Emma Benz Art

Modern botanical giclee prints and cards, all painted in Wales

I am a professional contemporary artist with a background in painting conservation. After working in museums and galleries for many years I returned to my first love of painting, following in the footsteps of my grandmother and great-grandfather before me.

Inspiration comes from the coast and countryside around me. My studio overlooks the beautifully rugged Gower coastline and this is where I paint all of my original watercolours.

Master printmakers based here in Wales expertly make all of my giclee prints. After printing, they are sent back to my studio for me to gild by hand using 24K gold leaf. I use the exact same techniques for gilding my prints as I did when restoring old frames.

My greetings cards are miniature artworks in themselves, taken directly from my original paintings. I hand-picked the highest quality watercolour card stock to print them on and use a specialist print company based in the UK.

Bring the outdoors in. Painted, printed and packed in Wales.