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Mark Demsteader Portrait Series

British artist Mark Demsteader has created a series of portraits of Emma Watson. The “Emma” collection consists of 34 works in charcoal and gouache, ink, and oils. Emma initially contacted Demsteader to purchase some of his work as a 21st birthday present to herself, and instead he asked if he could paint a series of her.

The collection will be on exhibit at the Panter & Hall Gallery on Bury Street in London, June 15 through July 1. Items are available for purchase now through their website. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to “Emma’s charity of choice, CAMFED International, a charity which supports the education of girls and economic empowerment of young women in Africa.”

“There is a gallery in Oxford that I used to look in after school which exhibited Mark’s work. His paintings were always my favourite. For my 21st birthday I decided to contact Mark to buy some of his work. When he asked if he could paint a series of paintings of me, I was a bit nervous about the idea at first but obviously incredibly flattered – it was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down. I am really excited that Mark said he would support CAMFED International with this exhibition, too. They are a great charity doing an amazing job educating girls in Africa. I am Mark’s biggest fan and I am hugely grateful.” – Emma Watson

“It has been a wonderful privilege to work with Emma on these images. The idea behind them is to make a collection to celebrate Emma’s birthday. I wanted to capture a moment in time, and by making each piece a quick snapshot, I hope to capture Emma as she reaches 21. In some way I hope these works celebrate Emma in what she has achieved already, and in all the many possibilities to come.” – Mark Demsteader

We have previews of the series in our gallery. You can read more about the artist and the collection on Emma’s official site, and larger previews of some of the works can be seen.

If anyone has a chance to go see the exhibit, let us know what you thought about it.

 

 

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20 Responses to “Mark Demsteader Portrait Series”

  1. spencer says:

    Now these are some good works of art! and more shots of Emma and her sexy short hair!

  2. pooneh says:

    this is beautiful.she is always brilliant.

  3. Hein says:

    Beautiful art of a beautiful woman.

  4. Jaana says:

    Wow. Really, really beautiful works of art! Gosh, I wish I’d have the money to buy even one of them.

  5. louis says:

    wow…BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

  6. nibbles says:

    Brilliant! Art is all about capturing an escence that photos can’t. These leave quite an impression. I think these will sell very quickly.

  7. Emma says:

    WOW! Emma looks amazing in these pictures!!!!!

  8. berlin says:

    Great – I never heard about this!

  9. Britney says:

    The pix are truly breath-taking. If only I could afford to buy one of them. So glad Emma chose CAMFED as her charity. They help to change people’s lives. Such important work. Emma’s work with fair trade designers and now for CAMFED is awesome. She’s so impressive!

  10. Misaki says:

    Wow, cool 😀

  11. Esm says:

    These are amazing.

  12. RedHead says:

    BEAUTIFUL!
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  13. Estelle says:

    Beautiful paintings and Emma is such a saint. She’s a saint I could marry her if I were a guy.

  14. Kitty says:

    awesome!!

  15. KS987 says:

    The portraits of Emma are breathtaking. As Hein said above, beautiful art of a beautiful woman. :). I am glad that 10% of the proceeds will go to CAMFED International. And some of the portraits have already been sold as well.

  16. Window says:

    This is the love rain on the window pane…

  17. fio says:

    I wonder if her family will buy some of the portraits.

    She looks incredibly beautiful in every painting.

  18. rupom says:

    awesome portraits…really awesome…!!!

  19. EmRocksSocks says:

    Wow. That is impressive. Most impressive.

  20. Emma says:

    I wish I could by one! The lowest price is $3000!!!!!!