About | Amy Lewis Fine Art

This is a small oil painting. There is a glass jar with a gilded border on the top and bottom edges. Inside the jar there is a lot of cash money. Next to the glass jar there is a twenty dollar bill. The jar is resting on a hot pink velvet tablecloth. In the background there is green wallpaper with a money inspired design. Light is coming from the right and illuminating the scene. This is a still life contemporary realism painting.

This is an oil painting. This is a room with a black room and light pouring in from the left. There is a dark red satin curtain with fringe swag crossing the room. In the foreground there is a white table with a glass swan bowl filled with French fries. There is a woman’s hand reaching for a French fry. The woman’s hand is wearing several costume jewelry ring and a ring pop. She is wearing a large emerald costume jewelry bracelet and a gold bracelet. This is a contemporary realism painting by a Tacoma artist woman.

This is a watercolor painting. In the background there is a wood grain. In the foreground there is an orange formica table. On the table there is a white napkin with a large raised donut with chocolate frosting. Next to the donut and napkin there is an open can of Red bull energy drink. The scene is lit from behind. There are lots of blues, oranges and browns in this painting. This is a still life contemporary realism painting.

This is an oil painting. This is a dark room illuminated by light from the right. The view is looking down on a man’s sequin suit. In one hand he is holding a coffee cup and cigarette. In the other hand he is holding the matching saucer. The coffee cup and saucer are white and gold. The sequin suit is gold and creams. The background is black. There are lots of blues, blacks and whites in this painting. On his right hand wrist there is a large watch. The watch has a black band and gold face. The inscription on the watch says Thine be the glory. This is a contemporary realism painting by a local Tacoma woman.

This is an oil painting of a woman in a black jumpsuit. The jumpsuit has white crystal buttons. She is standing in front of a mirror. You can see her portrait in the mirror. The mirror has a gilded carved framed. Behind the mirror is a dark green wallpaper with white lotus inspired flowers. The woman is holding a Cup Noodle and a pair of chopsticks. The woman is wearing green costume jewelry earrings, necklaces, a ring and a large gold bracelet. This is a contemporary realism painting by a local Tacoma woman.

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Interview feature in Creative Boom, October 5th 2021

September 11th, 2021 Solo Art Exhibit, The Perkin Building

2021 featured in Envision Arts Magazine, edition #6

2020 collaboration with Grit City Magazine, edition #10

2020-2021 Nova Expansion Gallery

2017-2021 Tacoma Studio Tour

2015 Gage Academy of Art, Portfolio Intensive

statement

There's aesthetic joy in the cheap foods we eat and in the hands we work with but we often overlook it. Luxurious settings and richly decorated people matched with common objects and foods creates a juxtaposition designed to highlight things we take for granted. I am inspired by everyday surroundings, editorial photography and the paintings of aristocracy in the 18th-19th centuries.

Smooth surfaces, a complete precise foundational drawing and 3-5 layers of paint bring to life an idea rendered in watercolor or oil paint. Oil paintings are completed on primed, cradled, birch panels. Watercolors paintings are completed on Arches paper that has been mounted on a cradled, birch panel. All paintings are ready to hang.

Our world is bursting with the unexpected and the beautiful. In the beauty of the ordinary I am reminded to be grateful and to use my privileges for the good of others.

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Bio

Amy Lewis is a visual artist working in watercolor and oil paints. Her colorful, realist paintings are snapshots of ordinary life glamorized. Her work can be found in Nova Expansion Gallery, a micro gallery not far from the Seattle Space Needle. She received her BA in Business Management from the University of Washington. She attended a Youth program at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle which introduced classical methods of drawing and painting to her self taught repertoire. Experience is the best teacher and her art education began as a small child and will never end.

She was born, raised and currently lives in the City of Destiny, Tacoma, WA.