EMMA JAMISON

Emma Jamison's landscape paintings are inspired by the ancient woodlands and rugged coastlines of Britain. She uses oil and acrylic, on canvas or board.

"I attempt to capture the essence of my surroundings, whether it be the hills and ancient forests of the South Downs where I grew up, worked, and still live, or the battered coastlines of North Devon and South West Wales, or raw places further afield such as Iceland ."

In September 2023 Kevis House Gallery is holding a solo exhibition of Jamison’s work juxtaposing paintings inspired by Iceland with those from the South Downs.

Her painting ‘Petworth Park I’ was selected as one of the relatively few contemporary works in the highly regarded ‘Sussex Landscape. Chalk, Wood and Water’ exhibition at Pallant House Gallery, 2022 - 2023.

Jamison lives and paints at the foot of the North facing South Downs, bordering the studio of 20th Century artist Ivon Hitchens, whose work has been one of her influences.

She has an intimate knowledge of the woodland of the area, not least in her case as a result of having been employed as a coppicer. Talking at that time she said "When coppicing I prepare fires to burn the brash and drag 6 to 9 ft logs into piles. It is back-breaking work but being in the woods I develop a deep relationship with the place. I spend a good amount of time on my own splitting and peeling 100 logs a day. Noticing the little things, becoming aware of the details of place, takes a certain hold in my painting."

Jamison also spent time living and painting in a shepherd's hut that she built herself, on the top of the South Downs.