Eileen Kelly Retrospective
paintings in oil, watercolor and iconography

Eileen Kelly turns 95 this August, and Love Farm is hosting a retrospective of her paintings from the last 70 years. Over 100 original works in oil, acrylic, watercolor and iconography will be shown. Some select originals and numbered prints will be available for purchase.

Eileen had an early fascination with the arts and design. At 19, her design for a women's fashionable shoe was manufactured under mysterious circumstances. She married soon after and explored drawing and painting with her sons. In her 40's, Eileen pursued art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, Manhattanville College in Harrison, New York, and the Silvermine Art Center in New Canaan, Connecticut. She studied with watercolorist, Charles Reid, Russian iconographer Vladislav Andreev, watercolorist Roland Roycraft and artist Charles Murphy.

Many of Eileen's paintings and icons have been loaned back for this show by family, friends and patrons. If you own an Eileen Kelly original and would like to loan the work to her retrospective, please reach out before August 10.

Along with the wilds resonant agriculture and foraging operations, Love Farm is a center for land arts. Love Farm could be considered another of Eileen's artistic achievements, as she protected the farm from development in the 1980s. Hosting a Retrospective of her paintings surrounded by land she saved is apropos.

Love Farm's Cathedral is the second floor of a 4000 square foot wooden barn, accessible by stairway only. The Cathedral is therefor not in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Only members of Highland Flowers Private Membership Association can attend this event. Provisional membership is available at no cost. To receive an invitation to become a provisional member and attend during the gallery hours, link to http://love.farm/members.

 This is a private event and not open to the public.
Membership is required to attend.

Gallery hours are Thursday and Saturday 12-6 pm and by appointment.