Caroline Mackintosh
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Caroline Mackintosh is a contemporary landscape painter living and working in Suffolk. Working mainly in oil and oil and cold wax, her semi-abstract figurative style is concerned with capturing the form and contours of the landscape, rather than a literal representation of place.
Her inspiration comes largely from the Norfolk and Suffolk marshes and coastal estuaries that surround her, but also from travels further afield, in particular to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and the Lake District. Drawn to the strong shapes and lines formed by the complex interplay of water and land, her work acts, in particular with walks taken, as a visual diary. Smaller works in mixed media are created and, along with photographs, are used to develop larger works enabling her to further explore colour, shape and abstraction. Having studied to foundation level at Norwich Art School and then for a BA in Development Studies at the University of East Anglia, Caroline lived in Southern Ireland for several years before returning to England to train as a primary school teacher. Caroline later specialised in teaching art in local primary schools and training other teachers in the art curriculum. In 2021 Caroline gave up teaching to focus on her own art practice. Caroline was shortlisted for The Sir John Hurt Art Prize, Holt Festival 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. She exhibits regularly with galleries in Norfolk, Suffolk, and London with The Society of Women Artists Annual exhibition 2024 and 2025, The Royal National Institute of Oil Painters 2024, and the New English Art Club 2025. She has recently been invited to become an associate member of The Society Women Artists (ASWA). For sales enquires please contact [email protected] |