Graphite work is probably my forté. When I am artistically frustrated, a quick graphite sketch is a way of centering myself. I hope that in the future I will be as comfortable with watercolor and acrylic as I am with pencil!

Please e-mail me at NMarikoA@aol.com if you are interested in commissioning a piece in graphite or want to learn more. Acrylic and watercolor paintings are also available on a limited basis.

I've selected a few portraits to display on this site; please keep in mind that these portraits are a small selection of the graphite work I have done. The images below are not perfect representations of the actual portraits; they have become slightly skewed and/or pixelated during translation onto the internet. Click on the thumbnails to view larger images.



Winston (private collection)



Kassidee (private collection)



Rocky (private collection)

Nicole Mariko
NMarkoA@aol.com