Emma Forrester graduated in 1993 with a degree in Fine Art from Liverpool University.
Until recently she worked as a scenic artist in the theatre on many West-End shows and Royal Opera House productions. She is now concentrating on creating and exhibiting her own paintings.

She says, ''My paintings are created to evoke not simply the beauty of flowers, but also their vitality and strength. As images they demand attention and space - they refuse to be purely decorative. I try to create paintings which in some sense capture the movement of flowers. They are rarely static and I try not to pin them down as in a botanical illustration. Some paintings are quite abstracted as I try to convey the essence of the flower rather than portray it in a pictorial representation.''

To create these artworks she uses ''layers of carefully built up texture, juxtaposed with delicate washes of colour'', creating great depth and variety of tone.

Her more recent works, including many still lives, bear an expressive use of line to portray everyday objects.
Born in Stoke -on -Trent, the home of the pottery industry, she and her family have a life long appreciation of ceramics.
The celebration of this once great industry is hopefully apparent in this recent body of work.

She has a publishing contract with the Fine Art Publishers Rosenstiel's. www.felixr.com

She exhibits regularly in London and sells work at her open studio exhibition in May and November at Wimbledon Art Studios. The next open studio dates are Friday May 12th- 15th 2011. See website for details.
 www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk

She currently has work at:

Smithson Gallery- http://www.smithsongallery.co.uk
Alder Fine Art   http://alderfineart.co.uk 

Ladak Gallery http://www.ladak-art-gallery.com

Forthcoming shows for 2011

March 25th - Sat 14th May Spring exhibition at : The Brownston Gallery, 36 Church Street, Modbury, Devon, PL21 OQR     http://www.thebrownstongallery.co.uk

April 1st -3rd The Chelsea Art Fair, London,    http://www.chelseaartfair.org    Showing with the Brownston Gallery Stand No 6

May 12th- 15th Open Studios  http://www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk

May 13th-15th  Bristol Affordable Art Fair- http://www.affordableartfair.com    Showing with the Brownston Gallery      http://thebrownstongallery.co.uk

October 1/2 & 8/9 Wandsworth Open House 

October 6th- 9th Fulham Palace Art Fair      http://www.fulhampalaceartfair.co.uk

November 18th - 20th Edinburgh Art Fair http://www.artedinburgh.com 

November 24th-27th Open Studios @ http://www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk

November 29th- 15th January 2012 http://www.storestreetgallery.com