Eileen Goodman,  American born 1937, is a watercolourist of long and high standing.  

 

She began her painting career with oil paint, making small copies in watercolour.  In the 1980s she moved exclusively to watercolour.  Large format.

 

 

 

 

Wild Hair Doll, 1984, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

Eileen Goodman defines the challenges and surprises of working with watercolours – an unforgiving because difficult-to-correct medium – as accidents and the control of accidents; and the need for control.  This is because the pigment moves on the paper and needs to be controlled, contained and encouraged into the shapes of the artist’s intent. 

 

 

 

Daisies with Striped Mug, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

Watercolour is always transparent. 

 The light is either the bare paper or a very thin wash of pigment.

 

 

 

Poppies, 1987, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

Shadows are built up in a series of transparent washes. 

Eileen Goodman is much admired for her shadows.  “Shadows,” she says “define form; objects emerge and dissolve…”  Viewers bring their own emotional or psychological interpretation to such shadows, she adds.

 

 

 

 

Still Life with Blue Glass, 1987, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

The artist’s work  – all but the final image here – was on display at the Woodmere Museum of Art, Philadelphia in the winter of 2015/16. 

 

Eileen Goodman was trained in Philadelphia and lives here still.

 

 

 

 

Valentine Day’s Sweets, 2003, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

 

Poppies and peonies, 2005, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

Peonies, 1991,  watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

Eggplant and Wisteria, 2010, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

Egg, 1981, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937; loaned to the Woodmere Museum by the Philadelphia Art Museum from whose website this image 

 

 

 

Daisies with Striped Mug, 1986, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

Three Bouquets, 1987, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937; photo from the website of the Woodmere Museum

 

 

 

 

 Garden with Poppies, 1993, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

Pears in the Orchard, 1996, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937; loaned to the Woodmere Museum by the Philadelphia Museum of Art from whose website the top photo

 

 

 

 

Pineapple and Lemon Meringue, 2005, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937; top photo from the website of the Woodmere Museum

 

 

 

 

Detail of  Parrot Tulip, 2013; watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

 

 Roses and Clementines, 2000, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937. Loaned to the Woodmere Museum by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia from whose website this image

 

 

 

 

I don’t know the name or the date of this painting; watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937; top photo from the net

 

 

 

 

Tumbling Clementines, 2004, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937

 

 

 

 

Little Eggplant and Hydrangea, watercolour

Eileen Goodman, American born 1937; image taken from the  website of  artscribe.net.  Unknown date and unknown current location