the artist
Emma Furtado was born and raised in Campbell, CA. She studied English and graduated with a Bachelor of Art from San Jose State University. She took ceramics classes in high school and college and taught herself how to paint a few years out of college while working in tech.
Emma began painting with oils in 2016. A few years later she created a few pencil drawings and soon after, in 2020 she began painting with acrylics. Before long, she became prolific and canvases took over her place. Acrylics became her preferred medium.
Style
Emma’s works are abstract, impressionistic and painterly. She features horses, women and landscapes in her paintings. Emma creates paintings with loose brushstrokes and spontaneity.
