Gina Emmett

I have been painting and drawing since primary school - mostly animals and horses in particular. Later, at comprehensive school, I would often be found in the art room at lunchtimes happily painting away on my own. Myself and 5 others were put into our Art O level at 14 as an experiement and 3 of us received A grades and three B grades, a testament to our brilliant teacher Ellie Gilbert!! I so very nearly went to Salisbury College of Art and Technology (as it was known then) but had a fit of conscience about getting a "proper job" and ended up studying at Trowbridge Tech as a secretary (although in my spare lessons, I would again be found in the art room!!). After college, I pretty much stopped doing any art until I moved down to Dorset in the late 80s when I re-discovered my passion at evening classes with a fantastic teacher called Mavis Rowe at Ringwood school, I've recently caught up with her again and she's still painting. Mavis introduced me to pastels, oils and watercolours. However, again, another period of not touching a paintbrush or pencil ensued for some 12 odd years while I pursued my career in IT at Chase Manhattan/JP Morgan Bank. I then, in a fit of enthusiasm, enrolled at Poole College for a recreational life drawing class and WHAM! I found my favourite subject - the human body. What a design achievement by good old Mother Nature, mechanical yet soft, strong yet vulnerable, different poses, expressions and gestures, so much to record! I loved it so much, I re-enrolled three times, the last time being a City & Guilds life drawing examination course. This lasted a year and involved tons of course work and assessments - I was thrilled to have passed yet, it was so much fun, I (almost) wouldn't have minded if I hadn't.

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