Emmaleen Diaz

The Green Lemon Bowl in Firenze, Series 2

60 × 46 cm

Oil on canvas

Unsold

Suggested offer$250

About the work

This vibrant still life painting presents a collection of lemons arranged within a bold, circular blue vessel, transforming an everyday subject into an expressive exploration of colour, texture and light. The luminous yellows and warm golden tones of the lemons command the composition, contrasted against the deep navy interior of the bowl. Thick, visible brushstrokes give the fruit a tactile quality, allowing the physical movement of the paint to remain present across each form. Soft areas of white and pale yellow create highlights, suggesting light catching the uneven surfaces of the lemons. Surrounding the bowl, the turquoise ground creates a striking contemporary frame, amplifying the warmth of the fruit while giving the composition a sense of energy and playfulness. The simplified forms and heightened colours move the work away from traditional realism and towards a more intuitive, expressive interpretation of still life. The painting celebrates the beauty of ordinary objects through an unapologetically bold palette sunlight, abundance and joy captured through colour and gesture.

About the artist

Emmaleen Diaz has been creating art since she was eight years old. Born in Colombia and raised in Australia, her practice focuses on expressive portrait and abstract painting, often enriched with vibrant colours and bold brush strokes. She is compelled to portray the rich and intricate life stories she sees in the human face and using the spontaneous gestural paint on the canvas to creative vibrant expressive abstract work. Diaz graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the National Art School in Sydney (NAS) in 2022. 2025 Emmaleen Diaz studied at the Florence School of Fine Arts post baccalaureate for 3 months. She was also a featured artist in PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR abc ivew Season 1 episode 4 Diaz was the inaugural artist in residence at Mental Gallery (Bowral, NSW) and has had work exhibited at the Aarwun Gallery in Canberra, Penrith Regional Gallery, Tyger Gallery Yass and Hillview Heritage Hotel. She is the 2023 creative arts scholarship winner of the Veolia Mulwaree fund. Her inspirations include Wendy Sharpe, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.

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