Kitchen Corner, Worms Head near Rhossili, Gower (2018) Painting by Emma Cownie
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Painting,
Oil
on Linen Canvas
- Dimensions Height 19.7in, Width 23.6in
- Framing This artwork is not framed
- Categories Illustration
This idyllic setting is known as Kitchen Corner.
There is a boathouse and behind is the wondrous Worm's Head.
This curious dragon-like, tidal island snakes off into the sea and I have seen seals on the leeward side of the island. At low-tide, the causeway can be crossed to the island.
When I visited the tide was dropping and the causeway was revealing itself minute, by minute.
Yet, the surprise for me was the Old Boathouse at Kitchen Corner. Kitchen Corner is a small bay to the right of the path that leads down to the Worm’s Head causeway. The boathouse was built in the 1920s . It doesn’t look like the new owners (if it was sold then) have painted the boathouse since! At low tide, the rocks below are exposed.
I painted it when the green heaving sea was still at its feet. I love to capture the deep green that you only see with a summer sky. It’s a distinct colour that is often found off the coast of West Wales, in Pembrokeshire in particular.
I use a lot of turquoise and royal blue to try and recreate the tone in my oil painting. There were also fishermen on the ledges opposite the boathouse.
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Born in Hereford, educated in Cardiff and London, I am a professional contemporary artist, specializing in oil paintings. I am based in Donegal, Ireland and Derry, NI. All my life I have loved being creative – whether it was drawing and sketching as a teenager, drawing with oil pastels and screen print-making in my 20s and finally focusing on photography and oil painting in adult life.
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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Nationality:
UNITED KINGDOM
- Date of birth : 1967
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary British Artists
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