Emma Woolley is a Birmingham-based portrait artist/director exploring intimacy, connection, and the space between us.
As a Birmingham portrait artist, I paint moments that sit between feeling and form, quiet, human spaces that hold intimacy, strength, and vulnerability. My portraits are instinctive and raw, created through bold mark-making that searches for truth in every face. Each painting is both a record and a reflection of connection.
Works
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![A black and white abstract sketch of a woman with closed eyes and lips slightly parted, resting her chin on her hand.]()
Sleeping
Medium: Nitram compressed charcoal, willow charcoal
Substrate: Fabriano Accademia paper
Size: 59.4 x 84.1 cm
Year: 2025 -
![A colorful abstract portrait of a person wearing glasses, with short hair, painted with bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors.]()
Russ
Medium: Oil paint, Sennelier oil sticks, charcoal
Substrate: Fabriano Tela Oil heavyweight paper
Size: 65 x 50 cm
Year: 2025 -
![A colorful portrait of a person with green hair, wearing large glasses, resting their face on their hand with a contemplative expression, painted in an expressive, abstract style.]()
Drift
Medium: Oil paint, Sennelier oil sticks, charcoal
Substrate: Fabriano Tela Oil heavyweight paper
Size: 65 x 50 cm
Year: 2025 -
![Abstract painting of a woman's face with her head tilted back, showing her nose, lips, and chin, with expressive brushstrokes and vibrant colors.]()
Rise
Medium: Oil paint, Sennelier oil sticks, charcoal
Substrate: Fabriano Tela Oil heavyweight paper
Size: 59.4 x 84.1 cm
Year: 2025 -
![Colorful abstract painting of two women facing each other, with one holding a smartphone, using bold brush strokes and vibrant colors.]()
The Space Between Us #05
Medium: Oil paint, Sennelier oil sticks, charcoal
Substrate: Fabriano Tela Oil heavyweight paper
Size: 65 x 50 cm
Year: 2025
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