As a landscape artist living in the flat lands of East Anglia, my inspiration comes largely from the Norfolk and Suffolk marshes and coastal estuaries that surround me, but also from travels further afield. Drawn to the strong shapes, lines and patterns formed by the complex interplay of water and land, my work attempts to portray the vast horizons and expansive nature of these landscapes. My work acts as a visual diary of walks taken. Sketches are made and they, along with photographs taken, are used back in my studio to develop into larger paintings.

I work mainly with oil pigment sticks and oil and cold wax on canvas. I begin by mapping out the main lines and shapes, focussing on tonal value and creating areas of texture - recently my work has become increasingly textural and has an almost woven fabric-like quality. Over this framework I work loosely and boldly with oil pigment bars, focussing on free mark-making and pattern, in the knowledge that much of this layer will be hidden by future layers, but that elements will be retained and revealed. As a painting progresses, I constantly scratch back to reveal earlier layers and use masking tape to define the shapes and lines I see in the landscape - creating curves as well as straight lines and bands, organic alongside geometric shapes. 
 

Caroline Mackintosh ASWA is a contemporary landscape painter living and working in Suffolk. Her inspiration comes largely from the Norfolk and Suffolk marshes and coastal estuaries that surround her, but also from travels further afield. Drawn to the strong shapes, lines and patterns formed by the complex interplay of water and land, her work attempts to portray the vast horizons and expansive nature of these landscapes. Working mainly oil and cold wax and oil pigment sticks, and lying somewhere between figurative and abstraction, her paintings are concerned with capturing the form and contours of the land, rather than a literal representation of place.

Having studied to foundation level at Norwich Art School and 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 trained other teachers in the delivery of the art curriculum. In 2021 Caroline gave up teaching to focus entirely on her own art practice.

Caroline is an associate member of The Society of Women Artists (ASWA) and is represented by Gallery East Woodbridge, Contemporary and County King’s Lynn and The Flint Gallery Blakeney.

She was and shortlisted for The Sir John Hurt Art Prize in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and longlisted for Jackson’s Art Prize 2025

She has exhibited at The Mall Galleries, London as part of The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibitions 2024 and 2025, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2024 and the New English Art Club Exhibition 2025. Currently Caroline has two paintings in the inaugural Salisbury Landscape Open Exhibition, with her painting Dune receiving a Highly Commended award.

Caroline has contributed to a newly released book Atmospheric Landscapes Using Oil and Cold Wax - Paula Dunn. Crowood Press October 2025.