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The need for creative expression has always been on Stephens life agenda. With encouragement from fellow artists and friends, Stephen travels the life-long journey of an artist. Not only is he a painter but he has also written music and worked as a professional photographer.
After more than a decade traveling the globe searching for wildlife with the illustrations division of the National Geographic Society, Stephen has parked his easel between the Yukon Territory Mountains and the Lake Superior forests with the moose and bear, where he creates oil paintings from firsthand experiences.
Stephens hallmark style combines realism with suggestion from an impressionistic approach. "If I wanted to paint every blade of grass and each hair on an animal, I would be taking photographs and calling them art; the camera takes too much out of the creative equation.
He always thought the process of putting paint to board is magical and this thought permeates his painting. "Imagine being part of a community that began with cave painting and continues today, where the paints and brushes have remained the same over the centuries."
Recently Stephen joined the faculty of Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario to begin teaching new courses with PAINTING IN OILS. It gives Stephen immense pleasure to pass his knowledge on to other painters. He began with a Landscape Painting and Beginners course this past November, 2009 and into February, 2010.
Stephens new work continues to be represented by Artique, Ltd. in Anchorage, Alaska and by New Horizons Gallery in Fairbanks, Alaska. Also The Framing Post in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Besides these galleries, you can also see new paintings every November at the Collectors Covey Gallerys Miniature Show in Dallas, Texas or online.
Stephen's a charter member of Artists For Conservation (formerly Worldwide Nature Artists Group).
Thanks to everyone who turned out for this years' ART ZOOM event in downtown Thunder Bay. ART ZOOM.
