Candice Eisenfeld
Tempe, Arizona
Artist Candice Eisenfeld explores themes of identity, memory, and the passage of time through landscapes inspired by the Hudson River School. "Rather than depicting a specific location, I aim to evoke a sense of place that emerges through the painting process," Candice tells me. Her “inner landscapes” are imagined, often drawn from photographs taken during travels in southern Appalachia and the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. Influenced by the Dutch Masters, Tonalism, and Chinese painting, her work blends tradition with a deeply personal vision. Working on a single wooden panel, she pairs ethereal landscapes with sections of aqueous color fields that act as a quiet visual counterpoint, creating layered compositions with multiple focal points. Candice paints using a fold-up easel she has relied on since 1997, a constant in her evolving practice. Outside the studio, she is often thinking about her next work, reflecting her deep and continuous engagement with the creative process.
Artist Statement
As an artist exploring identity, memory, and the passage of time, I paint through a lens informed by the Hudson River School of Landscape Painting. Rather than depicting a specific location, I aim to evoke a sense of place that emerges through the painting process. These “inner landscapes” are imagined, often inspired by photographs from my travels, and shaped by influences from Dutch Masters, Tonalism, and Chinese painting.
Although created on a single wooden panel, my ethereal landscapes are often paired with sections of aqueous color fields that act as a kind of commentary, like a chorus in a Greek play. Crisp edges separate the landscape from these color fields, introducing a sense of order within an otherwise fluid and painterly surface. With multiple sections competing for attention, the work invites the eye to move and settle across shifting focal points.
While each painting carries its own meaning, the body of work as a whole reflects on memory, identity, and time. My process mirrors these ideas as I build layers of paint, allowing earlier traces to emerge through translucent washes. Like memories that surface and recede, these layers create a sense of depth and quiet transformation, forming an emotional landscape rather than a literal one.
Through these paintings, I explore how personal experience connects to something more universal. I am drawn to what lies at the core of human nature—desire, curiosity, love, and hope—seeking to express both an inner narrative and a shared, timeless experience.
Although created on a single wooden panel, my ethereal landscapes are often paired with sections of aqueous color fields that act as a kind of commentary, like a chorus in a Greek play. Crisp edges separate the landscape from these color fields, introducing a sense of order within an otherwise fluid and painterly surface. With multiple sections competing for attention, the work invites the eye to move and settle across shifting focal points.
While each painting carries its own meaning, the body of work as a whole reflects on memory, identity, and time. My process mirrors these ideas as I build layers of paint, allowing earlier traces to emerge through translucent washes. Like memories that surface and recede, these layers create a sense of depth and quiet transformation, forming an emotional landscape rather than a literal one.
Through these paintings, I explore how personal experience connects to something more universal. I am drawn to what lies at the core of human nature—desire, curiosity, love, and hope—seeking to express both an inner narrative and a shared, timeless experience.
Artist Background
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1995
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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