Nick Hirst is trained as an Architect and applies the same rigor too much of his painting and drawing work. Concentrating on watercolour, pencil and inks he places great emphasis on drawn images and investigations into perspective. He has exhibited in many galleries within the UK, and also works in the field of architectural illustration. He has exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in London, and won the RIBA Wessex Graphics Prize in 1996.