CATHERINE NEWMAN

INTERIORS

Catherine Newman lives and works in New York City.

“My paintings of furniture show a single, deeply considered image. The objects are positioned close to the picture frame emphasizing a sense of interiority. There’s a personal sense of time and the reach of memory that brings out the implicit nature of these pieces. I have approached them with vulnerability and awe.”

“The sense of interior space is really important to me. The interior is not only the inside, but also the internal. My paintings reflect the balance of those notions in a number of ways”. 

I”f you look closely at the surface of my paintings, you can see that there are layers and layers of paint. After I initially prepare the surface of the canvas or wood panel, I begin the drawing process. When that is complete I begin to fill in the tones of color. The layering is done with brushes, palette knives, rubbing with cloths, and almost always wet into dry paint. The subtlety of the palette is achieved as the different layers of under painting begin to read through the surface. It creates a depth all its own and defines the surface in unique ways”.

To view Catherine’s paintings please click on the images below: