Emma’s new collection is inspired by her love of living by the sea. Emma moved to West Cornwall 26 years ago to a house that looks out over the ocean from St. Ives Bay and across the Hayle Estuary to Godrevy and beyond. Since that time, she has immersed her life and work in celebrating the sea through her swimming, surfing and painting, and fans of her vibrant paintings will know that her work has always revolved around the ocean.
This exhibition, she says “encompasses all that the sea means to me”. Many works in the collection are inspired by Mousehole’s 2022 Seasalts and Sails festival, a celebration of beautiful old sailing vessels, where Emma spent the weekend sketching, photographing and ‘plein air’ painting. The resulting works showcase her ongoing experimentation with expressive marks and mixed media, and include views of St Ives, of swimmers, fishing boats, rowers and sailing yachts, against the backdrop of Cornwall’s pure white sand and dazzling blue waters
