About Steven
Overview: My work is informed by twenty years of pursuing architecture, being immersed in the process of design and construction, and the challenges of designing with both man-made and natural materials. My current work is focused on non-objective abstraction, but also echoes my experiences designing the spaces, forms, and edifices for buildings. However, the work is also reflective of many years attending to the challenges… more
Expression, abstraction and non-objective work
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Winter50 x 48 inch, Acrylic, charcoal, and oil on canvas
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Building Blocks40 x 60 inches, Acrylic on canvas
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House of Fall30 x 60 inches, Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
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Spanish Garden for Bethe22 x 86 inches, Acrylic and oil diptych on stretched canvases
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Journey12 x 18 inch diptych, Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Tower10 x 17, Acrylic and oil on canvas
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Winter Rain12 x 12 inch, Acrylic and ink on paper
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Canyon11 x 11 inches, Acrylic , ink and watercolor on linen paper
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Homage to Albers8 x 8 inch, Watercolor and pencil on paper
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Wondering12.5 x 12.75 inches, Watercolor on hand made paper
Continuous Line
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Summer Line50 x 79 inches, Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Broken Wing36 x 48 inches, Acrylic and oil on canvas
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Through a Looking Glass18 x 18 inches, Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
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Mountains from Mountains30 x 50inches, Acrylic and oil on canvas
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Rolling Hills16 x 79 inches, Acrylic and oil on canvas
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Artifact and Shadows23 x 42 inches, Acrylic and oil on canvas
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Orange Line on Blue Mist4 x 8 inches, Acrylic on wood panel
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Female Space12 x 18 inches, Acrylic and ink on paper
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Blue Dance4 x 4 inches, Acrylic, ink, pencil and oil on wood panel
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Smoke Rings12 x 12 inches, Acrylic, oil and ink on wood panel
Architecturally Inspired
Architecturally inspired works developed from a combination of observation, invention and memory.
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Acrylic paint, pencil and ink on plywood and Masonite board support, 30 x 30 inches
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City on a Table 29 x 12 inches , Acrylic, charcoal and ink on wood panel
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City Still-life11 x 14 inches, Acrylic, ink and charcoal on canvas
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Aqueduct and Barge12 x 12 inches, Acrylic, ink and charcoal on wood panel
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Two Apples9 x 12 inches, Acrylic, ink, gouache, pencil on paper
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I was thinking of Italy9 x 12 inches, Acrylic, ink and charcoal on canvas
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City on a Table40 x 60 inches, Acrylic, and oil on canvas
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For the Children50 x 50 inches, Oil and charcoal on canvas
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Académie Bridge 110 x 10 inches, Pastel, ink, pencil on paper. Permanent collection Venice Biennale Architecture Section
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Académie Bridge 210 x 10 inches, Pastel, ink, pencil on paper. Permanent collection Venice Biennale Architecture Section
Sketchbook Journal
For the past thirty years my journal/sketchbooks have played an essential role in my work. They act as incubator and laboratory for nearly all of my projects, paintings, and constructions as well as a chronicle of my thoughts and ideas about the arts and their role in society. This selection of images representing the spectrum of my investigations..
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook Entry
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
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Sketchbook EntryVarious media: acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper in bound sketchbooks of various sizes
Exploring the Figure
From my earliest days as an artist the figure has been a source of inspiration and interest. Although I don't think of myself as a figurative artist, working with the figure both through observation and invention have influenced my work compositionally and with respect to the language of form that proliferates through it.
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Adam and Eve 50 x 79 inches, collage - mixed medi on plywood,.jpg
50 x 79 inches, Mixed Media: painting, collage, paper, canvas, cardboard, acrylic paint on plywood support. A large collage construction that explores the old testament story in contemporary terms.
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Female figure on a stool_1.jpg
8 x 10 inches, Acrylic and charcoal on wood panel
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Female Looking Left4 x 6 inches, Acrylic, gouache, ink and pencil on linen paper
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Sleeping Venus36" x 48", Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, A narrative tale about the state of dreaming as an experience of the city.
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Female seated nude with outstretched arm4 x 6 inches, Gouache, ink and acrylic on paper
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Female Back9 x 12 inches, Acrylic, charcoal, pencil and ink on cardboard
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Reclining female11 x 14 inches, Acrylic, gouache, ink and charcoal on paper
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Yellow Male3 x 5 inches, Acrylic, pencil and charcoal on wood panel
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Model turning in an old chair10 x 10 inch, Acrylic, gouache, ink and pencil on wood panel
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Model Looking Back14 x 16 inches, Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Thinking Three-dimensionally
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Theater of Time6 x 12 x 3 inches, Bronze from wood and wax maquette, for George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Adam and Eve12 x 18 x 4 inches, Low fired clay and acrylic paint finish, front and back views
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Temple of the Winds6 x 12 x 3 inches, Bronze from wood and wax maquette, for George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Jerusalem House18 x 18 x 6 inches, Mixed media construction: cardboard, wood, found objects and acrylic paint. Front and back views. Commissioned work for Center Stage Theater, Baltimore, Maryland
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City of Children16 x 24 x 10 inches, mixed media; plywood, wood, paper, phototransfer, ink, acrylic paint and foot-locker assemblage
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Theater of Love8 x 8 x 24 inches, Mixed Media: wood, cardboard, canvas, found objects, paper, and acrylic paint.
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The Tempest6 x 9 x 2 inches, Mixed media: cigar box, plaster, wood , cardboard, paper and acrylic paint. Commissioned for the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival.
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Cathedral6 x 10 x 2 inches, Mixed Media: wood, cigar box, cardboard, acrylic paint
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Rumination on a Bowl14 x 8 inch, Low fired red and white clay