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Nicholas Sims

Nicholas Sims

Watercolours of Birmingham, painted on the spot

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The original from the easel, or a print of it, posted from the city it was painted in.

Watercolour of the inside of the Grampus pub: dark wooden ceiling beams, drinkers at the bar, framed pictures on the walls and a wooden table in the foreground.

In the Grampus

Music & interiors · Original £600

Watercolour of the inside of the Grampus pub: dark wooden ceiling beams, drinkers at the bar, framed pictures on the walls and a wooden table in the foreground.

Music & interiors

In the Grampus

Original £600

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Painting of a block of flats at night, rows of lit yellow and orange windows behind black bare trees, with dark green and amber reflections on wet ground.

Block of flats, nighttime

City · Original £500 · Prints from £42

Painting of a block of flats at night, rows of lit yellow and orange windows behind black bare trees, with dark green and amber reflections on wet ground.

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Block of flats, nighttime

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Watercolour of a bare tree in front of a pale tower block, its branches crossing rows of windows, with a street lamp, a parked car and a pavement in the foreground.

Tower block and tree

City · Original £500 · Prints from £42

Watercolour of a bare tree in front of a pale tower block, its branches crossing rows of windows, with a street lamp, a parked car and a pavement in the foreground.

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Tower block and tree

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Watercolour of a Birmingham street corner: red-brick Victorian buildings, a tall street lamp and young trees, with the BT Tower rising behind under a pale blue sky.

A corner of Birmingham (looking towards Jewellery quarter)

City · Original £500 · Prints from £42

Watercolour of a Birmingham street corner: red-brick Victorian buildings, a tall street lamp and young trees, with the BT Tower rising behind under a pale blue sky.

City

A corner of Birmingham (looking towards Jewellery quarter)

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Watercolour of Aston Hall, a red-brick Jacobean mansion with a central clock tower and curved gables under bold blue washes of sky, a green lawn in front.

Aston Hall

Parks of Birmingham · Original £600 · Prints from £42

Watercolour of Aston Hall, a red-brick Jacobean mansion with a central clock tower and curved gables under bold blue washes of sky, a green lawn in front.

Parks of Birmingham

Aston Hall

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Watercolour of the west front of Lichfield Cathedral: rows of carved saints in niches, pointed arches and doorways, with tall blue stained-glass windows above.

Lichfield Cathedral

Landscapes · Original £750 · Prints from £42

Watercolour of the west front of Lichfield Cathedral: rows of carved saints in niches, pointed arches and doorways, with tall blue stained-glass windows above.

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Lichfield Cathedral

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Watercolour looking out of Pigeon Park through tall iron gates and stone gate piers towards New Street, office blocks and a street lamp beyond, leaves hanging over the top.

View from Pigeon Park towards New St

City · Original £600

Watercolour looking out of Pigeon Park through tall iron gates and stone gate piers towards New Street, office blocks and a street lamp beyond, leaves hanging over the top.

City

View from Pigeon Park towards New St

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Watercolour of a busy Victorian pub bar with a curved dark wooden counter, etched glass and ornate light fittings, people standing and talking.

In the Woodman

Music & interiors · Original £650 · Prints from £42

Watercolour of a busy Victorian pub bar with a curved dark wooden counter, etched glass and ornate light fittings, people standing and talking.

Music & interiors

In the Woodman

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Birmingham

From the sketchbook to the wall

  • Watercolour of a red-brick Jacobean hall with a central clock tower and curved gables under bold blue washes of sky, a green lawn in front.
  • Watercolour of the Peg & Grill pub: a red-brick and terracotta frontage with arched windows, a dark front door and the pub name in white letters.
  • Watercolour of a Birmingham street corner: red-brick Victorian buildings, a tall street lamp and young trees, with the BT Tower rising behind under a pale blue sky.
  • Watercolour of a large mottled plane tree in a fenced yard, bare branches spreading across a blue and white sky, low buildings and traffic cones behind.
  • Watercolour of a bare tree in front of a pale tower block, its branches crossing rows of windows, with a street lamp, a parked car and a pavement in the foreground.
  • Watercolour of the Dog & Doublet, a tall red-brick Georgian pub with white windows and a stepped entrance, trees on either side under a pale blue sky.
  • Watercolour and ink drawing of a rusty orange steel truss railway bridge seen from below, a train passing underneath beside overgrown banks.
  • Watercolour of a tower block at night, rows of lit yellow and orange windows behind black bare trees, with dark green and amber reflections on wet ground.

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  • Watercolour and ink portrait of a woman in profile facing left, long wavy brown hair falling over a grey checked shirt.

    Woman in profile

    Portraits · Original £150 · Prints from £42

    Watercolour and ink portrait of a woman in profile facing left, long wavy brown hair falling over a grey checked shirt.

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    Woman in profile

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  • Watercolour and ink portrait of a seated Black man in a grey leather jacket, looking to one side, holding a phone in both hands.

    Black guy in leather jacket

    Portraits · Original £150 · Prints from £42

    Watercolour and ink portrait of a seated Black man in a grey leather jacket, looking to one side, holding a phone in both hands.

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    Black guy in leather jacket

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  • Watercolour and ink portrait of a young woman with long plaits sitting on a chair with a patterned cushion, in a grey zipped hoodie and blue jeans, hands folded on her knee.

    Girl with plaits

    Portraits · Original £150 · Prints from £42

    Watercolour and ink portrait of a young woman with long plaits sitting on a chair with a patterned cushion, in a grey zipped hoodie and blue jeans, hands folded on her knee.

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    Girl with plaits

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  • Watercolour and ink portrait of a seated young man with curly hair, looking straight out, in a grey and brown zipped jacket, hands clasped in his lap.

    Moody boy

    Portraits · Original £150 · Prints from £42

    Watercolour and ink portrait of a seated young man with curly hair, looking straight out, in a grey and brown zipped jacket, hands clasped in his lap.

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    Moody boy

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See the paintings in person

The Birmingham Years · Sweetfields Cafe & Bakery, 141 Sutton Road, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B23 5TN · October 2026

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