Emily Ingrey-Counter
“Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.”*
This body of work is a celebration of trees, of their beauty and magnificence. My aim is to communicate the joy, energy and expansiveness I feel when I am outdoors, surrounded by nature and in the woodlands near my home.
My work begins with many drawings made in the field which I constantly refer to throughout my process. These are translated into paintings, made on a prepared surface of colour and collage, which is later revealed in surprising and unexpected ways between layers of paint. Through the use of spontaneous and immediate marks I aim to reflect the wild and untamed beauty in nature and capture for the viewer the essence of being in among the trees and their ever changing, evolving life.
*From ‘Among the trees’ by Mary Oliver
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and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.”*
This body of work is a celebration of trees, of their beauty and magnificence. My aim is to communicate the joy, energy and expansiveness I feel when I am outdoors, surrounded by nature and in the woodlands near my home.
My work begins with many drawings made in the field which I constantly refer to throughout my process. These are translated into paintings, made on a prepared surface of colour and collage, which is later revealed in surprising and unexpected ways between layers of paint. Through the use of spontaneous and immediate marks I aim to reflect the wild and untamed beauty in nature and capture for the viewer the essence of being in among the trees and their ever changing, evolving life.
*From ‘Among the trees’ by Mary Oliver
art@emilyingreycounter.com
www.emilyingreycounter.com
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