Tim Kennedy’s art exhibition, “Social Contracts,” was on display at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science from May 4 to Sept. 14.
It was interesting to see Kennedy’s process. Few painters plan as thoroughly as he does anymore. For several of his paintings, he had either a painted study or a sketch done in charcoal, conté crayon and pastel displayed.
The planning that he does is always evident in the final result, even if at times I did prefer his studies to the finished work, because each flat block of color that he places feels intentional.
He never does more than he needs to in a painting, showing control and mastery of the medium. Each color that he mixes manages to capture dappled light, abundant greenery or shadow. Yet, despite all this planning, his paintings don’t feel stiff.
They manage to blend the way that a place looks with how it feels to be there, resulting in works with a strong air of summer.
