The seeds were sewn as a child while watching her father paint handmade Christmas cards on the dining room table.
Emma grew up in Barnes, west London and lives in Hertfordshire. In 2021 she retired as a GP to dedicate time to her passion for painting. During her medical career she worked part time enabling her to study oil painting with art tutor Martin Smith.
In 2023 she exhibited at the Mall Galleries at The Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition and in 2024 with Chelsea Art Society at their 75th Annual Exhibition at Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London. She is currently represented by Riverside Galleries in Barnes.
'It surprises me how much drama can be created by a collection of everyday objects.
I’ve always been drawn to still life, I love the play of light and the way objects relate to each other. I am inspired by the genius of realist painters such as Caravaggio, Vermeer and Chardin whose handling of form and light is exquisite.
My paintings are about the beauty of relationships between objects and the spaces they occupy, about colour, light and the absence of light, about balance and contrast. While setting up a still life, there is a magical moment when the objects find their place, and it’s comforting to know there is potential for any number of beautiful combinations.
I hope my paintings spark connections in ways that painting them does for me.'
