Magic Trick

Maybe he doesn't fully understand his own magic.

Magic Trick, 2011, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  $900

The Embrace

They embrace tenderly and a little wearily, as if having spent an entire night dancing.

The Embrace, 2011, oil on canvas, 18" x 24"  $900

This is another in Emily's pas de deux collection. See here for these other examples.

The Farce

The story is all in the hands.

The Farce, 2011, oil on canvas, 18" x 24"  $900

This painting is based on a much earlier illustration that was commissioned by The New Yorker many years ago.  Sadly, they never published it, in spite of sending a private courier all the way from NYC to get the painting after they had lost the photo transparency.



Circus, 1992, oil on canvas, 20" x 25"  $750
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Snake Charmer

The beaked Plague Doctor mask is a classic Venetian Carnevale mask.  This minstrel is perhaps hoping to ward off the effects of too much charm.

Snake Charmer, 2011, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  $900
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Carnival Tiger

Can you tell which one is the carnival tiger?



Carnival Tiger, 2011, oil on canvas, 18" x 24"  $900

Emily has embarked on a new series of generally larger paintings, based on her love of the circus, commedia dell'arte, carnival, and minstrelsy.  We'll call this series Carnival, and Everyone is Left-handed will be considered the first painting in this series.

Ham and Eggs

Ham, 2010, oil on canvas, 10" x 10"  $150
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Eggs, 2010, oil on canvas, 10" x 10"  $150
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Emily painted these two little paintings just for fun.  They have been entered in this year's Pawtucket Arts Collaborative holiday show, which is currently up.  Everything in the show, which is a fund-raiser for the PAC, is 10" x 10" or less, and everything is for sale for $150.  The opening will be on Thursday the 11th at 5:30.  Don't miss your chance to buy an original Emily painting for a good price and a good cause!

Prop Master

Prop Master, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"  $900

Emily's painted dramas make plenty use of sets and props, but this is a rare instance of no characters, just props and setting.  But of course, in Emily's paintings, the props ARE characters.

UPDATE:  Both this painting and Trio were selected for the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative 2010 open juried show.  Click here to read Emily's statement from that show.

Everyone is Left-handed

Everyone is Left-handed, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"  $900
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Emily's own commedia dell'arte troupe!

By the way, Emily points out that if you have a left hand, then you are, technically, left-handed.

Black Stockings

Black Stockings, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"  $900

It could be perfectly innocent, but there's something a bit sinister going on here.

UPDATE:  This painting was selected for "Water," the 2010 Pawtucket Arts Collaborative members juried show.  Click here to read Emily's statement from that show.

The arched arcade overlooking the sea has appeared before:



Summer Arcade, 2005, oil on canvas, 11" x 14"  $400

The Family

The Family, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"  $900

Not a flattering portrait; serene, tragic, perhaps inevitable.