Emily Cammarata
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Based in La Porte Texas.
I enjoy the challenge of figurative painting often choosing to work from vintage family photos giving them new life through color and composition. I manipulate facial expression and body language to convey emotional dept. I want to show the viewer who they are.
I use Liquitex and Winsor Newton Acrylic Paints on a variety of surfaces from stretched canvas to salvaged repurposed wood.
Art to me has always been magical. Mentally visualizing an image and then bringing it into the world continually amazes me. I choose vivid interesting subjects that reflect goodness and positivity in the world. Every painting has a story.
Artist who inspired me were first children book illustrators. Among them my favorites were Wesley Dennis and Kit Williams. © Emily Cammarata
Sunshine Cowboy© Emily Cammarata, Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, 20by24X1 inches,
Figurative painting of a cowboy, inspired by the hot summer of 2023 in Texas.
-Ann Of Leaves© Emily Cammarata, Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, 24X36X1.5 inches
The importance of paper in our lives became an interest to me when I inherited a houseful of sewing magazines, old letters, greeting cards, photographs and books after the passing of my mother. Every collage project I work on contains an item or piece of remnant. Handling the different types of paper and knowing the history makes each Artwork Special.