Emma Cownie
Donegal and Derry landscape artist.
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Prints - Northern Ireland • 4 artworks
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Mainly the North West - Derry/Londonderry and the causeway coast. Also Mussenden Temple, Downhill, Whiterocks, [...]
Mainly the North West - Derry/Londonderry and the causeway coast. Also Mussenden Temple, Downhill, Whiterocks, Dunluce Castle, Giants causeway and Carnlough.
Photography • 6 artworks
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Photography of Ireland, featuring the City of Derry and County Donegal.
Prints - Ireland • 87 artworks
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Irish landscape print of Donegal Ireland - for original works go to my personal website
Prints - Gower Peninsula, Wales • 33 artworks
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Welsh landscape paintings of Gower, South Wales, by contemporary artist Emma Cownie, available as prints. [...]
Welsh landscape paintings of Gower, South Wales, by contemporary artist Emma Cownie, available as prints. For original works go to my personal website
Prints -Swansea & Mumbles • 25 artworks
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Paintings of Swansea and Mumbles, South Wales. For original work go to my personal website
Prints - Landscapes of Wales • 19 artworks
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Contemporary Welsh landscape oil paintings; including South Wales, Brecon Beacons, Crickhowell and Tenby, [...]
Contemporary Welsh landscape oil paintings; including South Wales, Brecon Beacons, Crickhowell and Tenby, by artist Emma Cownie.
Cotswolds - Prints • 6 artworks
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Prints of Stroud & Valleys, Cotswolds For original paintings go to my personal website
Prints - Animals and People • 12 artworks
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Portraits of People and Animals
Still life • 2 artworks
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Still life paintings in oil paint
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Biography
Born in Hereford, educated in Cardiff and London, I am a professional contemporary artist, working mostly in oil and acrylics. I am based in Donegal, Ireland and Derry, NI.
I originally trained as a professional Medieval Historian and then worked in Secondary Education for almost two decades until my life took an unexpected turn. On 29th February 2012 I was involved in a car accident which led to me developing PTSD and having a breakdown. My emotional recovery was long and exhausting and is still ongoing. Art was an essential part of that process and still is. I have been a professional artist since 2013, part-time until the summer 2016 when I became a full-time professional artist.
I paint most days. My work focuses on light and colour, whether I paint rural landscapes, urban streets, seascapes or figurative work. I like to paint people walking around in their everyday lives, painting moods, anticipations, and atmospheres, trying to express presence and pathos. I notice things that others miss. I am fascinated by details and relationships.
In my work, I am drawn to light and shadows and how they shape our emotions. I remember visiting the South of France as a teenager and being mesmerized by the dazzling light, I have been attempting to capture that excitement about light in my paintings ever since. I aim to make people look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary beauty in it.
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UNITED KINGDOM
- Date of birth : 1967
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- Groups: Contemporary British Artists
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Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2017 October – “Cymuned Gafnu: Hollowed Community” exhibition at Inkspot Centre at madeinroath Festival, Cardiff.
2017 Aug – Brynmill Coffee House, Brynmill, Swansea, UK
2016 July – Brynmill Coffee House, Brynmill Swansea, UK
2015 December – Steam, Uplands, Swansea, Wales, UK
2015 December – Noah’s Yard, 38 Uplands Crescent, Swansea, UK
2013 October-November – Art Wing, Grand Theatre, Swansea
2013 July – August – Noah’s Yard, 38 Uplands Crescent Uplands, Swansea
Group Exhibitions
2019 - December - Glynn Vivian Open Exhibition, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Alexandra Road, Swansea, SA1 5DZ
2018 – August – Festival of Art, St Gwynog Church, Llanwnog, Wales
2018 – March-August – Off the Wall Gallery, Llandaff, Cardiff
2017 December – Glynn Vivian Open Exhibition, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Alexandra Road, Swansea, SA1 5DZ
2017 December – Christmas Show, Brynmill Coffee House, Swansea.
2017 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2016 December – www.ArtGallery.com Christmas Show at Malvern Leisure Centre, UK
2016 November-December – Oriel Ceri Richards Gallery, Taliesin, Swansea Christmas Show
2016 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2016 “Seeds of Change” Group exhibition March – April at Old Mayor’s Parlour, 23 Church Street, Hereford Art Exhibition of various media.
