by emma fitzpatrick
Monotype
h: 8 w: 12 (cms).
This monoprint is part of a new series of work exploring change within landscape and manmade environments.
About the Artist
emma fitzpatrick
Website: emmafitzpatrick.co.uk/
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Statement
My landscape work is deeply influenced by the vast, remote landscapes of Ireland’s West Coast. I draw inspiration from dramatic weather fronts, the land’s primordial character, and the scattered traces of past human presence. My prints explore the tension between human ingenuity for survival against the power of nature over time.
My process involves layering fluid, painterly ink marks on a metal plate, then refining them through controlled adjustments. This cycle repeats until an image emerges that feels complete, like capturing a fleeting moment amid shifting weather, and each unique image evolves significantly before being pressed. I also incorporate drypoint lines and etching techniques in my work.
Outdoor sketching remains central to my process. My watercolour paintings focus on urban street scenes, celebrating city architecture and the immediacy of the present moment—a perspective that contrasts yet connects with my current themes.
Biography
Emma Fitzpatrick is an Irish contemporary painter and printmaker living between Dublin and Leicester. Her work is strongly influenced by the remote, natural landscapes of Ireland’s West Coast—a place she visited frequently as a child and where she lived for a year. Her work combines etching, monotype and drypoint.
In 2019, Emma was awarded a ‘Develop Your Creative Practice’ grant from Arts Council England to support the development of her printmaking. She has undertaken residencies at Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry (2020 and 2025), and Brisons Veor (2021), and is a member of Leicester Print Workshop and Visual Artists Ireland.
Her work has been exhibited widely across the UK, including open exhibitions at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Bankside Gallery, the Royal Society of British Artists, Royal West of England Academy, Society of Women Artists, Ty Pawb in Wales, Tarpey Gallery in Derbyshire, locally in Cank Street Gallery (now closed) and the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin (2019).
Before focusing fully on painting and printmaking, Emma worked as a production designer with RTÉ Television in Dublin and as a concept visualiser on international museum design projects. She has also completed commissions for clients including a boutique hotel in Leicester, Canal & River Trust, and Leicester City Council.