"I can see her sitting beneath a tree
Her canvas growing into a camouflage
Of her surroundings
Brushes carefully and casually lying there
Like the other twigs
And how she too is nestled
In this other life where she remembers green."
An exert from a poem by Charlotte Whittle for her mother and artist, Emma Chambers
Emma is most interested in plants that go unnoticed; small landscapes underfoot. With intense observation she is able to untangle the most complex of visual challenges. Sitting at ground level she gains a unique insight, almost an insect’s eye view of the world. She documents what she sees and invites the viewer to take a closer look, and become absorbed in the quiet complexity of nature. Notes are often included in her paintings adding to the viewers sense of being present.
Having studied textile design at Brighton Emma embarked on a career as a freelance designer. Elements of her training, such as pattern and layout still in form her work.
As an Associate member of the Royal Watercolour society she exhibits regularly at Bankside Gallery. She has also exhibited with the RI at The Mall Gallery and has had work exhibited at the RA summer Exhibition. She is a permanent member of the Bakery Gallery, Portobello Rd, and has sold internationally, including Australia, Hong Kong, Us, and Europe. Twice a year her work can also be seen at Wimbledon Art Fair.
2107 -2023 Wimbledon Art Fair
2020 Mall Galleries, Royal Institute for Painters in Watercolour
2022 - 2023 Bakery Gallery, Portobello Rd
2022 Bankside Gallery, RWS OPEN, Prize winner
2022 Affordable Art Fair Hampstead
2022 RA Summer Exhibition
2022 -2023 Wey Gallery, Godalming
2022 Bankside Gallery RWS Autumn Exhibition, Prize winner
2022 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, Bakery Gallery
2023 Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, Bakery Gallery
2023 Whitcombe Street, RWS Inaugural Exhibition.
2024 The Art Buyer, Spring exhibition