A walk through industrial Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Canarsie #1 copyright seanlewis2012

Canarsie #2 copyright seanlewis2012

Canarsie #3 copyright seanlewis2012

Seaview Woods copyright sean lewis 2012

A visit to an abandoned mental hospital in Staten Island, NY.

 I stumbled upon Seaview Hospital while doing some research on Google Maps. I was intrigued by the amount of abandoned buildings and the size of the largest building (about 8 floors). Here are some shots that I took there.

Seaview Fireplace copyright sean lewis 2012

Seaview Abstract #1 copyright sean lewis 2012

Seaview Door #1 copyright sean lewis 2012

Seaview Chair copyright sean lewis 2012

Seaview Abstract #2 copyright sean lewis 2012

Seaview Door #2 copyright sean lewis 2012

 

I was very intrigued by the colors here. This is one of the first abandoned buildings I've seen that wasn't entirely covered with graffiti. Many of the rooms felt almost Mediterranean, like this one:

Seaview Door #3  copyright sean lewis 2012

 

Don't worry, Plenty of black and whites to come.

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Went to print some of the black and white train pics yesterday. Apparently I left some pictures in the darkroom on my last visit. I thought people might enjoy seeing some scenes from inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Tomorrow I'll get the train pics back. They turned out awesome.

Went on a photo taking expedition with Brandi today. Who knew that Queens was so photogenic? The good shots are being developed in black and white. Here are a few I took on Brandi's digital.

Train  copyright Sean Lewis 2010

Untitled  copyright sean lewis 2010

It begins

The painting and I were not getting along very well. I had to start over when I realized I had mismeasured the canvas. But I think it was for the best. I was going to paint the entire background, but then realized much of it would be too dark and show through. So, I made a template on photoshop and drew in the edges with oil pastelle. It was important to lay out the lines of the background first, so I didn't have to lie my ruler on the center after it had been painted. Here is a view of todays progress:

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Now, I plan to paint the center first and background last. Seeing as this is going to take forever, I thought I might document it rather than not post for months. Enjoy! 

Another photo abstraction

I took one of the black and white photos from an earlier post and made this color overlay in photoshop. I then painted it in oil for Geoffrey for christmas! Merry christmas!

Industrial Building #3 copyright sean lewis 2009

Sidewalk findings

I walked around Clinton Hill today looking for cool sidewalk crack patterns. Finding good ones was actually harder than I thought. I guess people keep their sidewalks in good repair in my hood. Here's one of the pieces I made from them: Sidewalk Crack #1 copyright sean lewis 2009

I also found this green paper that had amazing folds: Green Paper copyright sean lewis 2009

Sean Stripes II

My Sean Stripes 'woven' together with a red butterfly pattern. 

Teal and Red 48x48 Oil on canvas copyright sean lewis 2009

This was inspired by my computer's glitches. I was overlaying the red pattern on the teal one in CAD, and the print preview showed it all weird and intertwined. So I gave it that effect when I painted it. Not the first computer glitch inspired design of mine. Excited to go photographing tomorrow! I'm gonna take some sidewalk crack shots!

B+W photo abstraction

Bent Metal 2 copyright sean lewis 2009

Developed some pictures with Brandi last night. It's so nice to be back in a darkroom! Here are a few of my faves. Can't wait to cut them up and collage. Bent Metal 1 copyright sean lewis 2009

Industrial Building 1 copyright seanlewis 2009

Industrial Building 2 copyright sean lewis 2009