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Hello world! I’m Emily Neel, dermatology PA, mom of two incredible kids AND an enthusiastic self taught artist—  well, I take that back—  an obsessively insatiable “artist-in-training” taught by gobs of other artists online and in person…so not exactly self taught when you really think about it. I’ve been consistently painting since December 2019 and I. Can’t. Stop. 

     Oil paint is my jam. Gouache is a close second. 

     Learning to think and see like an artist  has opened up a whole new chapter in my life (not to mention a refreshed appreciation for this dazzling world we live in) and I am so incredibly lucky and delighted to have found my passion. I do, however, wonder if my university study abroad program at the Sorbonne in Paris, (a semester of ART and literature), years ago had a little something to do with all this— this beloved art class lay dormant in my subconscious for so long. Now it’s finally back to haunt me- in a good way!

     So please follow me on my painting adventures—I’m in the discovery phase, you know, so be prepared for a variety of work, styles and experiments- anything from pet portraits, people portraits, seascapes, landscapes, still lifes, master copies, tons of plein air and tiny worlds painted in Altoids tins (of all things)! It’s so incredibly fun and challenging for me, and I hope you, too, get a kick out of all my art. 

     A few of the many artists that have inspired me are listed below. Of course, this is only a sample of the loads of generous creatives that have helped me along my way, whether in person or in online workshops. Isn’t it a great time to be an artist?

Gouache:

Bernard Dellario

Mike Hernandez

Heather Ihn Martin

Tiffanie Mang

Nathan Fowkes 

 

Watercolor/ Sketching/ Urban sketching:

Shari Blaukopf

Marc Taro Holmes

Stephanie Bower

Liz Steel

Danny Gregory 

 

Acrylic:

Patti Mollica 

Nancy Reyner

Will Kemp 

 

Oil/ Plein Air:

Marc D’Alessio

Scott Christensen

Irina Cumberland

Qiang Huang

James Gurney

Carol Marine

Chris Long

Chris Fornatero

Michael Chamberlain 

Stephen Quiller

Andrew Tischler

Jennifer Gennari

Jenn Brandon

Remington Robinson

Laura Barry

Jerarde Gutierrez 

Heidi Annalise 

Jane French

Mitch Albala

A.J. Alper

Claudia Rilling

Hester Berry

Scott Gellatly