Nicki MacRae

Treasure Beneath

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Abstract, Artworks: Treasures Beneath 19/08/201103/09/2015No Comments

Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20″ (50 × 40 cm) Inspired by stories with my mermaid-mad daughters. On a box frame canvas, with the painting continued onto all sides. SOLD

A still life, figurative large scale drawing I pencil, charcoal, ink and watercolour. A padded and somewhat lumpy and aged soft art school mannequin is positioned inside down upon a pile of drapes. Its legs are hooked over a rail and its headless neck lies at an awkward angle. it seems almost macabre.

Dummy 2

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Life Drawing & Figurative 14/08/201122/08/2015No Comments

Life drawing study in ink and charcoal, completed at Edinburgh College of Art Summer School, August 2011.

Female Figure

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Life Drawing & Figurative 11/08/201122/08/2015No Comments

Life drawing study in ink, completed at Edinburgh College of Art Summer School, August 2011.

A female nude painting in ink. The figure reclines sideways on a chair, resting on one arm and looks into the distance.

Female Figure Seated

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Life Drawing & Figurative 10/08/201122/08/2015No Comments

Life drawing study in ink, completed at Edinburgh College of Art Summer School, August 2011.

Large scale blue ink drawing of a headless padded but sagging mannequin. It's sagged and bent over posture seems somehow sad.

Dummy

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks: Life Drawing & Figurative 01/08/201122/08/2015No Comments

Study of a dummy in Inktense pencil, completed at Edinburgh College of Art Summer School, August 2011.

Floral Note

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Abstract 19/07/201104/09/2015No Comments

20 x 20″ (50 x 50 x 4cm) Original painting – Acrylic on canvas. My favourite shade, a pure indulgence to paint. Inspired by the summer blooming of my garden. On a chunky edge box canvas, with all sides painted a textured red to co-ordinate. SOLD

Tomnaverie Stone Circle I

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Landscape 19/05/201104/09/2015No Comments

16 x 20″ (40 x 50 x 4cm) Acrylic on canvas. Visited on a bright March day in 2011, with warm sun and occasional chill breeze coming down from the snow capped Cairngorms. The landscape glowed with dazzling colours. On a chunky, box framed canvas with the sides painted white – ready to …

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A pen and ink with mixed media drawing of a prehistoric pottery beaker such as found UK ancient burials. It has a bulbous bottom and top half that flares outward, like an inverted cone. it's form melts into the background colours around it, mottled browns and blues, almost like its half burred, and gestural ink marks and sponges end a sense of energy and dynamism.

Beaker Abstract II

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Illustration 03/05/201122/08/2015No Comments

16 x 20″ Mixed media on smoked paper. Inspired by drawings made at Kilmartin House Museum of pre-historic pottery and it’s decorations, and colours inspired by Kilmartin in Spring. Not currently available for sale, but please ‘contact me’ to regster your interest in purchasing. Prints of this piece are available.

A vibrant, colour dense illustration in watercolour with pen and ink. A female figure with huge wings fills almost the whole space. The pale mint green wings have a feathery texture and elegant curved shapes, making the figure seem small. The figure has a heart shaped face, small features, white skin, rosy cheeks and bobbed hair insides of orange and yellow. she holds a large glowing orange and red heart against her chest with both arms, cradling it. her expression is warm and calm. The background is deep blue and starry.

Camille’s Appeal Christmas Card 2010

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Illustration 23/10/201022/08/2015No Comments

Design in mixed media (watercolour, gouache, ink) for the 2010 Camilles Appeal charity Christmas Card.

A landscape painting of a beach in acrylics in a somewhat painterly style. A view over dry tall yellow grasses, with a wandering wire fence strung between sturdy wooden fence posts, leads to a golden sandy beach. A few tiny figures - an adult and two children can be seem on the sand. A large headland stretches out from the right side of the canvas, encircling a bay of deep blue calm water. the headland seems rugged and carpeted by green and rusty orange foilage that follows its contours. Buffy, scudding clouds move across a weak blue sky.

Calgary Bay, Mull

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Landscape 24/08/201004/09/2015No Comments

16 X 20″ Acrylic on canvas. Exploring the wonderful wild weather of Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, from sketches and photographs made at Easter 2010. Longing to return… On deep edged canvas, edges painted a complimentary blue / grey and free of staples – ready to hang, or frame as you wish. SOLD