Emma Cownie

: May 2013

: 998

(273)

United Kingdom

  • Using Drone Composition

    Using Drone Composition

    In recent years, I have started to use drone photography in my painting compositions. I find it fascinating viewing the world from above. Interestingly, you do not need to be that high up to get a great composition, as in the painting below of Mussenden Temple, on the Causeway Coastal Route, Northern Ireland.

    10 September 2025
    Latest Commission

    Latest Commission

    My latest work in progress of a commission of a classic family snapshot from the early 1970s for a dear friend, collector and supporter of my work since I started 12 years ago! A few adjustments here and there and this will be off to the US!

    10 September 2025
    Exploring New Landscapes

    Exploring New Landscapes

    My new adventures, exploring the joy of painting with Acrylic gouache on wooden panel, has also re-invigorated my approach to landscape painting and my rural minimal style. It has loosened up my approach to painting. Allowed me to go with the flow of creativity, rather than trying to control the creative process. It has become more of a process, of responding to happy accidents, unexpected twists. It is more me following the process rather than leading it.

    10 September 2025
    A New Direction

    A New Direction

    In recent months, I have been experimenting with Acrylic gouache, on wooden panel, mainly. I find this new medium quite invigorating, with it's chalky finish very pleasing. Of all the mediums I have painted with this seems to lend itself to my urban minimal style in the most complementary way. It adds to this aesthetic approach. I will be adding some Acrylic gouache paintings to my Artfinder portfolio in due course.

    10 September 2025
    The Gift that keeps Giving.

    The Gift that keeps Giving.

    Another Donal Ryan book cover!

    09 September 2025
    My Latest Book Cover

    My Latest Book Cover

    The latest book cover using my work, "From Ferry Coll". It is a novel being published by Celadon Books, a small boutique book division of Macmillan in NYC! Very exciting indeed!

    09 September 2025
    A Recent Commission

    A Recent Commission

    I am delighted with how this recent commission of Mumbles, near Swansea, Wales, has turned out!

    01 March 2024
    Another Book Cover!

    Another Book Cover!

    Delighted to receive a German edition of Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan from the Publishers Roman Diogenes with my painting"House By The Red Wild Flowers" on the front cover!

    24 February 2024
    Magazine Cover!

    Magazine Cover!

    Front page news! Delighted to say that the image of "The Old Observatory, Swansea" will be appearing on the front cover of "The Psychologist", the magazine of the British Psychological Society! The issue will be a "Spotlight on Swansea"

    16 February 2024
    Another Book Cover

    Another Book Cover

    Another book cover, this time in Italian!

    30 December 2023
    Eschenhaus

    Eschenhaus

    Lovely to finally see my painting on the cover of this newly published book, Eschenhaus, in German. I just had a lovely email from the author too.

    21 June 2023
    Donegal Here We Come!

    Donegal Here We Come!

    We are currently moving our stuff over to West #Donegal in stages for another summer and autumn there. My private viewing gallery there will be open soon after we arrive.

    06 June 2023