Portrait orientation canvas in a set pale grey covered in small scale dots of different sizes, arranged with even spaces around the whole space, in muted shades of blue, purple, grey with some pink and orange. The dots contain textural elements, linear marks and repeating pattern.

Dots No12

Dots is a vibrant and varied series of abstract paintings exploring the relationship between transparency and opacity, and plays with the idea of ‘spy holes’. It plays with colour, simulated and physical texture and makes intensive use of spray paints and stencilling. It’s roots are in my love of collecting ‘many alike’ objects into complex arrangements. …

A portrait orientation canvas in pale grey with dots of different sizes, arranged randomly,, with even spacing, in shades of rich purple, soft reds, ochre yellows n pinks. Set into a wood tray frame in distressed mid-grey paint.

Dots No14

Dots is a vibrant and varied series of abstract paintings exploring the relationship between transparency and opacity, and plays with the idea of ‘spy holes’. It plays with colour, simulated and physical texture and makes intensive use of spray paints and stencilling. It’s roots are in my love of collecting ‘many alike’ objects into complex arrangements. …

A square canvas with randomly arranged, closely tessellating small scale dots and rings in soft yellow and shades of purple on a pale lilac ground. Set in a wood tray frame painted mid purple.

Dots No10

Dots is a vibrant and varied series of abstract paintings exploring the relationship between transparency and opacity, and plays with the idea of ‘spy holes’. It plays with colour, simulated and physical texture and makes intensive use of spray paints and stencilling. It’s roots are in my love of collecting ‘many alike’ objects into complex arrangements. …

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National Association of Acrylic Painters Membership (NAPA)

Earlier this year I was delighted to be accepted as a Member of the National Association of Acrylic Painters. The organisation was set up in 1985 to promote the promote the excellence in painting with Acrylics,  to encourage innovation and to recognise it as a serious medium on par with Watercolours and Oils (just as …

'Dots No9' painting by Nicki MacRae

Dots No9

**SOLD** Dots is a vibrant and varied series of abstract paintings exploring the relationship between transparency and opacity, and plays with the idea of ‘spy holes’. It plays with colour, simulated and physical texture and makes intensive use of spray paints and stencilling. It’s roots are in my love of collecting ‘many alike’ objects into complex …

Small square format canvas with black ground covered in small dots with textural marks, in different sizes in bright purples, blues, reds, yellows. Set into a tray frame painted the same black as the canvas.

Dots No17

Dots is a vibrant and varied series of abstract paintings exploring the relationship between transparency and opacity, and plays with the idea of ‘spy holes’. It plays with colour, simulated and physical texture and makes intensive use of spray paints and stencilling. It’s roots are in my love of collecting ‘many alike’ objects into complex arrangements. …

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Oh – Deer!

Just a quick post… I was out and about today on an epic car journey, looking for material for up-coming work. The light was doing lovely things at times, but also a lot of heavy cloud and flat light. It’s always good to find yourself out in the Highland landscape, pootling along underneath mountains, admiring …

Amazing Things I Found on Ebay…

When you’re feeling a bit poorly there’s nothing like a mega-trawl of Ebay looking for all weird and wonderful things for sale… Here’s today’s round-up of the crazy, beautiful and unexpected! These props from the 1997 film, ‘The Borrowers’ Those who’ve seen the film (or remember the story) will know it centres around tiny-sized people …