by Eileen | Aug 25, 2018 | Art, Cape Cod, Maine, MFA, Oddities around us, Photo essay, Portraits
Strangers and Campers During the last three summers I’ve spent time in the village of Dennis Port making portraits of strangers. I continued this work and made several new portraits and even made it inside a sitter’s cottage. While I didn’t make any outstanding...
by Eileen | Jul 19, 2018 | Cape Cod, Cape Coddities, MFA, Photo essay, portrait obscura, Portraits
Single images from the past year or less. Click on an image to open lightbox. Upload Files Portrait Obscura: Tom in the headlights at Fortes Beach, Hyannis Port Chick, Sandy Neck, Cape Cod Working with model Billy, a brazen exhibitionist I discovered. Suzi and...
by Eileen | Jun 27, 2018 | Photo essay
This essay is a summary of my first semester in the low-residency MFA program. I’ve divided the semester into three sections: mentorship, practice, and study. First, I will discuss my work with my creative mentor; then I will review my practice and imagemaking; I will...
by Eileen | Jun 27, 2018 | Photo essay
Last month the Museum of Modern Art broadcast a livestream lecture with a question and answer session called Expanded Portraiture. The event was held in conjunction with the MoMA’s current show Being: New Photography 2018. In the video, artists and curators discuss...
by Eileen | Apr 17, 2018 | Photo essay
Last week I had a Zoom meeting with my mentor Greg Miller. We reviewed my work with models Suzi, Billy, Regina and brother-in-law Danny. In the review he noted that some of the images were going in a different direction and he wanted to know what that was about. He...
by Eileen | Apr 6, 2018 | Photo essay
One of my MFA requirements is to keep a blog. I’ve been updating this site with new work, but I also started a tumblr, Eileen’s MFA. On the tumblr I have recent work, but also I have artists I’m watching; shows or workshops I’ve attended, and...
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