Paul Emory paints places he has never really been and people he has never met. He begins each painting with a real place and with someone who lives in or occupies the space. These places are often modest living rooms, bedrooms, automobile interiors or front yards. The people in his paintings are the people from his daily life. The animals that share their lives are often included. However, each place Imageand each human or animal character is transformed and reconstructed through the physical and creative act of painting. Emory calls this...more
