Emma Velde-Schaffer

Emma Velde-Schaffer

Abstract artist Emma Velde Schaffer graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1996, and completed a Master of Design at the University of Technology, Sydney in 1999. Emma has completed numerous private and commercial painting commissions and has been represented at Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland, the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu (the Art Event Auction), the Kunsthandel Galerie, Amsterdam, SCAPE Women in Art Auction, The Linwood Arts & Eastside Gallery and the Art Library, Wellington.

For Emma, inspiration is bound by two primary parameters: the circle and the surface, both at the end from a very long transition from the landscape. In her work, affinities can be detected with the poetic colour fields of Gretchen Albrecht, and the elaborately textured surfaces of Louise Fong. Her painterly surfaces with their delicate and lush layering of colour and texture evoke undersea environments, coral reefs, galactic nebulae, but most importantly a kind of meditative emotional inscape. This effortless complexity is reflected in the diversity of the media: ink, paint, water and gesso – each has its own liquid behaviours, densities and viscosities.

“My current work is drawn from my background in landscape painting and inspired by stills from drone footage of my local Southshore in Ōtautahi. The raw vulnerability of Ōtautahi’s Southshore spit has become a constant presence in the life of myself and my family since our relocation here in 2017. Living, sandwich-like between two bodies of water has been an extraordinary inspiration to my recent practice.” – Emma Velde Schaffer

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  • Claim

    Claim

    Claim

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    600 x 700 x 20mm

    $1,500.00 NZD
    $1,500.00 NZD
  • Prospecting

    Prospecting

    Prospecting

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    1500 x 1300 x 40mm

    $3,200.00 NZD
    $3,200.00 NZD
  • With or without you

    With or without you

    With or without you

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    900 x 1150 x 40mm

    $2,200.00 NZD
    $2,200.00 NZD
  • Annexed

    Annexed

    Annexed

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    1200 x 900 x 40mm

    $2,500.00 NZD
    $2,500.00 NZD
  • Hover

    Hover

    Hover

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    700 x 600 x 40mm

    $1,600.00 NZD
    $1,600.00 NZD
  • Reveal

    Reveal

    Reveal

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    600 x 300 x 20mm

    $960.00 NZD
    $960.00 NZD
  • Territories 1

    Territories 1

    Territories 1

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Gold leaf, gold pigment, paint skins and mixed media on paper
    375 x 375mm, framed - dark walnut

    $320.00 NZD
    $320.00 NZD
  • Territories 2

    Territories 2

    Territories 2

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Gold leaf, gold pigment, paint skins and mixed media on paper
    375 x 375mm, framed - dark walnut

    $320.00 NZD
    $320.00 NZD
  • Territories 4

    Territories 4

    Territories 4

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Gold leaf, gold pigment, paint skins and mixed media on paper
    423 x 380mm, framed - dark walnut

    $320.00 NZD
    $320.00 NZD
  • Akimbo

    Akimbo

    Akimbo

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on linen
    500 x 600 x 20mm

    $1,500.00 NZD
    $1,500.00 NZD
  • RUSHING Emma Velde Schaffer Mixed media on canvas Approx 400 x 400mm $700

    Rushing

    Rushing

    Emma Velde Schaffer
    Mixed media on canvas
    400 x 400mm

    $700.00 NZD
    $700.00 NZD
  • TIDE WASH Emma Velde Schaffer Mixed media on canvas Approx 700 x 700mm $700

    Tide Wash

    Tide Wash

    Emma Velde Schaffer
    Mixed media on canvas
    400 x 400mm

    $700.00 NZD
    $700.00 NZD
  • SHORE SUNSET Emma Velde Schaffer Mixed media on canvas Approx 760 x 380mm $950

    Shore Sunset

    Shore Sunset

    Emma Velde Schaffer
    Mixed media on canvas
    760 x 380mm

    $950.00 NZD
    $950.00 NZD
  • Territories

    Territories

    SOLD

    Territories

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    1000 x 1150 x 40mm

    $2,200.00 NZD
    $2,200.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • Now you see me now you dont

    Now you see me now you dont

    SOLD

    Now you see me now you dont

    Emma Velde Schaffer
    Oil, gold leaf and gold pigment on canvas
    1200 x 900 x 40mm

    $2,500.00 NZD
    $2,500.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • ALL IN A FLUSH Emma Velde Schaffer Mixed media on canvas Approx 900 x 400 mm $950

    All in a Flush

    SOLD

    All in a Flush

    Emma Velde Schaffer
    Mixed media on canvas
    900 x 400mm

    $950.00 NZD
    $950.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • WHERE THE WILD THINGS GO Emma Velde Schaffer Acrylic paint, gold leaf and ink on stretched cotton canvas. Finished with cold wax. Inset oak framing. Framed 1240 x 940mm $2,400 SOLD

    Where the Wild Things Go

    SOLD

    Where the Wild Things Go

    Emma Velda Schaffer
    Mixed media on canvas, finished with cold wax
    1240 x 940mm

    $2,200.00 NZD
    $2,200.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • OVER HILL AND DOWN DALE Emma Velde Schaffer Acrylic paint and gold leaf on stretched cotton canvas. Finished with cold wax. 1170 x 910 mm $1,950 SOLD

    Over Hill and Down Dale

    SOLD

    Over Hill and Down Dale

    Emma Velde Schaffer
    Acrylic + gold leaf on canvas, finished with cold wax
    1170 x 910mm

    $1,950.00 NZD
    $1,950.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • RESTING PLACES Emma Velde Schaffer Acrylic paint, gold leaf and ink on stretched cotton canvas. Finished with cold wax. Inset white framing. Framed 1050 x 790mm $2,050 SOLD

    Resting Places

    SOLD

    Resting Places

    Emma Velda Schaffer
    Acrylic, gold leaf and ink on canvas, finished with cold wax
    1050 x 790mm framed

    $2,050.00 NZD
    $2,050.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • Territories 3

    Territories 3

    SOLD

    Territories 3

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Gold leaf, gold pigment, paint skins and mixed media on paper
    423 x 380mm, framed - dark walnut

    $320.00 NZD
    $320.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • Territories 5

    Territories 5

    SOLD

    Territories 5

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Gold leaf, gold pigment, paint skins and mixed media on paper
    375 x 375mm, framed - dark walnut

    $320.00 NZD
    $320.00 NZD
    SOLD
  • Territories 6

    Territories 6

    SOLD

    Territories 6

    Emma Velde-Schaffer
    Gold leaf, gold pigment, paint skins and mixed media on paper
    375 x 375mm, framed - dark walnut

    $320.00 NZD
    $320.00 NZD
    SOLD