Emma’s vibrant and distinctive mixed media paintings on gesso panels
demonstrate a strong emotional connection with her subject. Her unique
technique of weaving of paint, light, colour and mood onto textured surfaces
result in a highly personal and often thought-provoking interpretation of special
places or times. Her subject is mainly Scottish landscape and still life. Emma
studied contemporary art and painting for four years at the Glasgow School of
Art and graduated in 1998 with a sell-out Degree Show, sales included pages
from her sketchbook. From the time of graduating to today she has been working
full time as an artist. Emma’s diary is filled with exhibitions and commissions from
collectors worldwide.
She has received many awards over the years including House for an Art Lover
Award, Sir William Gilles Award, Miller’s Creativity Award and the Glasgow Art
Club Award to name but a few. She was the youngest ever winner of The
Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award, which took her on an extensive tour of
Italy in 2000. At the age of 23 she was also one of the youngest artists to receive
the RSW diploma which she received from the Queen. A few years later she was
also one of the youngest artists to receive the Paisley Art Institute diploma.
