Lisa Kowalski is not afraid to paint. With bold,
fluid brush strokes and a minimal style, her
paintings have a childlike freedom and a
sophisticated spontaneity. Her dynamic oil
paintings are infused with creative energy,
an intuitive sense of color, and an innate
understanding of composition. When asked to
reflect on her work, she believes, “There is an
unmitigated spontaneity driven by emotive
forces, reacting intuitively, relying on chance
and making arbitrary choices. The works are
not meant to be narrative. I am in love with
everything about the act of painting; the smell,
the lushness of oil paint, color.”
Reminiscent of the Abstract Expressionism
movement of the 1940s and beyond, Kowalski
unleashes the creativity of her unconscious
mind through the impulsive quality of her
approach, therefore making the process just as
important as the painting itself. She paints what
she feels, capturing the essence of herself and
all she has absorbed in the world, displaying
it on the canvas or board in the form of
uncalculated marks, rich textures, and games
of positive and negative space.
Lisa received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
in 1988 from The School of the Art Institute
of Chicago. She currently divides her time
between her studio in Chicago, Illinois and her
home in Grand Haven, Michigan.
View More of Lisa Kowalski's work Here
fluid brush strokes and a minimal style, her
paintings have a childlike freedom and a
sophisticated spontaneity. Her dynamic oil
paintings are infused with creative energy,
an intuitive sense of color, and an innate
understanding of composition. When asked to
reflect on her work, she believes, “There is an
unmitigated spontaneity driven by emotive
forces, reacting intuitively, relying on chance
and making arbitrary choices. The works are
not meant to be narrative. I am in love with
everything about the act of painting; the smell,
the lushness of oil paint, color.”
Reminiscent of the Abstract Expressionism
movement of the 1940s and beyond, Kowalski
unleashes the creativity of her unconscious
mind through the impulsive quality of her
approach, therefore making the process just as
important as the painting itself. She paints what
she feels, capturing the essence of herself and
all she has absorbed in the world, displaying
it on the canvas or board in the form of
uncalculated marks, rich textures, and games
of positive and negative space.
Lisa received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988 from The School of the Art Institute
of Chicago. She currently divides her time
between her studio in Chicago, Illinois and her
home in Grand Haven, Michigan.
View More of Lisa Kowalski's work Here