Buddy Nestor was an abstract painter until a few years ago when he struck a strange new chord with portraiture that took his work to a new level. Derivative of his abstract style, Nestor's "spiritual x-ray" portraits are intended to remove the mask of beauty to reveal darker, more honest aspects of the personalities of his subjects.

In his newest work, Buddy Nestor paints other female artists in a way that you would not expect. He paints the portrait of their soul, so as to expose the contorted beauty of the person within.

Buddy Nestor was born and raised in Collingswood, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He was a Latch-Key Kid during the birth of cable TV.  This led to endless hours in front of the television, watching movies and drawing.