Eva Mili

„Precision, order, and… softness, lightness – all at once.“
- Kristina Liepinaitė, art critic and curator at the M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum

The theme of my paintings is quite wide, including still life, animalism and figurative art. However, portraits is the most fun genre for me. I enjoy seeing how the rough strokes of a pallet knife (mastichin) magically transform into living people, with their own personalities and moods.

The wet-on-wet technique adds a lot of spontaneity and drive to my work. When using this technique, the main layer of the painting must be finished before the first strokes of paint begins to dry. When the painting is wet, I can easily add in new colours, change shapes, as well as blend objects and their edges. My work process is very dynamic, sometimes going not quite as I had planned. I really like the fact that the end result is always unique – heavily charged with my thoughts and emotions at the time. A limited timeframe for creating one painting forces me to work accurately, make as few mistakes as possible, and fully invest myself into my work.

My path as a creator was very winding. I studied at an art school, but later chose to pursue exact sciences. After graduating from Kaunas University of Technology and receiving my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science, I worked as a programmer. Only after I became a mother did I feel the need to create again, thus I worked as a professional photographer for 10 years. The urge to paint came to me later in my life. I learned how to paint on my own by studying the works of foreign painting masters. Reading the English books of the best teachers of realism and impressionism sparked my interest in the principles of work of the great masters. This way I have mastered the wet-on-wet technique, which is still rarely used in Lithuania.

2001 – Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Kaunas University of Technology
2003 – Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Kaunas University of Technology

April 2019 – Exhibition "Portraits", Kurhaus, Birštonas
July 2019 – Exhibition "Childish Stories", Vincas Kudirka Library, Kaunas
November 2019 – Exhibition "A Dog’s Life. Cat Days", Kurhaus, Birštonas
July 2022 – Exhibition "Ballet Class", Mega Shopping Center, Kaunas
August 2022 – Exhibition "Ballet Class", Akropolis Shopping Center, Vilnius
August 2022 – Exhibition "Ballet Class", Ogmios City, Vilnius
December 2022 – Exhibition "Ballet Class", Musical Theatre, Kaunas
April 2023 – Exhibition "Ballet Class", Kurhaus, Birštonas
May 2024 – Exhibition "The Farm of Ąžuolas", Kurhaus, Birštonas
December 2024 – Exhibition "The Tailed Ones Adorn Themselves", Vincas Kudirka Library, Kaunas
February 2025 – Exhibition "The Farm of Ąžuolas", Vincas Kudirka Library, Kaunas
February 2025 – Exhibition "Women’s Lines", Kurhaus, Birštonas