The Directors of The Scottish Gallery are delighted to present People & Places by Emily Sutton. Emily Sutton studied Illustration at the Edinburgh College of Art and is now based in York. She combines her exhibition work with illustration projects, including many picture books for children.
The preparation for this exhibition has been very much divided into two parts. It began last year with trips to the Yorkshire coast and further afield to Paris with my sketchbook to draw, paint and collect material which I then used as the basis for a series of watercolours. The second part was a direct reflection of the shrinking down of life - rather than responding to scenes from the outside world I focused instead on smaller, more focused subjects in the form of still lives. During a time of uncertainty it was comforting to put my attention towards favourite collected objects and optimistic spring flowers.
The title of the exhibition, People and Places, was decided before the world came to a standstill. It was the title of a small book of drawings that I began as a student at ECA in which I would make daily observational sketches, something that has stayed with me to this day and is the basis for all my artistic practice. - Emily Sutton, 2020
Emily Sutton has designed a beautiful, fold out, limited edition invitation for this exhibition, which we are selling to raise money for The Supper Collective. Click here to read more about how this incredible invitation came together, or click here to purchase one.
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Antiquités, Quai de l'Horloge View details
Emily Sutton
Antiquités, Quai de l'Horloge
2020watercolourH:49cm W:38cm£1,700Still Life with Chinese Lanterns View detailsEmily Sutton
Still Life with Chinese Lanterns
2020watercolourH:28cm W:28cm£1,100Whitby Harbour View detailsEmily Sutton
Whitby Harbour
2020watercolourH:35cm W:24cm£1,250Yellow Birds, Marché aux Fleurs View detailsEmily Sutton
Yellow Birds, Marché aux Fleurs
2020watercolourH:52cm W:38cm£1,750Easter Still Life with Tulips View detailsEmily Sutton
Easter Still Life with Tulips
2020watercolourH:46.5cm W:38.5cmSoldA La Mère de La Famille, Paris View detailsEmily Sutton
A La Mère de La Famille, Paris
2020watercolourH:52cm W:38cmSoldA La Ville de Rodez, Paris View detailsEmily Sutton
A La Ville de Rodez, Paris
2020watercolourH:52cm W:38cmSoldBoulangerie Florence Kahn, Paris View detailsEmily Sutton
Boulangerie Florence Kahn, Paris
2020watercolourH:51cm W:38.5cmSoldFleurs de Magenta, Paris View detailsEmily Sutton
Fleurs de Magenta, Paris
2020watercolourH:52cm W:38cmSoldLoading
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