 He settled near Blandford, Dorset, and the countryside of that county and Wiltshire, horse racing, interiors and still life were among his subjects.He studied at Harrow School, Saint Martin's School of Art and Bristol Polytechnic.Nicholas showed solo with the Montpelier Studio from 1984, later exhibitions including Wattis Fine Art, Hong Kong, from 1992, the Jerram Gallery, Salisbury, 1995, and he has been represented by the Portland Gallery in London since 1997.