Spoons

Emma Gurner captures the rustic beauty of everyday kitchen essentials in this painterly still life, utilising a warm, ochre yellow crock filled with an assortment of wooden and silver spoons. The heavy, expressive brushwork gives the tools a wonderful sense of whimsy and energy, while the two silver spoons resting on the dark countertop add a touch of quiet elegance to the composition. It is a timeless choice for a kitchen or pantry, offering a sense of domestic warmth and artistic character.

Emma Gurner is a London-based artist whose work brings together her fine art roots and years spent in interior design and styling. Known for her confident use of colour and playful compositions, she creates still-life paintings that draw directly from the things and spaces that make a home feel personal.

Artwork description: A painterly still life of a yellow cylindrical jar holding several wooden spoons and spatulas. Two silver spoons lie horizontally on the dark grey surface in the foreground. The background consists of a chequered pattern of dark brown and off-white squares. The artwork features visible, textured brushstrokes.