Tom Stephens

RCAD Alumni // Fine Arts

“The link and constant in my paintings come from the process in which I paint. Texture, color, balance, and a sense of craft are my main concern. The paintings are as much about the paint as the subject matter. The layering and different forms of mark-making techniques along with the paint qualities and surfaces keep me exploring different ways of developing my working process. My finished paintings must function on several levels and engage the viewer at different distances. Through layering, color, and texture the paintings contain a certain complexity and focus on the fluid qualities of the paint itself.” Tom Stephens’s paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States. In addition he is one of the original members of S/Art/Q. a contemporary collective of working artists in Sarasota.