From Traditional Media Painting To Painting On A Digital Canvas
Emily began experimenting with painting on a digital tablet when the iPad first emerged on the scene in 2010, honing her skills on them throughout the last 15 years.
Being able to create on digital surface was an exciting prospect to Emily, as it provided a an easier way for her to be able to draw and paint given her health challenges. Because she lives with particular limitations as a result of her chronic health condition, epilepsy, she has found that by using a digital surface, she can more easily paintings and illustrate for prints for product design. With her strong background in both watercolors and copic markers, Emily designed her own set of brushes on her ipad to mimic a cross between watercolor brushes and professional markers to create artwork.
About the Artist
Growing up in a ski lodge in Killington Vermont, Emily lived observing scapes filled with snow and nature. The magical scenery inspired her to start creating visual interpretations. Inheriting the artistic gene, she continued her born-made path and attended the Rhode Island School of Design, (RISD) in 2003, where she earned a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree majoring in Illustration.
While serving as a teacher’s assistant in her watercolor class at RISD, Emily fell in love with the medium, which led her to selling her unique pieces to private clients, while teaching at schools all over the nation. In 2008, she moved to Italy and dedicated her time there to self study and absorbing Italian culture.
When Emily returned from Italy in 2009 she focused on convenience, remodeling her business and transitioned from watercolor to digital paintings. Utilizing her experience of drawing and painting with traditional media, to an ipad and stylus led her to signing a licensing contract with the World Art Group, which currently sells her artwork as prints to an international audience.
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