about the artist

rosie emerson is a contemporary print maker and painter originally from dorset. she lived and worked in london for 10 years and now resides on the south coast. her uniquely stylish, nostalgic and dream-like works draw on history, storytelling, allegory and fantasy.

this series is inspired by the the beautiful black and white studio portraits from the golden age of hollywood featuring sirens of the silver screen. rosie has always been drawn to these photographs with their masterful use of light and their softness which comes from shooting on real film. she loves to play on this softness, going against the grain of the often sharp graphic block colour aesthetic of screen print, and instead enhancing the soft, graininess akin to old newspaper print, with charcoal, bronze powders and paint - it is often unpredictable, but as each print is different it is an extremely gratifying process.

about the artwork

this is a hand painted edition of 16 screen print with diamond dust on 410 gsm saunders waterford paper. the print measures 38 x 38 cm and really sparkles when the light touches it. due to the nature of hand-painting, each edition of these prints varies slightly. the artwork is framed float mounted in a slim black oak aluminium frame measuring 44 x 44.5 cm.

delivery

due to the artwork being framed, we recommend a courier delivery at an additional packaging & postage cost of £25. the artwork is free to pick up from our walthamstow snug.