2015 December – The Back Lane Gallery, Brynmill, Swansea. Private Art Exhibition
2015 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2015 July/August – The Back Lane Gallery, Brynmill, Swansea. Private Art Exhibition
2015 21 March – April – Boundary Art Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2014 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2014 November-December – “The Christmas Show”, Oriel Ceri Richards, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
2014 November – December – Taith Contemporary Art, Pop Up Exhibition, Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
2014 – October – December – Off the Wall Art Gallery, Llandaff, Cardiff
2014 Sept – Oct – Brynmawr Gallery, Brynmawr, Wales
2014 July-August – Gallery in the Square, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales,
2014 April-September – Off the Wall Art Gallery, Llandaff, Cardiff
2013 December – The Winter Show, Oriel Q, Queens Hall Gallery, Narbeth
2013 November-December – “The Christmas Show”, Oriel Ceri Richards, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
2013 November-December – “The Big Picture Show”, The White Lion Street Gallery, Tenby
2013 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – works donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion and the Welsh Centre, London
2013 July-August – Summer Exhibition – Nick Holly Studio Gallery, Swansea
2013 July-August – MOMA Cymru Wales, Tabernacle Art Competition, Machynlleth
2013 June-July – The Summer Show, Oriel Q, Queens Hall Gallery, Narbeth
2013 May-June – “Open Prize” – Fringe Art Bath Festival
Other Exhibitions
2013 -2018 – Craftsman Gallery, Swansea
March 2014 -2018 – Off the Wall, Llandaff, Cardiff.
Reviews and comments
Amazing ! I love it so much.
Greatings from Corsica !!
Superbe peinture comme toute vos œuvres , que je connais déjà . BRAVO !!!!!
perfect house congratulations
©2019 Emma Cownie
Ms. Cownie,
I am excited that I have ordered a canvas print of this beautiful painting! As a young child, my mother lived with her grandmother and uncles on Arranmore from 1931-1933. Her mother brought her and her brother from Chicago to Ireland to meet both sides of the family. On Sundays, they would row over to Inishkerragh to have dinner with relatives. Mom said she first had beets here and remembers playing with ducks in someone’s front yard. She said it was thrilling to watch all the boats filled with men, women, and children row over on Sunday mornings from Inishkerragh to attend mass at St. Crone’s Church. This painting will be beautiful on my wall and will also be a lovely reminder of our family’s history. I will be sharing photos of the painting with mom who will turn 93 in April! Thank you for your beautiful work.
Peg Romberg
Ms. Cownie,
I am excited that I have ordered a canvas print of this beautiful painting! As a young child, my mother lived with her grandmother and uncles on Arranmore from 1931-1933. Her mother brought her and her brother from Chicago to Ireland to meet both sides of the family. On Sundays, they would row over to Inishkerragh to have dinner with relatives. Mom said she first had beets here and remembers playing with ducks in someone’s front yard. She said it was thrilling to watch all the boats filled with men, women, and children row over on Sunday mornings from Inishkerragh to attend mass at St. Crone’s Church. This painting will be beautiful on my wall and will also be a lovely reminder of our family’s history. I will be sharing photos of the painting with mom who will turn 93 in April! Thank you for your beautiful work.
Peg Romberg
En réalité toutes vos peintures sont belles...😊!
Thank You so much Emma Cownie...
Sorry Emma for the English mistakes!
Fée
Thanck's a lot for chare Iris&message !
Art friendly :) Take care of you
Fée
Such freshness in the air indeed!
Merci beaucoup Emma pour l'ajout ainsi que le suivi !
Art'micalement
Fée
©2020 Emma Cownie
Cette peinture est super réussi et réaliste.
Belle lumière pour ce paysage arboré près de la rivière !! J'aime beaucoup votre peinture, Emma !!
Beautiful light for this wooded landscape near the river!! I really like your painting, Emma!!
Superbe travail, soigné et avec un style reconnaissable qui met en valeur de magnifiques paysages qui donnent envie de voyager. Bravo Emma et Zeus est très heureux de tous vos compliments !! Merci et mes félicitations à vous.
Great work, neat and with a recognizable style that highlights magnificent landscapes that make you want to travel. Bravo Emma and Zeus is very happy with all your compliments!! Thank you and my congratulations to you.
©2019 Emma Cownie
Thank you very much, Silvia
Bonjour Emma! Merci beaucoup de vous être abonnée à ma galerie! J'aime bien votre peinture d'autant que je connais Swansea! Il y a déjà des années! J'avais 20 ans et je me rendais au pays de Galles pour un séminaire internationale, exactement à Penygroes! J'ai beaucoup aimé cette région du Royaume-Uni! I think so that also when you say that the beauty is in the ordinary of the days of everyday life! So joy and peace and love can arise in us from this contemplation. Yours, Emma.
J'aime beaucoup votre style ; pas commun du tout,ces contrastes,ces couleurs chatoyantes, lumineuses et sombres à la fois, ce coups de pinceaux digne des grands (es) illustrateurs et illustratrices... Continuez
Hi Emma, can you tel me what is a size of this original picture ?
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