Gallery — Emma Neill

‘The Heart of the Field’, 2025, Oil on Canvas 1350 x 1350mm This is a painting of my partner’s previous dog’s grave stone in our paddock. A very special stone that means a lot to so many people. I chose to paint this at sunset to share the warm memories that this rock brings people.

Nonning Shed #2, 2025, Oil on Canvas, 1120 x 880mm This is a view from an old shed on Nonning Station. I loved how the light fell on the old farm equipment and created a warm familiarity with home.There are so many similarities in old sheds, no matter how far out in the outback they are.

‘Windy Days’, 2024, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas 800 x 1000mm This painting captures the weather challenges faced on the farm. No matter the conditions, the cows still need their feed. It symbolizes the everyday obstacles farmers encounter and the creativity required to overcome them. The sunset in the background reflects the good days and the reasons behind the hard work we put in.

‘Moving the Mokes’, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas, 1500 x 1800mm This is the direction I aspire to take with my work. In this painting, I aimed to capture the chaotic ways things get done. Creativity plays a crucial role in completing tasks, and there's never a dull moment. The scene depicts the process of moving old, rusted Mokes onto a truck, with this moment showing the beginning of the lifting process. It conveys the anticipation and excitement as we watch to see if our plan will succeed.

‘In the Yard’, 2025, Charcoal and Oil on canvas, 1100 x 800mm. The chaos of young calves in the yard, dust clouds are formed as they are yet to become familiar with people.

‘Resting Beneath the Gum’, 2025, Oil on Canvas, Diptych, 950 x 2860mm This painting is of a Gum that fell many years ago. It has been there through everything, the coldest winters and hottest summers. A friend's dog rests below this tree, buried a few years back. This is another special part of our property. The shade provided by this gum is shared by sheep, lambs, cows, new born calves and alpacas. It also acts as a great scratching post.

Nonning Shed #1, 2025, Oil on Canvas, 1120 x 880mm This is a view from an old shed on Nonning Station. I loved how the light fell on the old farm equipment and created a warm familiarity with home.There are so many similarities in old sheds, no matter how far out in the outback they are.

'Nonning Dogs', 2025, Oil on Canvas, 700 x 900mm

'The Farm Cottage', 2025, 920 x 460 cm Oil on Canvas

'The Rooster', 2025, 285 x 285 mm (Framed size) Pen on Paper, Framed

Gum Log, 2025, 285 x 285 mm (Framed size) Pen on Paper, Framed

'Shady Sheep', 2025, 285 x 285 mm (Framed size) Pen on Paper, Framed

'Where are we', oil on canvas, 2024 Pink, a common colour in the clothes I wore as a child, is now rarely seen on me. I have placed my younger self in a rural outback location I visited in the past year to emphasise the discomfort I would have felt then, contrasting with my current desire for new places and adventures.

Gallery View of 'The Disconnect'

'Where are we', oil on canvas, 2024 Wishing I spent more time exploring South Australia as a child, I have painted my younger self at an imaginary beach, shovelling sand.

'My Kitchen', oil on canvas, 2024 Time is a strange thing. As you get older, things that used to be so exciting end up not being so special after all, discarded almost. My childhood toys appear throughout this body of work as something that was once so precious is now forgotten and discarded. I have played around with loose brushstrokes and child-like sketches, reflecting on the playful marks that were once made when I was younger, now to be taken over by more realistic art style.

'A Drawing of my Future', oil on canvas, 2024 I have played around with loose brushstrokes and child-like sketches, reflecting on the playful marks that were once made when I was younger, now to be taken over by more realistic art style. Characters from childhood books appear in the dark shadows, showing what I was once afraid of.

'Raincoat', oil on canvas, 2024, My partner's childhood raincoat. My partner and I live together, and finding his tiny childhood raincoat recently made me reflect on how much we both have changed since childhood, and on my transition into adulthood after moving out of my parents' home.

'A Persimmon', oil on canvas, 2024 This painting symbolises the new discoveries I am making as I grow older. I didn’t know much about persimmons until they started growing outside our back door.