"FACE TOWARDS THE SUN"

Every Sunday morning I paint a still-life vignette, with florals that I have gathered, been gifted or bought locally throughout the week. This weekly exercise has the simple intention of connecting people with original art, through small insights into my home life. This piece is simple; I want it to bring some brightness to someone's life that might need the occasional reminder to always face towards the sun.

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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