A Trick Of The Light

This piece is inspired by the vibrant and tangled native flora I encountered while travelling around Australia in my van six years ago. It was during that 6 month trip around the southern coastline -surrounded by wild landscapes and ever-changing scenery - that I began developing a series of tangled floral paintings. The layered composition and brushwork in this painting are a continuation of this style of work, celebrating the strong sculptural nature of Australian florals.

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Hello!

My name is Emily and I am an artist based in inner-city Brisbane, where I live with my husband, two young daughters and our 12 year old rescue dog. I can always be found tinkering away in my home studio, which is my first 'proper' studio space since I made the change from working in architecture, to starting full time painting in 2019. My studio has beautiful views out to the hills of the inner west, and I love the little oasis that the space offers for me to create in.

I use acrylics and oils (sometimes a mix of both!) to paint floral scenes, still life arrangements and landscapes. Broadly, my work aims to capture and celebrate the ‘aliveness’ of a moment in time: to encourage both myself as the artist, and you as the viewer, to be completely grounded in the present. I frequently draw back on my design skills by stitching together photos, sketches and memories in my mind to design an arrangement.

Thank you for visiting my little art world!

Emily x