Emily Powell: Paintings on Prescription
“Colour is fundamental to my practice because it has such a strong physical and emotional effect on me. I see people, numbers, places and memories as colours and the way I understand things is through combining them. I have a ‘recipe’ of colours that balance me throughout the seasons. In summer I feel able to work with cool blue because there’s so much warmth around. Spring is where I can use the widest spectrum of colours and there’s a freedom and playfulness to the palette because it’s a season in which I’m not worried about feeling down. Winter brings pink and yellow, as it is a time to paint what I need, which is kindness and warmth. I don’t mind what tools I use to make marks, but the colour is sacred. I mix paint, I use it straight from the jar, I use oil or acrylic. Again, it’s not about the type of paint it’s about the best device for delivering the most potent colour combinations to communicate emotions.”
- Emily Powell, 2025
Portland Gallery is delighted to present Emily Powell’s latest solo exhibition, a vibrant exploration of flowers in all their forms. Flowers have always been an important source of inspiration for Powell, whether captured in a traditional still life, blooming in a sun-drenched garden, or enveloping the viewer in an edge-to-edge extravaganza. These varied depictions reflect the artist’s deep connection to the transient beauty of nature and the pleasure that flowers bring when they are in full bloom.
For all enquiries, please email Florence Batchelor.
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1. He Bought Her The Whole Florist, 2024Emily Powell
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2. Tea Around The Table Together, 2024Emily Powell£ 5,720.00
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3. Stolen From Next Door, 2024Emily Powell£ 5,450.00
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4. Tiger Pot, 2024Emily Powell£ 5,450.00
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5. Fresh Air And A Good Pear, 2024Emily Powell
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6. Yellow Pots, 2024Emily Powell
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7. Peace And Quiet And The Fig Tree, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,960.00
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8. Fresh And New Days Ahead, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,960.00
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9. They Weren't Posh But They Had Good Vases, 2024Emily Powell
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10. I Love People Who Buy Me Apples, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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11. Nice Tablecloths Are Important, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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12. They Were So Wild They Didn't Fit In A Pot, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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13. Daisies Are The Happiest Of All The Flowers, 2024Emily Powell
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14. Honestly You Could Never Be A Minimalist, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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15. Forty Flowers All For You, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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16. I Love You More Than The Cat Loves Butter, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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17. I'll Always Be Here For You, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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18. Less Screen And More Green, 2024Emily Powell£ 2,640.00
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19. First Flowers Of Spring , 2024Emily Powell£ 2,640.00
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20. Walking To Collect All The Spring Flowers In My Mind, 2024Emily Powell£ 2,250.00
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21. My Mind Bursts Into Flowers When I'm With You, 2024Emily Powell£ 2,250.00
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22. Red And Pink Flowers Together Forever, 2024Emily Powell£ 2,250.00
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23. Forever Joy, 2024Emily Powell£ 2,250.00
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24. Ceramic-aholic, 2024Emily Powell£ 2,250.00
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25. A Good Satsuma Is A Good Day, 2024Emily Powell
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26. Posh Jug, 2024Emily Powell
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27. Banana On The Table, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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28. To Me You Are The Whole Fruit Bowl, 2024Emily Powell
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29. The Final Chapter Was Wild, And The Best One Yet, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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30. Pink Fixes Everything, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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31. Make Good And Gather, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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32. Flowers From The Market, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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33. I'm Just So Glad It's Spring, 2024Emily Powell
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34. Calm And Bright, 2024Emily Powell
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35. Marry Me Again, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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36. Full Of Wonder, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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37. A Recipe For A Tough Year, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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38. Nan Died, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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39. Light, Bright And New Things Ahead, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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40. A Good Life Well Lived, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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41. Big Pot Little Flowers , 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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42. They Banned Flowers On The Ward So I Brought You This, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,980.00
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43. They Weren't Morning Flowers, They Came To Life In The Evening Light, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,950.00
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44. I'll Be The Pot And You Can Be The Vase, 2024Emily Powell£ 1,450.00
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45. A Bowl Of Sunshine, 2024Emily Powell
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46. Turquoise Tablecloth, 2024Emily Powell
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47. From Mum, 2024Emily Powell
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48. For Mum, 2024Emily Powell£ 660.00
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49. No Gravy All Flowers, 2024Emily Powell
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50. Blue Spotty Pot, 2024Emily Powell
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51. Two Handles, 2024Emily Powell
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52. Buy Yourself Some Flowers, 2024Emily Powell
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53. Stripes Are The Best, Just Like You, 2024Emily Powell£ 460.00
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54. Checked Tablecloth, 2024Emily Powell
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55. Arktisk Arctic Meadow 77, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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56. Arktisk Arctic Meadow 79, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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57. Arktisk Arctic Meadow 82, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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58. Arktisk Arctic Meadow 83, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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59. Arktisk Arctic Meadow 85, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00
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60. Arktisk Arctic Meadow 86, 2024Emily Powell£ 3,600.00