My (Steve) paintings are a mixed bag, with some themes. Some are are just places and weather, but usually developed from sketches and memories. In a long life of making and studying art works of all kinds, I’ve always been keen not to trap myself in what other people think is good. I try to find ways of entertaining people and perhaps to widen their views a little as I do it.
Some are what Ruth calls social realism, that are made up from memories and bits of photos to evoke events, people, a time, even place. Others represent what is evoked by a book, as in the Gandalf paintings that I started doing for people, on their student room windows, in the early 1970’s.
In later years I have sketched more regularly such as those below of the Peebles area from the Pebbles Hydro, when I couldn’t move easily and the weather was very doubtful.
Some are to get people to think about things that might otherwise be ignored, such as the trees in big houses and gardens, or an abandoned canal and bridge. There are examples here of sketches, acrylic works, e-pictures, murals and combinations of those. All images a free for you to use. As with all my work, I have sold them only to make money for charity. If you want an image, make a donation to the charity of your choice.
During 2020 I made a work that was a collage of mini versions of parts of the view from our bedroom during Lockdown. I then did some others of the same view based on the Lockdown experience, reflected in the view.
I often paint best when someone says something like ‘I like washing on the line’ and I commemorate that. Some of the photos are not very good because they are old and I don’t have access to the paintings to redo them.
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