Nigel Mason’s art is inspired by his childhood in 1950s Yorkshire. His touching oil paintings were a talking point at our Summer Exhibition in 2015, where he appeared as an IN:SIGHT finalist.

The painter – who attained a fine art degree in his 50s – depicts a variety of nostalgic tableaus, beach scenes and figurative works like the above. His influences include Walker Sickert, Edouard Vuillard and James Whistler, with Nigel considering his work a form of social realism.