Comments on: Interview with Kate Lewis

By: Ted Stanuga

Ted Stanuga — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:28:01 +0000

I really love the color and the assembled works. Very inspiring. There is something that approaches the transcendant in the easy natural way your life shows up in your work. That baby’s face thrust right in our face says more for instance about raising a child than any words I have ever read!

By: Norbert Marszalek

Norbert Marszalek — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:33:27 +0000

The assembled pieces also look like aerial views of futuristic interiors…room scenes.

By: Norbert Marszalek

Norbert Marszalek — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:28:29 +0000

“gathering strings and scraps of cardboard like an actual bird might do”

interesting and keen observation – -

By: Karen Appleton

Karen Appleton — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:05:47 +0000

I, like Joanne, enjoyed reading how the events of your life affected your work. Even though the assembled works appear very different from the painted works, I see both as nesting – gathering strings and scraps of cardboard like an actual bird might do – but I did not recognize that until your painted “nests.” Sadie’s portraits make a perfect bridge between the two. Thanks for sharing.

By: Bill Dolan

Bill Dolan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:30:58 +0000

I really love how the baby becomes abstraced the more you look at it. features, shadows, highlights flatten and shift. It’s one of those works that people have described as “always becoming.” It’s something you view over and over and it’s always new. — Nice!

By: Kate Lewis

Kate Lewis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:15:12 +0000

Thanks for your comments! It is really nice to get feedback.

By: Norbert Marszalek

Norbert Marszalek — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:53:56 +0000

I definitely see Matisse in all your work. Good stuff. I especially like the interiors – -

By: Carolyn Lewis

Carolyn Lewis — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:58:02 +0000

November 29, 2008
comments by Carolyn Lewis

I’m lucky to be Kate’s mother-in-law and Sadie Moss Lewis’ grandma.
I’ve really enjoyed this interview. It reveals more about Kate and where from her creativity flows. Sadie is so lucky. Because of her Mother she will be a very interesting young girl and creative in her own way. Her Dad, my son, will bring still other gifts to the table.

I’ve visited the Louvre, Jeu de paume, and many other famous museums, but truthfully neither side of our families have been “into” the arts and I love the exposure and patience that Kate has shown us through this interview and visits to Chicago to know her more, and to share in her concepts as she moves forward in her world, and the world of her family.

Thank you Kate.

Love to all,
Carolyn

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:33:30 +0000

Great honest interview. I love that Kate is open about how each phase of her life affects her artwork. Her assemblages really do convey a sense of wild creativity, a sort of endless possibilities scenario -very much like the excitement of a newborn entering one’s life. The paintings of Sadie are softly painted with washes of bold color -I like that they aren’t precious, as paintings of infants can get. (btw Kate -Sadie never disturbed me at the studio -quite the opposite) Kate’s new paintings of interiors are so fresh -I was surprised they were sourced from magazines.