Caroline Ann Mordue : Haunts

"Through my paintings I’m drawn to the forms of interior landscape, and looking at everyday objects and settings in a way that brings out the beauty of the space in these scenes. In these paintings, I seek to capture the ordinary moments around us that often go overlooked, such as a table, chairs, a window, a cup of coffee. It’s an appreciation of craft and design. If someone has created a beautiful thing I feel a need to honour that place, moment, or object, and the artistry that surrounds it.
I am influenced by the paintings of Édouard Vuillard, and of Gwen John’s interiors. Blocks of colour and quiet sensitivity. Loosely painted oil colours, areas of the canvas are sometimes left exposed, the space becoming part of the composition. I often paint on wood, rough card, or canvas board. My palette is subdued and quiet, like earthy colours from the past." Caroline Ann Mordue 

Caroline Ann Mordue (b. 1986) hails from the Scottish Borders. After completing her degree in Illustration at the University of Central Lancashire, she then continued to pursue fine art by joining a weekly painting course, followed by a year-long mentorship programme at the Leith School of Art in Edinburgh. She now works as a professional artist from her studio at home in Lauder, after returning to the Scottish Borders.
In 2021, Mordue held a solo exhibition ‘At home’ at Old Gala House, showing her personal journey and approach to landscape-based and abstract paintings.
She has had her work shown in the 197th and 198th Annual Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, the centenary show for Visual Arts Scotland, and most recently featured in a group showcase of artists at the Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh.
Her work has been annually exhibited in the Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show since 2018, as well as at the Borders Art Fair where she has exhibited as a solo artist in 2022 and 2024.