Emmy White

Emmy White has been painting watercolor with serious intent since retiring from nursing eight years ago.  She has taken numerous workshops and exhibits in art shows with the Minnesota Watercolor Society, Minnesota Artists Association, and Northstar Watercolor Society.  She has won numerous awards at the MAA shows and at Artists of Minnesota, was accepted to the State Fair
in 2003 and 2005 and to the Annual Red River Watercolor Society's National Juried Art Exhibition in 2004 and 2006 at the Plain Arts Museum in Fargo, N.D. Watercolor  Society. She most recently won Best of Show at the Extremely Minnesota Show at Robbin Gallery.

Awards:
Merit Award MAA Spring show 2006
Best of Show - Extremely Minnesota Robbin Gallery 2006
Special Merit Award, Hennepin Artists of Robbin Gallery, July 2005,
"Pineapple Heaven"
Honorable Mention MAA Spring 2005, "Discussion"
Merit Award, MAA Spring 2004, "On my Way"
First Award MAA fall 2003, "Bull Session"
First Award, MAA Spring 2003 Members Portrait Exhibit, "Brad"
Merit Award - Artists of Minnesota Spring 2003, "South of the Border"
Honorable Mention, MAA Spring 2002, "Church in the Dale"
Merit Award- MAA Spring 2001 " Hot conversation"
MnWS Fall Show 2000, Mn State Horticulture Purchase Award, Oct 20, 2000,
"Front Yard Glory"
Second Place Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts "City Trolley" Sept 7, 2000

Artist's statement: 
"Painting is a dance, moving with the energy of the moment.  What I'm seeing and feeling in that moment is about my inner space and is reflected in my painting.  I love to paint in watercolor because the white of the paper shines through the hues and illuminates the color so the painting seems alive.  I love to tell stories about what I see.  I see the play of light on the ground and I want to paint it.  I love to paint with my artist friends because their enthusiasm and their perceptions give me energy in my work.  I am a joyful painter and love to try and capture the connections I see between people in their ordinary lives. "