emma petitt

Biography

Completed my Degree in 3D design way back in 1994. After a rather long absence, I have returned to painting but in a way I never did before. I have now been painting since the beginning of 2016. I have finally found myself again. I love faces, people and the figure. I use bold colours and loose fluid brush strokes. I work intuitively, never quite knowing where the work will take me. I build the light and dark tones up simultaneously, working the whole piece. I am currently inspired by theatre, circus and carnival folk. I build up my surface with layers of texture, paint, stencils, plaster and wax. My interest in surface pattern and texture is never far from my work.