Comments on: Interview with Ellen Kozak

By: Carol Saginaw

Carol Saginaw — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:34:11 +0000

We both loved the interview. It was fascinating to learn about your life in art over the years and how your thinking and work has evolved. One’s response to art is so individual. Works either speak to you or not. I have always loved your pieces; I find them beautiful and mesmerizing.

By: Fredericka Foster

Fredericka Foster — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 19:48:10 +0000

The depth of this interview is fantastic. Building from her early influences into the thoughtful and intuitive way that Ellen developed her unique way of seeing the river. You also captured the interactions between the river and how she thinks and perceives. Ellen was so eloquent in the way her technique influences the look of the work itself. This is one of the best artists’ interviews I have read. Thank you both.

By: Susan Wides

Susan Wides — Mon, 04 May 2020 17:47:22 +0000

As a great admirer of Ellen’s work for some time, I greatly enjoyed this in depth interview. Her words give much insight into her process, and her concepts. Very illuminating. It is inspiring to learn more about the thoughtful evolution of her art. And to think more about links in common to my own work. Thanks so much for this worthwhile interview and your larger project!

By: David Fratkin

David Fratkin — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:43:33 +0000

Ellen Kozak mentions that her repetitive, spellbound painting motion can look ridiculous. Well, from the ridiculous to the sublime. Thank you for the excellent insights into a wonderful painter’s history, methods, perceptions.

By: Andrew Wykes

Andrew Wykes — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:48:04 +0000

I enjoyed the depth of the interview., methods and ascetics of the picture plane. Thank you, Larry.and Ellen

By: Tony Phillips

Tony Phillips — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:15:07 +0000

Ellen’s work has a quality that transcends the senses. It carries the whiff of the river, its subtler sounds. Perhaps I can say this because I spent a night immersed in what were distinctively deep water dreams a few feet above the level of the Hudson at Scott and Ellen’s place. Her paintings will always evoke that experience. While they have astute abstract qualities, her paintings never for a moment escape the dream of water for me with a range of sensory associations beyond what is apparent.

By: PAUL GALLAY

PAUL GALLAY — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 23:25:09 +0000

My appreciation for Ellen’s work is endless. Reading about her method and enjoying the images of her work, as I scrolled through this lovely article, reminded me of what a powerful idea the Hudson has been for generation after generation of creative artists. To be part of the Riverkeeper organization and have a hand in the preservation of “the river that flows both ways” has been the high point of my career.

I have one of Ellen’s canvases in my office – it will be the first thing i reconnect with, when we all finally get out of quarantine. It’s funny – I walk by the Hudson each day and it gives me joy – but there’s something about the paintings and photography of the river that our partners in the art world have created that I just miss so much right now.