KINK feature: Nickie Charles

artist: Nickie Charles
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

[dandy:] Your work in five words or less?
[Nickie Charles:] Fun, quirky, gay-centric pinups.

What's your personal kink?
Public exhibitionism.

Turn ons?
Sex-positive guys.

Turn offs?
Bad odors- I have a sensitive nose, and sex-negative guys.

Favorite subject?
I think I'm best at turning normal situations into naughty ones.

Ideal place to display your work?
At your own home!

Favorite non-art pastime?
Relaxing- seriously- listening to and sharing music, playing some video games.

Most memorable project?
My Gulliver's Travels Sketch.

Art crush?
JC Leyendecker, Alphonse Mucha, Herbert Paus, Capcom design team- Kinu Nishimura, Akiman, Edayan, Ikeno, CRMK- Kim Jung Gi.

Personal crayon color?
Dirty Cum Yellow?

What is unique about your process?
I don't know. I just get lucky that people like my art it seems.

Why make art?
The sorrow of life are the joys of art. Popularity is a product of publicity. Longevity is a product of artistry.

What's next?
Just get better at art.

@nickie_charles on IG

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