During the pandemic, before Eileen had access to an etching press, she repurposed old canvas to create new works. “This is pandemic art,” she explained. “I tore old canvases, sewed them back together, and painted over them. I melted beeswax candles on my kitchen stove and painted it onto the canvas, often collaging cut pieces of metal screen I had in my studio onto the canvas. Depending on the piece, I went back in with oil paint or pastels to add subtle touches of color.“

Something's Gotta Give
2020
torn and sewn canvas, oil paint and melted beeswax
25 x 41 inches, matted and framed
Une, Deux, Trois
2020
torn and sewn canvas, oil paint, melted beeswax and metal grid
14 x 34 inches, mounted on aluminum
A River Runs Through It
2021
torn canvas, oil paint, melted beeswax and conte crayon
20 x 38 inches, mounted on aluminum
Against the Grid
2021
torn and sewn canvas, oil paint, melted beeswax and metal grid
20 x 38 inches, mounted on aluminum
All Lined Up
2020
torn and sewn canvas, oil paint, melted beeswax and metal grid
14 x 34 inches, mounted on aluminum
Four Square
2020
torn and sewn canvas, oil paint, melted beeswax and metal grid,
20 x 40 inches, matted and framed
Delight in Ordinary Things
2022
torn and sewn canvas, oil paint, metal grid, packing paper, tarlatan and paint rag
36 x 20 inches
Untitled (floral)
2022
28 x 22 inches