An Ode to Norman Lewis
Until I’m back in the studio (after this damn architecture license exam), this Ode to Norman Lewis will have to come in the form of procreate paintings. Exploring colors and compositions.
I had the pleasure of visiting the SFMOMA this past weekend & was blessed by this painting by Norman Lewis. He inspires me for many reasons, but one that comes to the forefront is his emotive abstraction. His experience as a Black man in Harlem resonates through all his work so strongly & poetically. He’s able to say so much with seemingly so little. It inspires me to explore colors in my work & not be afraid of what it might tell me.
Twilight, 1956 by Norman Lewis.
Oil on canvas
59 3/4" x 40"
SKETCH 58
Everything and nothing happening at the same time.
