WALK TOWARDS THE SUN

This work is part of my ongoing fascination with wild and unruly floral beauty. The beginning of my transition to full-time painting was marked with a road trip around the southern coastline of Australia, where I spent a lot of time documenting, painting and photographing wild (and mostly native) florals in their natural habitat. I think there is a real strength and resilience that flowers inherently have, when you simply observe and leave them completely untouched.

For this piece, I have combined gum blossoms, jasmine and yellow daisies in a tangled arrangement. If these florals were arranged in real life, the viewer might feel the need to alter, rearrange, or take a portion for themselves. However, as a painting, I hope one can appreciate the freedom in simply observing.

This piece is textured and vibrant and is beautifully framed in natural Australian oak.

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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