Emily Ault

"These paintings are part of a series - A Year In Queen's Wood. I began the project in May 2007 and have painted one a week since. The paintings are done entirely in situ and in all weathers. I am fascinated by the complexity of woodland; the filtered light, the human gestures of the trees, the shifting depths of colour, the sense of hidden places and hidden stories. Painting from life in woodland I am painting inside a space and the works are a personal response to this seemingly chaotic living network.

"I have an MA in Children's Book Illustration (2006) from Cambridge School of Art and in a previous existence was a television researcher and investigative journalist."

Exhibitions

2009
In The Woods, Highgate Gallery, London
2008
Putting Children In The Picture, Scope, London
2006
Children's Book Illustration, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge
Degree Show, Coningsby Gallery, London