emma tennant
Emma Tennant began, aged 5, as a gardener who sometimes painted the radishes and marigolds that she grew in her child-sized plot. Now she is a painter who also gardens. She is largely self-taught. The work of Elizabeth Blackadder has been a great influence. Her flower, fruit and vegetable watercolours on Japanese rice paper combine botanical accuracy with a free and lively line. Rare and exotic plants are cultivated to paint and her exhibition notes about the plants she draws are historical, scholarly and practical.
Aside from painting, Emma has helped revive the craft of rag rug making, a centuries old tradition both in England and America. Her paintings and rag rugs are sought after by artists, gardeners and collectors alike.
