Mark Making - Nicki MacRae, Artist

Mark Making

My aim for 2018 is to get back to the process… To drive down deeper into the practice, pick apart the conscious actions in order to loose myself more in the subconscious actions. “Do it for the process” The first exercise I set myself was to work at mark making, with the aim of loosening …

'Dots 1' painting by Nicki MacRae

Dots No1

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 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

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.