Emer draws her inspiration from both her upbringing in Ireland with her family and her current home in the Highlands, where she lives with her husband and children. She draws from everything that she sees around her in the Black Isle, from the farm and woods where she lives, to her own garden.
"I prefer to focus on the small things in nature - the colours and textures of leaves, trees, branches, grasses and flowers - their variety can be just as expressive and majestic as big landscapes.
I hope my paintings help remind us of the beauty of nature, in its simplicity and its complexity, and make us remember it can be found easily anywhere with just a small amount of effort to look.
It’s taken me a while to get to here. For a long time I considered my art a sideline to other career choices I’d made, and to raising a family. But I’ve realised it’s my main focus.
Although I’ve had no formal training it would be wrong to say I was self-taught - my late mother, a professional artist, has been my teacher. She reinvented her style throughout her career, even in her eighties, and was a true inspiration. I was delighted to dedicate my ever first exhibition in 2020, also at Alchemist Gallery, to her."