Emma Green
in our next group show, Trembling Waters from 28 March 2026
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Emma is a contemporary oil painter living and working from her studio near the river Deben in Suffolk. She grew up in Woodbridge, Suffolk and studied at Ipswich School of Art followed by a Fine Art Degree in Hull before returning to Suffolk in 2002.
Emma’s oil paintings explore Suffolk’s coastal landscape, its wildness, remoteness and the fleeting changes of light and atmosphere. Lying somewhere between figuration and abstraction, horizontally layered areas of oils depict foreground, far land and sky in thick opaque areas combined with dilute washes of colour. Some areas are scraped back to reveal hidden layers and textures. Flicks and sprays of paint evoke coastal flora, flocks of birds flying up on the incoming tide, or patterns and debris left behind by old wooden boats in the mud. Her influences are varied, from Joan Mitchell’s abstract expressionist works, to Joan Eardley’s powerful plein air landscapes and the meditative ‘splashed ink’ landscapes of Fifteenth Century Japanese artist, Sesshu Toyo. Emma has been based at Butley Mills Studios since 2023. She exhibits regularly at Britten Pears Arts, Thompsons, Cambridge Contemporary, and ArtDog London and New York art fairs in addition to Gallery East. For sales enquires please contact [email protected] |