EMMA WILLIAMS
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EMMA WILLIAMS A floral portrait of St Ives
04 August – 01 September 2018
New Craftsman Gallery 24 Fore Street . St Ives Cornwall TR26 1HE 01736 795652 newcraftsmanstives.com
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Flowers in John Maltby Pot and Figs 25.5 x 35.5 cm
‘Walking through St Ives always excites me and inspires me to paint. The brightness and white walls make me want to fill everything with colour. My head is always in St Ives. It is a passion that never dies, and it will always be my starting point for any painting.’ –Emma Williams, 2018 This new collection of work captures Emma Williams’ very personal sense of St Ives, the place that she knows and loves best. In her distinctly decorative style, with its simple shapes and flattened perspective, Emma’s still life interiors and window framed scenes of the town and harbour evoke happy memories of her childhood holidays in St Ives. The domestic details of painted pottery and lively fabric patterns are echoed in the sprinkling of coloured sail boats on the sea, and painted houses along the sand, while arrangements of tulips, anemones, daffodils and agapanthus bring their varying personalities to each individual work. Rich with colour and sentiment, and entirely inspired by the vibrant visual combinations the artist sees daily all around her, these beautiful paintings bring a contemporary twist to the traditions of still life and landscape. 5
Hydrangea and Greengages 90 x 90 cm Acrylic on canvas 6
Agapanthus St Ives Harbour 76 x 101.5 cm Acrylic on canvas 7
Magnolia in Fish Pye Pot 76 x 101.5 cm Acrylic on canvas 8
Japanese Anemones in Orla Jug 69.5 x 60.5 cm 9
Icelandic Poppies and Olives 76 x 101.5 cm Acrylic on canvas 10
Picasso Pigeon and Alstroemeria 35 x 45 cm 11
Mixed Bouquet and Red Snapper 76 x 76 cm Acrylic on canvas 12
Scilly Whites in Copenhagen Pot 60 x 60 cm 13
Red Tulips Gwithian 69.5cm x 60.5 cm 14
Anemones and Watermelon Porthmeor View 60 x 60 cm 15
White Tulips and Lemons 25.5 x 35.5cm 16
Scilly Whites and Lemons 25 x 35 cm 17
Daffodils St Ives Harbour 69.5 x 60.5 cm 18
Cowslips in the Bird Pot 25.5 x 35.5 cm 19
Hydrangea in Maltby Fish Pot 60.5 x 81 cm 20
Japanese Anemones in Mocha Ware Pot 25 x 35 cm 21
Red Anemones in the Tea Pot 60.5 x 81 cm 22
Mixed Anemones Porthgwidden Beach 35 x 45 cm 23
Pansies Smeatons Pier View 35 x 45 cm 24
Tulips and Cherries 30.5 x 40.5 cm 25
Peonies and Lemons Godrevy View 40 x 50 cm 26
Daisies in Eardley Jug 35 x 45 cm 27
Lily of the Valley and Mussels 35 x 45 cm 28
Lily of the Valley and Apricots 25 x 35 cm 29
Open Tulips Godrevy View 30.5 x 40.5 cm 30
The full exhibition can be viewed on our website. All work is for sale from receipt of catalogue. Copyright Š2018 New Craftsman Gallery & Emma Williams. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electrical, mechanical or otherwise, without first seeking the permission of the publishers. All images are acrylic on board unless stated.
Above: Daffodils in Orla Jug 30.5 x 40.5 cm Front cover detail: Mixed Flowers and Peaches Porthmeor Beach 122 x 122cm Acrylic on canvas Inside cover detail: Peonies In Penn Boylan Jug 61 x 152 cm Acrylic on canvas