Nigel Cooke Art

Born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, Nigel joined the Mearchant Navy after leaving school & subsequently has held a number of jobs on the road to becoming a full time artist. He sold his first painting at the age of fourteen and joined Butlins as their resident caricature artist in 1992. He later went on to open caricature concessions on Blackpool's 'Central Pier' & Pleasure Beach, the 'Trafford Centre Mall' in Manchester & 'Alton Towers'. During this time he estimates the number of caricatures completed for live sittings to be in excess of 50,000.