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A photo of a working archaeological dig site. In the foreground are seen weathered, worked yellow sandstone rocks. In the mid and far distance are he out of focus figures of workers, standing in different places, dotter around.

Ness of Brodgar People 8

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Ness of BrodgarPosted on 08/09/201308/09/2015No Comments
A detail photo of a working archaeological dig site, showing in the foreground right yellow sandstone slabs stacked up to form wall. A modern plastic pipe runs back to from through the middle of the photo. A standing figure can be seen in the distance holding. a clipboard and bend over it writing.

Ness of Brodgar People 7

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Ness of BrodgarPosted on 08/09/201308/09/2015No Comments
A landscape photo showing yellow flat sandstone rocks in the foreground, stacked to form a wall. In the background, distant, four figures of workers can be seen, out of focus, two stand, one bends over, the last stands on top of a set of step ladders.

Ness of Brodgar People 6

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Ness of BrodgarPosted on 08/09/201308/09/2015No Comments
A detail photo of incised marks on the worked face of a block of yellow sandstone. The shot has shallow depth of field, focusing only on the marks.

Ness of Brodgar Markings 3

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Ness of BrodgarPosted on 08/09/201308/09/2015No Comments
A detail photo of scored marks on the worked face of a block of yellow sandstone. The shot has shallow depth of field, focusing only on the marks.

Ness of Brodgar Markings 2

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Ness of BrodgarPosted on 08/09/201308/09/2015No Comments

Rust Patterns in Japan

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: PhotographyPosted on 22/08/201324/08/2015No Comments

Travelling around Japan I snapped lots of images of patterns in every day objects – this rust was on the side of an electrical / meter cabinet outside a building near Kyoto.

A colourful and vibrant painting of a young girl, head and shoulders, in charcoal and acrylic with parts that have been spray painted through stencils, adding texture. She wears a floppy hat that matches her copper coloured hair and looks down, seeming somewhat sad.

Portrait of Freya, 2013

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Life Drawing & FigurativePosted on 28/07/201322/08/2015No Comments

Study in mixed media on canvas board, A3.

Bay of Skaill, Winter, Abstract

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: AbstractPosted on 19/12/201204/09/2015No Comments

20 x 20″ (51 × 51 × 4 cm) Signed Original Artwork – Mixed Media On Canvas From colour sketches made at the Bay of Skaill, Orkney in Winter. I wanted to give something of the feel of the sweep of the bay, the rolling of the waves, and the scattered, fleeting nature of what …

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Winter Sunset Abstract 1

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Abstract, UncategorizedPosted on 19/12/201221/05/2024No Comments
A landscape painting with vivid sunset sky in fire yellows nd oranges, fading to rich blues at the top. Below is a patchwork of fields in gently sloping snow-covered landscape, picked out with charcoal line work - hedges, fences, trees. The snow is coloured white with blue and purple shadows.

Easter Ross Snowscape I

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: LandscapePosted on 19/12/201215/11/2016No Comments

20 x 24″ (50 × 60 × 4 cm) Original Painting – Mixed Media On Canvas A Winter sunset in Easter Ross over fields on the Tain peninsula, Ross-shire, Highlands of Scotland, near the artists home. Rendered in mixed media, on a box frame canvas with the painting continued onto all sides. Signed on rear …

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A portrait of a white woman with blonde hair, red glasses and colourful vintage clothes. She smiles and looks away into the distance.

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  • Open page of a art magazine showing square digital abstract artwork in dark tones alongside text, titled 'A Certain Ratio'.
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