BIRTHPLACE:   Detroit, Michigan BIRTH YEAR:   1942 LIVES IN:   Marietta, Georgia WORKS IN:   Marietta, Georgia ADDRESS:   2569 Little John Trail SE, Marietta, GA 30067

PHONE:   770 971.3769 WEBSITE:   http://homepage.mac.com/steveartist/Stev... SCHOOLS:   Mumford High School / Detroit, Michigan, 1960, H.S. Diploma University of Michigan / Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1965, B.S. in Graphic Design Portfolio Center / Atlanta, Georgia, 1983, Diploma in Visual Communications REPRESENTING GALLERIES:   Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, TN / Catherine Kelleghan Gallery, Atlanta, GA

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

My art is about an imaginary world.  I am inspired by memories, daydreams and my curiousty about things that around us.  These creations combine the real with the imaginary, now with then and what we actually see with what the mind sees.  Perhaps a miniature society lays claim to the same real estate as our own.  Day, night or the seasons perhaps appear simultaneously.  The large and the small swap places.  It's meant to be both idiosyncratic and ambiguous.     

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

I was born in Detroit, Michigan in April of 1942.  My family lived in Detroit, Michigan during all of my formative years.  I attended Detroit Public Schools from kindergarten through high school graduation in 1960.  My College years were spent at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design in 1965. 

After a twenty five year career, first in the fine paper business and later as a graphic designer, my painting career began 1992.  At first I painted part time while working in art galleries, at a book publisher and in graphic design production.  Since 1997 I’ve been a full-time artist.  I’ve created over 360 unique paintings, drawings and watercolors since 1991.  I am currently represented by galleries in Atlanta and Nashville.

I’ve participated in dozens of curated and juried shows in several states.  My first solo museum show was held at the LaGrange Art Museum in LaGrange, Georgia in 2006.  Since 1997 I’ve been published three times each in nationally juried publications NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS and the original AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR published by Alcove Books.  My work can be found in over 150 private, corporate, public and museum collections.  

My wife, Donna, and I live in Marietta, GA.  She is an analyst for an international insurance firm and a promising writer.  Between us we have four children and five grandchildren.