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An abstract painting on canvas with mid-toned blue ground. Gestural, directional marks in greens and blues create a sense of energy and movement.

Stories from the Sea

by Nicki MacRaeArt, Blog 05/02/201227/08/2015No Comments

I’ve been busy the last few days – it occurred to me that there might be limited opportunity to really get into painting abstracts over most of the coming year, as I have several mainly landscape painting trips to work on, and a big exhibition of landscape work in the late Summer. So I’ve decided …

Sea Cave 1

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Abstract 19/11/201104/09/2015No Comments

8 x 8″ (20 x 20 x 4 cm) Acrylic on canvas. Inspired by a dream where I found myself floating in a sparkling, magical sea cave. Includes metallic elements which are tricky to capture on camera. On a chunky edged box framed canvas, strung for hanging or will stand to display on …

Sea Cave 2

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Abstract 19/11/201104/09/2015No Comments

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 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

A seascape painting in impasto acrylics with physical texture. Thin clouds seem to scud at speed into elongated shapes on a watery blue sky. A rugged headland, picked out in near blacks and dark oranges, juts out from the left side. The sea looks agitated and waves break up against the rocks before washing out onto grey sand, making it wet and silvery.

‘Oldshoremore II’

by Nicki MacRaeArtworks, Artworks: Landscape 24/03/201004/09/2015No Comments

8 x 12″ (21 x 31 x 4 cm) Original – Acrylics on box framed canvas. Oldshoremore Beach at sundown (Sutherland, Highlands of Scotland). Original chunky edged canvas (1 3/4″ deep), with edges painted a co-ordinating mid-blue. In Artists own private collection. (SOLD)