Randall Steinke

I fell in love with painting in college when I had painting and art history classes. I have painted since then but in intermittent periods, taking painting and figurative drawing classes. Life circumstances led me back to painting which I now do as a full-time endeavor. I paint in an figurative expressionist (colorist) style which uses bold vibrant colors on figurative subjects with the use of shapes to coalesce into an artwork. When I look at the world around us I see shapes, image shapes occur from texture change, color changes, light/dark changes and others.. Once I have an image that is abundant with shapes I then work to make the composition fit into a coherent image. The shapes and composition are then transferred to my canvas, a process that involves interpreting and creating a harmonious image. When working with the shapes, color is not a major factor at this point in the development of the artwork but colors do start manifesting themselves. Once satisfied with the forms on the canvas, I began to conceptualize colors that complement the shapes. When I’m satisfied with at least one color, I begin to interject color on to the shapes which always results in other colors manifesting themselves. For me every artwork is a conscio...

Masters of Architecture from the University of Illinois Fine Arts College.

2023 Foothills Art Center – 2023 FAC Members Show - Juried Group Show – Jan 27 – Mar 26 2022

2022 Knoll Gallery – Holy Moly, What's Next - Juried Group Show – Dec 9 – Jan 14 2022

2022 Pirate Contemporary Galley – The Outsider Show - Group Show – Nov 18 – Dec 11 2022

2022 Littleton Museum – Labyrinth - Juried Group Show – Nov 4 – Dec 31 2022

2022 Edge Gallery - On Edge 2022 - Group Show - Sept 16 - Nov 2 2022

2022 Waldschänke Ciders + Coffee - Group Show - Aug 22 - Sept 21 2022

2022 Knoll Gallery - Creature Comforts - Group Show - July 29 - Sept 3 2022

2022 Saatchi Art - The Other Art Fair - Virtual Edition - May 23 - June 5 2022