by caroline mackintosh
Acrylic, oil sticks and oil and cold wax
h: 70 w: 113 d: 4 (cms).
I began with an application of pink acrylic, giving future applications of colour a certain glow and allowing me to scratch back to reveal elements of pink as the painting progresses, unifying the work and giving flashes of warmth and interest. I then painted the mountain range with Paynes grey and dark purple acrylic, working thinly to draw the eye into the distance and create a contrast with the thicker application of paint in the foreground. Next I laid down the main lines and shapes of the foreground and river with oil and cold wax, working thickly and creating areas of texture. Then worked loosely with oil pigment bars, focussing on free mark-making, in particular for the rocky outcrops. I then applied a limited palette of oil and cold wax, in masked off bands and geometric shapes, giving the painting structure and a definite form, but endeavouring to retain some of those earlier loose marks. I then blocked in the sky and pale blue/grey oil and cold wax.
£2900 (As exhibited.)
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by caroline mackintosh
Acrylic and oil and cold wax
h: 50 w: 81 d: 4 (cms).
I began with an application of cadmium yellow acrylic - this gives future applications of colour a certain glow and allows me to scratch back to reveal elements of yellow as the painting progresses, both unifying the work and giving flashes of brightness and interest. Next I laid down the main lines and shapes of the composition in black acrylic and created areas of pattern and texture, and then added areas of Yellow Ochre acrylic and combed through to create pattern and texture. Over this framework I applied a limited palette of thinly applied oil and cold wax, in masked off bands and geometric shapes, giving the painting structure and a definite form, but endeavouring to retain some of those earlier marks. As I built up the layers I constantly scratched back to reveal earlier layers, also providing textural interest.
£1750 (As exhibited.)
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by caroline mackintosh
Oil sticks and oil and cold wax on canvas
h: 50 w: 81 d: 2 (cms).
I began with an application of bright pink tinted gesso onto canvas. The pink gives future applications of colour a certain glow and allows me to scratch back to reveal elements of pink as the painting progresses, both unifying the work and giving flashes of warmth and interest. Next I laid down the main lines and shapes of the composition in Paynes grey oil and cold wax, working thickly and creating areas of texture - particularly along the treeline and the ridges of the dunes and beach using a variety of tools: brush, palette knife, combs and rollers. Next I built up the vegetation and banks of sand in the foreground with bands of oil and cold wax, constantly scratching back to reveal earlier layers and and picked up the previously laid down texture with a roller to create the effect of the sand. Finally I incorporated different grades of sand into the oil and cold wax mix to give greater texture and interest to the areas of sand in the foreground.
£1750 (As exhibited.)
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