Emma Foster is a contemporary, figurative magical realist painter with threads of symbolic connotations intertwined within, to create enchanting and thought-provoking artworks. Her portrayal of the figure is often within nature, or juxtaposed alongside internal and external forms.

Emma frequently brings flora and fauna to the space, with varying symbolism, uniting them with the human form and inviting the viewer to create a dialogue of meaning to the piece. There is often a sense of tension and sometimes darkness to her artwork, yet with an underlying sense of delicate and gentle beauty.

In many of her artworks, Emma uses the ancient art of gilding to enrich her art and create another layer of beauty. She is also an enthusiastic practitioner of traditional methods of painting and the creation of art surfaces, following age old recipes.