Emma Cownie

Joined Artfinder: May 2013

Artworks for sale: 1003

(273)

United Kingdom

Updates from Emma Cownie's studio

  • Rise Art Review

    Rise Art Review

    It is a good idea to get expert opinions on your artwork instead of simply relying on the vagaries of the market or features to motivate you. So I took my own advice! "Emma's paintings are lively and capture the fleeting moments of day and night in the Swansea streets. A very strong visual impact is derived from bold blocks of colours and an expressive palette that is widely used in modern art and pop art. The cinematic compositions and dramatic use of light and dark in her artworks, particularly in those night scenes where I observe some tranquility and alienation in a busy city, almost draw a subtle connection to the pieces of Edward Hopper. Her depiction of pedestrians and streets of Swansea in rain creates an enigmatic atmosphere which tempts the viewers for more and her 'refractionist' style is eye-catching. I particularly like the figurative works which I think capture the everyday nuances of normal people going about their daily life" Rise Art - Insiders Review

    02 June 2016
    We Have Been Framed!

    We Have Been Framed!

    15 paintings just back from the framers and ready to hang on your walls! See my forthcoming "Ready to Hang" collection on my storefront page.

    02 May 2016
    Time Out

    Time Out

    Nature spreads her bluebelled palette.

    26 April 2016
    My Latest Art Exhibition

    My Latest Art Exhibition

    Here I am standing in front of some of the paintings I am exhibiting in the GalleryOMP, Old Mayor's Parlour, Hereford until the 24th April 2016. "There are so many subjects for Emma to apply herself too, as she is located in Swansea with so many different types of landscape close by - woodland, mountain and coast. Winter is Emma’s favourite time when the rich light catches the mossy barks of trees and illuminates the background behind the leafless trees with pinky purples. It’s a time that this artist finds more colourful than other times of the year despite the natural desolation that the colder weather brings. The light is often more brilliant than the light of summer, somehow clearer. You can look through and beyond the leafless trees giving a greater depth of perception and a richer array of overlapping colours to be captured on the canvas."

    30 March 2016
    How Other's See My Work

    How Other's See My Work

    "Looking at Emma’s painting you may get a sense of Paul Gaugain’s use of yellow and red, Robert Bevan's bluey green trees with purple, Henri Matisse’s simplification and exaggeration of form and Andre Derain’s bold definition of shape within the landscape. Emma likes the Fauvist simplified forms, use of lines and bold combination of colours. Emma challenges herself not to keep producing paintings in one style or influence, and is reactive to the scenes and feelings she is faced with when in front of a potential subject. She has created at the other end of the light spectrum too, capturing night-time urban, city scenes. There are so many subjects for Emma to apply herself too, as she is located in Swansea with so many different types of landscape close by - woodland, mountain and coast."

    29 March 2016
    Seeds of Change

    Seeds of Change

    "Painters may train at colleges and academies by learning about and copying the old masters – for indeed it used to be considered a man's world behind the canvas. Studying art formally a student will go through the disciplines of drawing, perspective, colour, tone, hue and the creative movements over time. A less structured approach may be taken by the self-taught who also study the masters in a responsive less formulaic way.There are still the sub-conscious influences of what’s gone before in the creativity flowing out of the brush. Hereford-born, Wales-based artist Emma Cownie, starts her work by sketching out the terrain, piecing together different parts of the whole picture. It’s an intuitive process, working on different sections of the canvas, trusting to experience that the whole will pull together. Emma chooses to tackle what she sees as the most interesting and brightest part of the painting first rolling against the traditionalist who would work from dark to light. "

    29 March 2016
    "Seeds of Change" Art Exhibition

    "Seeds of Change" Art Exhibition

    I have just been to Hereford to help hang my paintings for next week's exhibition "Seeds of Change" which will run from 29th March to 24th April 2016 at GalleryOMP in the Old Mayor's Parlour.

    27 March 2016
    URBAN ART EXHIBITION

    URBAN ART EXHIBITION

    A recent solo art exhibition of my Urban Art paintings at Noah's Yard, Swansea, Wales, UK. Some of these Urban paintings are still for sale - check out my Artfinder collection "Urban Art" on my Storefront page for more details.

    23 February 2016
    Urban Art Exhibition

    Urban Art Exhibition

    A recent solo art exhibition of my Urban Art paintings at Noah's Yard, Swansea, Wales, UK. Some of these Urban paintings are still for sale - check out my Artfinder collection "Urban Art" on my Storefront page for more details.

    23 February 2016
    A Private Gallery

    A Private Gallery

    Delighted to say my Basement Gallery is now complete and will be open to greet artlovers who wish to view my art and have a chat about all things art - then a stroll to the other art gallery, out the rear of the house - paintings, prints and conversation, all sounds good to me.

    08 February 2016
    The Basement Gallery

    The Basement Gallery

    Delighted to say my Basement Gallery is 95% complete and will be open to greet artlovers who wish to view my art and have a chat about all things art - then a stroll to the other art gallery, out the rear of the house - paintings, prints and conversation, all sounds good to me. All are welcome!

    06 February 2016
    A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY.

    A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY.

    03 February 2016