Nicole Ruckels was born in France as the daughter of a musician and a teacher. She migrated to Australia in 1980 with her German husband and sons.  Nicole has taught French in a number of primary schools on the Redcliffe peninsula.
 

Nicole enjoys painting in a variety of mediums and taught herself to draw in pastels and won an award in 2000. Recently, she has been drawing in ink pens, examples of which are on display at the Seaside Artists Gallery.
 

Nicole also enjoys writing and has had a couple of short stories published. Today, she lives in Woody Point with her kitten Minoupapillon. 

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for more information about Nicole's paintings visit www.seasideartists.com.au