Contrails Over Ash Island Painting

Stephen was born in Philadelphia and moved multiple times throughout his youth including a five year period in Madrid Spain. In his early twenties he moved to Maine to apprentice as a wooden boat builder and quickly put down roots. “There’s a real appreciation for the artist and artisan here. It’s a true community.” Says Stephen of his adopted state. In his over thirty year residence in Maine he developed a reputation in his community for being a talented craftsman, a compassionate leader and an artist who always made time to paint. He has kept a studio and regular studio hours even while renovating his 1840 home in Rockport and managing the local boatbuilding yard Rockport Marine. “Painting is the thing that feeds me most, it ties my life together. Here in Maine there’s beauty and inspiration everywhere.”