Stephen Stewart

My art means a great deal to me and I take it very seriously. Like Agnes Martin, I believe in the purity of art. It's force is like that of a wave it comes in then goes out. I strive to constantly make my work better and better each time. But like Pat Steir, I try to let the painting take place on it's own and only manipulate certain aspects of the work. For me, my expressiveness is central to my artwork, it defines it if you will. I achieve this by a strong use of color and bold brush strokes. At times you can see the frenzy of the brush sliding across the canvas. This electricity or energetic force is what gives my works, what I call, aliveness. It is the energy or force that you feel when you stand in front of my works.

In my process, I primarily use oil, acrylic, oil pastels and graphite. Typically, I will use many layers of paint and mark making as well as blending to achieve my desired affects. While painting many of my marks and brush strokes are made to classical music. In particular, Cello and Violin Concertos. I am particularly fond of Vivaldi.

People often ask, how do you know when a painting is done? There is a painter from New Zealand that I greatly admire Doreen McNeill she summed it up the best " I paint till the p...

Stephen D Stewart, b. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 1979

Lives and works in Breaux Bridge, LA. Stephen Stewart attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. During his time there he studied Economics. While in college he took some art classes such as art appreciation. Where he discovered he had a talent for art and sculpting. Stephen is a self-taught artists with a strong foundation in art history, art process, and the affects of art on culture at large. He had an Uncle Frank Gray who was known for his still life and landscape paintings. Frank Gray was an oil painter and studied classical painting. His influence and the influence of the art community of Dallas and Houston strongly influenced his art education.

Education:

2008 BBA, Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas (Did not complete degree)

Solo Exhibitions: Olivier St (Private Showing)

Group Exhibitions: BARE WALLS 2025-Rader, Summit, Lafayette Regional Airport

Collections:

Private Collection: Lafayette, LA, Abbeville, LA, New Iberia, LA

Memberships:

BARE WALLS

Lafayette Art Association

Solo Exhibitions: Olivier St (Private Showing)

Group Exhibitions: LAA (Fall Show 2025), LAA (Eye Of The Beholder 2025-Juried), BARE WALLS 2025-Rader, Summit, Lafayette Regional Airport

Collections:

Private Collection: Lafayette, LA, Abbeville, LA, New Iberia, LA