I am inspired by the East Anglian countryside that surrounds me, in particular the coastal estuaries and marshlands, and by travels further afield, notably the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. I am drawn to the dramatic lines and strong shapes formed by the complex interplay of water and land in the landscape. My work acts as a visual diary, in particular of walks taken. Smaller works in mixed media are formed and they, along with memories, are developed into larger works enabling further exploration of colour, shape, texture and abstraction. I work largely in oil and oil and cold wax on canvas. My paintings are built up in many layers and I like to scratch back to reveal some of those earlier layers.

Caroline Mackintosh is a contemporary landscape painter living and working in Suffolk. Her semi-abstract style is concerned with capturing the shapes and lines formed in the landscape, rather than a literal representation of place. Her inspiration comes largely from the marshes and estuaries that surround her, but also from travels further afield.

Having studied to foundation level at Norwich Art School (now Norwich University of the Arts) 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 a member of Southwold Art Circle, Suffolk Open Studios and was shortlisted for The Sir John Hurt Art Prize in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. She exhibits at galleries in Norfolk and Suffolk and has exhibited this year in The Society of Women Artists 163rd Annual Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London.