Emily Morgan BrownAmerican artist, b. 19862010 Auburn University, Bachelor of Fine Art in Graphic Designworking in Birmingham, Alabama Through her larger than life botanicals, butterflies, and more, Birmingham based artist, Emily Morgan Brown, puts a contemporary spin on a centuries old technique, tempera painting. "After I take photos of the flower for the composition, I dry the flower, grind it into pigment, and make it into the egg tempera I will use to paint the linen. The subject lives forever in its painting, using a mostly forgotten process of the Old Masters as well as their technique of painting in grisailles to mimic relief sculpture. The paint is the flower, allowing the flower to live on in its portrait."