Original modern art · Richmond, Virginia
Start with
a structure.
Then shift.
Watercolor, ink and layered geometry by Nikki Galapon, an architectural designer turned artist. Each piece is built on a system, then moved until it finds its balance.
No. 01 Inked Orbs I
No. 02 Indigo Ovals I
— The process
- 01The grain of a wood panel
- 02Notes on a sheet of music
- 03Words
- 04Numbers
- 05Shapes
- 06A pattern or geometry
“I take what I’ve been given and make it work. I continue the process of shifting the composition until it becomes visually balanced. The process is the art to me, because there is no end…”
Nikki Galapon, artist statement
— Selected works
Transparency, layer by layer.
A rotating edit from the studio. Each work below is available as a print.
SantoriniPrint
— From the archive
Watercolor, ink, collage and paint. The archive is always growing, because the process has no end.
Explore every series— Series index
Systems she keeps returning to.
- 01 Sheet Music
- 02 Map Art I-IV
- 03 Antique Ledger I-V
- 04 Inked Orbs I – VI
- 05 Indigo Ovals I – III
- 06 Balancing I – IV
- 07 Rooftops in Color I – XII
- 08 Spectrum I – II
- 09 Indigo Stitchy I – II
- 10 Universal
Shown framed · scale is illustrative
— Featured print
Watercolor Arches
A studio print available through Nikki and her stockists.
- Sizes
- Price
- From $—
Buy from