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 | May 10, 2018 | Inspiration, MFA, Portraits, Work du jour
Greg my mentor stresses that it’s not good enough to make pictures, they need to be beautiful. As the semester comes to a close, I feel I’ve not made many beautiful images; save the one here at the top of the page. I lost my way a bit this semester, my...
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...
by Eileen | Apr 4, 2018 | Photo essay
Balthus’ Thérèse Dreaming in the Age of #metoo In December 2017, I came across a New York Times article entitled, “We Need to Talk About Balthus.” The piece detailed the genesis of an online petition created by sisters Mia Merrill, 30, and Anna Zuccaro, 26 that sought...
by Eileen | Apr 4, 2018 | Photo essay
Comparative Analysis: Willem de Kooning’s Woman I and Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Pygmalion and Galatea At first glance, Willem de Kooning’s imposing, frenetic masterpiece, Woman I, appears to have little in common in with Jean-Léon Gérôme’s precise and controlled Pygmalion...
by Eileen | Apr 4, 2018 | Photo essay
A week after I returned from my first 10-day residency at Lesley, I began to write down some informal notes in preparation for this paper. I spent an hour or so compiling details from classes, artists’ talks, seminars, and critiques. When I finally put my pencil down...
by Eileen | Apr 4, 2018 | Photo essay
As a child I loved to read mythology: Greek, Norse, Roman. As an adult, I seem to gravitate toward the myths and gods that are most relevant to my personal timeline. When I was running marathons, it was the goddess of the hun Artemis; when I was in graduate school for...
by Eileen | Apr 2, 2018 | Events, Exhibition, MFA, portrait obscura
I’m excited to be included in this year’s Taking In juried photography exhibition at the Lunder Arts Center at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. The opening is May 3 in the VanDernoot Gallery from 6-8 pm. There will be an exhibition catalog available as...
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