Emily Tayman

Emily grew up in Maryland and now lives and works between California and Lisbon. Over fourteen years, her practice has encompassed painting and murals, including public commissions for cities across the United States. She now concentrates on canvas, exploring memory, identity and the female figure.

Her current series, Reveries of Muse, places women within carefully composed interiors informed by mid-century design. Warm colours, eclectic furnishings and everyday objects establish the atmosphere of each scene. The figures appear absorbed in their thoughts, while smoke or a ringing telephone suggests activity beyond their stillness.

These paintings dwell on the intervals between events: waiting for a call, recalling an encounter, anticipating someone’s arrival. Love, loneliness, desire and grief remain implicit in the relationship between a figure and her surroundings. Each scene offers fragments of a story, leaving its circumstances unresolved.