Emerson Mayes

Born 1974
Yorkshire

Emerson Mayes is a Yorkshire born artist who has experienced that rarest of things: both critical and commercial success, since the beginning of his painting career.

A  graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University in 1994, Emerson is enjoying a growing reputation for a fresh, honest and uncontrived approach to his work. With his roots firmly in the British landscape tradition, his work reflects his obvious passion for this vast and complex subject. Although he strives to achieve a direct response, he is never tied down by the 'topographical' elements in the landscape.

" it's the emotional reaction and that sense of place that's most  important in a finished piece, not whether a tree is inexactly the right place'. – Emerson Mayes.

Emerson exhibits widely in London and throughout the country.