'CORAL ROSES 1'

The work and colour palette of Pierre Bonnard and his 2023 exhibition at the NGV in Melbourne inspired me to work outside my comfort zone with this painting! Coral red roses are not something I usually capture in my paintings but the rich, warm reds were something that I wanted to really focus on. Loose acrylic underpainting and thick oil brush strokes over the top create a duality of textures that I have recently been exploring. It was painted alongside my other listing 'CORAL ROSES 2'.

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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