Thursday 26 November 2009


A painting for the Affordable art fair Battersea in October. Here is the before and after images, which make me laugh. I really like Dan Baldwin's work, he uses skulls and after noticing skulls in wall paper - Meg Mathews and scarves- Alexander McQueen I thought I could do them too. Unfortunately not! The drips even look a mess. After comments of , 'That has got to be the worst picture you have done,' and 'Is that for Halloween?' I think I need to stick with the bright quirky and fun! I kept the spray paint in.


Emma Hill, Itchycoo Love, Bird Dance: 30"x30"

I am continuing to develop my style, which still has the dots, (which I somehow don't seem to escape from) The abstract has been left behind for something more illustrative, naive and fun . I have found a quirky girl with a red dress who visits Itchycoo Park, where she visits an imaginary world of whimsy, colour and make believe. There is something for everyone, in a place beyond Alice's Wonderland.

At the moment the pictures are random snapshots of magical places and animal friends. One day I hope there will be a story that will link them together.

I am very pleased that they (she) proved popular on the New British Artists stand at The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea. Almost selling out, I have now just completed a new set of 9 that will be going to The Brussels Affordable Art Fair, also with New British Artists.


Emma Hill, Itchycoo Twilight Pony : 12"x12"

Emma Hill, Itchycoo Lion: 12"x12"


Emma Hill, Itchycoo Tiger: 12' x 12"



Emma Hill, Itchycoo Park: 12" x 12"
This is my first quirky girl in red.

I am continuing to develop my style, which still has the dots, (which I somehow don't seem to escape from) The abstract has been left behind for something more illustrative, naive and fun . I have found a quirky girl with a red dress who visits Itchycoo Park, where she visits an imaginary world of whimsy, colour and make believe. There is something for everyone, in a place beyond Alice's Wonderland.

At the moment the pictures are random snapshots of magical places and animal friends. One day I hope there will be a story that will link them together.
Emma Hill, Sometimes it Snows in April, 40"x30"
This is my favourite painting that I have done to date. Hopefully not for long as I have been asked to do another two similar.

So a bit what has happened with my art in the year in between then and now?

Itchycoo Park.




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