faucet sketch-a-roo

 for my next little print

inspired by photographer amy neunsinger's

funky, cool kitchen 

i heart this kitchen, for real

AND, you still have time to enter my 

first ever art giveaway

join the fun!!!

winner will be announced tomorrow night :)

decorate

i was thrilled to receive my copy of decorate 

by holly becker of decor8 today!

 i went straight to the backyard to devour the book

i am now full to the brim with ideas for paintings :)

 thanks holly!!!

here some shots of our little haven in the city

ps don't forget to enter my first ever giveaway!!!!!!!!!

my first giveaway!!!

sooo super excited to announce a 

GIVEAWAY!!!!

winner will receive his/her choice of 

one of my latest prints.  

yellow from the afternoon reading series

green, pink, blue from the garden series

white on blue from the little table series

join the fun!

to enter the giveaway, you must be a follower of katelewisart. and leave a comment

which color combo would you choose? 

all the options HERE

giveaway will be open all week long, 

winner will be drawn on friday, july 22! 

good luck :)

no nap

sadie didn't nap today

so

i let her paint with me

we played around with watercolors

a bright sketch

little table

a sweet little print to brighten your afternoon

i had fun experimenting with a variety of color combos :)

white on blue

blue on white

blue on orange

yellow on blue

grey on yellow

grey on white

black on white

the details

title: little table series

medium: linoleum block print on paper

size: 5 x 6 inches

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color blocking

you know it's all the rage

i mean, look what's out there

 

 via

via

 

via

and, of course

the king of color blocking, rothko

so...naturally, i created color blocks of my own

green, pink and blue on white

yellow, blue and green on white

yellow, green, pink on orange

i threw in black and white for good measure

the details

title: the garden series

medium: linoleum block prints on paper

size: 6 x 8 inches each

texture, layers and scale

went to see mark bradford at the 

museum of contemporary art, chicago

gorgeous day in chicago

my fav thing to do is look at the sides of paintings. 

love to see layers and the artist's hand.

oh, all the texture, texture, texture!

and the layers!

the SCALE- so inspiring

 this work inspires me to go bigger and bolder. 

so.....

you better watch out!

best friends

introducing

cherry tart, flowers and forks best friend...

title: green flowers, floral tablecloth and books

medium: graphite, watercolor and gouache on canvas

size: 8 x 8 inches

she wanted to be placed on the grey shelves in the dining room...

and insisted on having her best friend nearby

yep, paintings have friends too.

enjoy some detail shots:

thinking about

cy twombly

new york times

 

art observed

moma

April 25, 1928 – July 5, 2011