Ever since I was a little kid, drawing pictures of fish in my sketchbooks in the 70s & 80s I always dreamt of having one of my paintings in Gray's Sporting Journal.  In my mind it was the pinnacle of a sporting artist's career to be featured . . .

When Anglers Journal Magazine editor Bill Sisson called me to discuss a new project he had for me, he seemed in a bit of jam.  Fellow angler and friend John Jinishian had been assigned as the author, so I  . . .

Nice piece by Emma Yardley in The Flyfish Journal blog, Tailgate.  It was great meeting Emma, she has a sense of adventure in her blood and is a wicked flyfisherwoman.

 http://www.theflyfishjournal.com/news/2016/06/09/nick-mayer-art

It is truly an honor to have been awarded 2016 Artist of the Year by the prestigious Billfish Foundation.  Earlier this winter TBF's Deborah Cummings and Beth Black approached me about creating a painting to commemorate The Billfish Foundation's 30th Anniversary on their February Billfish Magazine cover.