STEVE WHITNEY
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Steve Whitney is primarily a landscape painter, but he also enjoys painting portraits, figurative work and still life. He considers himself a painterly realist with impressionist tendencies. His primary medium is oil, but he also works in acrylic and less frequently in watercolor. Steve has had paintings in all three media accepted into local, regional, and national juried shows, including Oil Painters of America’s national and regional exhibits, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society’s national exhibit, the Louisiana Watercolor Society’s national show, and the Northwest Watercolor Society’s Open Exhibition.
Steve studied many years with Deanne Lemley, who, he says, “taught me how to see like a painter.” He has also studied with Jan Hart, Catherine Gill, Ned Mueller, Dianna Shyne, and Eric Weigardt, all of whom have had a profound influence on his development as an artist.
Steve collaborated with Eric Weigardt on a series of articles on painting for International Artist magazine, and wrote several articles for American Artist, including profiles of Deanne Lemley and Jerry Stitt. Steve also is the author and illustrator of A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics and A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon, among other titles on natural history.
Although Steve is a representational painter, he respects and enjoys abstract and conceptual works for their originality and courage. He rejects attempts to separate these three different modes of expression, arguing that all are essential parts of the visual language humans use to experience and express their response to the world. All three traditions can be traced back to the beginnings of visual expression and are likely to continue side by side for as long as humans exist.
Steve is a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society and the Montana Watercolor Society. He is also President of the Eastside Association of Fine Arts, and a member of Plein Air Painters of Washington,and Oil Painters of America. Steve lives with his wife Vandana near a lovely river outside Seattle, WA.
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