Abstract

While some of my land and seascape work is semi-abstract my first official abstract painting was ’Night Sky’, Woodstown Beach which was produced in 2016 using oil paints with brushes and a palette knife.  I enjoyed the experience of layering and exploring where the painting would end up so I produced a couple of ‘Cliff’ abstract paintings as a precursor to the two commissioned Skellig Island pieces I completed in 2019.  The ‘Rocks on Badger’s Cove’, Dunmore East painting was painted from a close-up photo I had taken myself.  The rusty sandstone rocks were speckled with different shades of white & pale pink lichen which conceived the colours used in the painting while the yellow lichen is represented by a yellow ochre line running through it.

I’d like to further explore abstract art and I hope my paintings reach out to to the viewers.

Exhibitions

Emer has successfully exhibited her work locally over the last few years at the following venues:

– Coach House Café on the Waterford Greenway

– ‘Art on the Island’ Exhibition at Waterford Castle

– Bébhínn’s at 129 The Quay Waterford

– Breakwater Gift Shop in Dunmore East