Long. Last.

I am a York based artist now gleefully creating full time after a long career in Further Education. While I had a love-hate relationship with my job as Principal of a Sixth Form College (loved the students and my colleagues - hated the bureaucracy and politics of education) I am giddy with excitement at spending my days focused on painting, drawing and collage.

My work is figurative, ranging from life drawing and portraits to more whimsical depictions of characters from history, literature and myth (real and imagined). I have always been captivated by the very special magic that happens when lines and colours on a surface convey the complexity of the human form. Creating a likeness, capturing a moment, establishing a connection between subject and viewer that conveys the essence of humanity across time and space is the ultimate goal.

A mixed media artwork featuring a mermaid with long hair, surrounded by multicolored fish and ocean elements, with a mermaid tail to the right and a background resembling a map or nautical chart.
A painting of a woman standing with her hand on her hip, wearing a black dress, and a man sitting in an armchair holding a black cat. The scene is set in a room with large windows and dark curtains evoking David Hockney’s ‘Mr & Mrs Clarke and Percy’.
Painting of a young woman with long braided brown hair and green eyes, wearing a pale dress with a green waistband, sitting next to a sitting tabby cat with green eyes, set against a swirling blue background and a colorful quilted surface.

My Story

As long as I can remember I have loved drawing. As a child I would while away hours copying pictures from art books and creating whole imaginary worlds on paper - perhaps it says something about me that I was never happier. Sadly this wholehearted love of creativity didn’t survive art college - and I have been on a journey to recapture the sheer delight of making and sharing art. Find out more below:

A woman with glasses and long hair rests her chin on her hand, looking thoughtfully into the distance.

Recent Works

Recent Works

Maelstrom. Mixed Media (gouache, collage, ink).

40cm x 50cm. £420

The Fishwife of Urbino Mixed Media (gouache, collage, ink)

60cm x 50cm £450

Missive Mixed Media (gouache, collage, ink)

40cm x 50cm. £420

These pieces are available as high resolution giclée art prints in A3, A4 and ACEO (Art Collection Editions and Originals 3.5 x 4.5 inches) formats.

A series of works based on historical portraits which invite the viewer to explore implied narratives and imagined landscapes.

A Bird In The Hand. Mixed Media (gouache, collage, ink)

40cm x 50cm. £420

Riposte. Mixed Media (gouache, collage, ink)

40cm x 50cm. £420