Because these works take months to complete and the media are unforgiving, I choose my subjects carefully and prepare well. It is not unusual to spend a month working out a composition. A silverpoint drawing can take one to two months. Then I’ll spend four to five months painting in egg tempera. It is a meditative process. Because the composition is so preordained, I give myself permission to be intuitive in my use of color. In that respect, I never really know where the paint will take me and I’m always surprised at the end. I hope you will be too.
Artist Info
Eileen Kennedy
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