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Steve remembers the first picture
he drew - a jalopy at age seven. As he filled the blank sheet of
paper with the bent fenders, torn convertible top and steam
erupting from the radiator cap he began an artist’s journey that
continues to this day.
Mostly self
taught Steve looks for creative ways to express the drama and
beauty he sees around him. He w orks in pen and ink, acrylics,
charcoal, pencil and colored markers. His subjects include homes
and buildings, portraits, equestrian art and pets, scenic views
and caricatures.
While working in advertising and industrial design he widened his
expertise to include computer Steve studied art and design while a
theater major at Rutgers University, the University of Miami and
Catholic University. Many of his designs found expression as
theatrical costumes and sets, which he also built.
He has continued his art education at the Maine College of Art and
the Heartwood College of Art. On trips, rather than using a
camera, he prefers to capture the memories on a sketch pad.
Important visual influences in Steve’s art embrace the freedom of
the Impressionists, the dramatic fantasies of Boris Vallejo, the
wholesome fun of Norman Rockwell, the romantic danger of Howard
Pyle, the daring architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, the fluid
lines of Al Hirschfeld’s Broadway caricatures and the glamorous
spectacle of the old MGM musicals.
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