North Carolina Church 8x10 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

I'm applying for a darkroom residency today. I had to pull some old photos out of storage and add them to the "archives."

Barn/Fog, Rochester Hills, MI

8x10 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

New abstract painting is finished!

Crash #1 16x20 oil on canvas

I decided to take away the intense color play and zoom in to capture a more abstract moment. I think it comes off as a bit more subtle, but still makes a statement.

New Painting!

I'm starting a new oil. It's a design which I posted a while back. This piece is a bit smaller than most of my work. I hope to finish quickly and that it sells quickly as well.

Too hot to blog. Sorry.

Black and white prints:

2 more Floyd Bennett and 1 Athens suburb.

Floyd Bennett #7 8x10 silver gelatin print. copyright sean lewis 2010

Floyd Bennett #6 8x10 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

Athens Subdivision #2 8x10 digital print. copyright sean lewis 2010

Richmond!!!

I can't wait to get back to Richmond. I'll be there July 2nd! Here are a few pics I developed recently that I took on the roadtrip... In Richmond! Mysterious, no?

Richmond #1 8x10 silver gellatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

Richmond #2 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

One from Athens:

On the drive between Athens, Ga and our campsite there was an oddly vacant swanky looking subdivision. Big walls, gates, curves, and lamp posts, but no houses; no people. I almost missed the shoot, but the light was so beautiful at sunset, that I rushed over to capture it.

Athens Subdivision 8x10 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

More Floyd Bennett pics

Floyd Bennett #3 8x10 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010\




I actually took these before that last batch of color ones. Brandi, Geo, Nash and I went on an exploration trip in some airplane hangers. Here are a few of the best. More to come.

Floyd Bennett # 4 8x10 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

Floyd Bennett #5 8x10 silver gelatin print copyright sean lewis 2010

Not sure what to do with it yet, but isn't this the prettiest thing you've seen? New painting maybe? I have to build/stretch canvas. Oh joy.

Houndstooth Pattern #6 (pointillist houndstooth)

The lightbox has reappeared

17"x14" Marker on Vellum. copyright seanlewis2010

Collage #11

Collage #11 copyright sean lewis 2010

More collage work.

I made the piece below out of old medical bills. I don't love it, but thought I'l share this new product I used to make it.

Yes! Paste. With the collage work I've been doing lately, I've had trouble finding the right adhesive. Glues make paper bubble and glue stick doesn't seem to last. I asked at the Pratt art store and they reccomended this paste. You brush it on and it sticks for good! No bubbles and it's archival. Yay.

Collage #10 copyright sean lewis 2010

Fun times at Floyd Bennett

My friend Jeanette, and I toured some buildings at Floyd Bennet Field yesterday. There are many cool places to explore there. Every time I go, it feels like the place doubles in size. My suggestions for anyone planning a visit: Get lost, get into any building you can find access to, watch out for squatters!
Here are some pieces I've been working on that began at Floyd Bennett.

Floyd Bennett Ceiling Tile #2 copy right sean lewis 2010

Floyd Bennett #1 copyright sean lewis 2010

Floyd Bennett #2 copyright Sean Lewis 2010

Collage #9

I'm really into collage lately.

Collage #8

Looking through old snapshots. Photo and double. Original color. I think thats Lizzy.

Collage #7

Installation #8

Our final installation on the road trip! This one, built in the Mt Hood National Forrest in Oregon was a tribute to moss. Our hike along the Salmon River was amazing. Everything was covered with a thick layer of moss. We scraped away the moss on this fallen tree in a spiral pattern. We wanted the installation to be noticable from the trail, but not to stand out too much.

Reflections on the installations:

I am so happy we chose to build the art installations on this trip. It was a good way to keep producing art while traveling. While hiking, we would often come upon places that we just wanted to spend some more time with. It was easy then to find the right locations. Geoffrey and I would consider what inspired us about the locations and then investigate the materials surrounding us in order to determine what the installation would be. We normally did not spend more than 3 hours on any installation and usually took less time. Normally, I would try to spend more time on a project, but I think this was a good way to start out. In the future, I plan to build more installations and would like to further explore urban installations. I plan to continue using only free/found materials and hope to develop an aesthetic that is dissimilar to current graffiti/installation art in New York.

Installation #7

Big Sur was one of the most amazing places we saw on our trip (check out out campsite video here). Driving along the edge of cliffs on Highway 1 was what inspired installation #7. The sculpture is essentially a driftwood highway the hugs the cliff as it winds down to the beach.

Face Collage


I became a bit lazy about blogging towards the end of my roadtrip, but I am back in NY now! There are a few more installations I need to post, but first, a collage of Angelina Jolie's face!

Installation #5

Austin, Tx was a cool town full of good vibes. Throughout our stay, we kept finding beautifull rivers and creeks. Some were surrounded by developed parks and very connected to the community, while others seemed intimate and secret, surrounded by tall limestone cliffs. We fell in love with one such creek, that had bore into the cliff, leaving a hollowed out crevice. This creek, in Little Stacy Park, inspired our ladder installation. To us, the ladder signified Austins connection and dissconnection to it's water. The ladder is a way to connect places especially in a vertical manner. We also called it a ladder for squirells (to escape our dog Nash).   

Using a knife, we cut through long vines and inserted stick "rungs". Geoffrey had a knife mishap and had to get 5 stitches! He's okay though.

Installation #4


Gulfport, Ms has an interesting, post-disaster feel to it. This area, so dependent on the gulf shore, lost all the buildings within two blocks of the coast. Although much of the area was hit hard, most of it also seemed to rebuild except these two blocks. Similar to Detroit, an urban prarie remains on this central sight. I'm not sure if it's the land prices, the insurance prices, or just that people wisened up, but the coastline of Gulfport remains an anomolie to us. This sad reminder of Katrina and the destruction it caused inspired our fourth installation.

We could only imagine what stood here before and what might stand here in the future.

Installation #3


Savannah, Georgia is an inspiring city indeed. The architecture, parks, food, and people are all amazing. What struck us most was the moss! I knew Savannah was known for it, but I had no idea how prevalent it was. While visiting, we camped at Skidaway Island State Park. Here is our moss inspired installation that we built behind our campsite.

 Our limited equipment left us with just one building method: Throwing the moss

The initial idea was to create a curtain accross the creek. The moss was much harder to work with than planned. We had hoped for a more cohesive, fabric like result, but the moss was not cooperative.

From afar, Geoffrey compared the instalation to a giant sloth. How funny that later in the day we found out that a giant sloth skeleton had been discovered here and is at the Skidaway Interprative Center.