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Intuitive Paintings by Stephen Arthur

May 3 - 27

716 East Hastings Street, Vancouver

Reception: May 6 from 2-4pm

Free and open to the public. This event is part of the Strathcona Art Walk.

Artist Talk: May 20 from 1-3pm

Free and open to the public. Reserve your seat by emailing us at outsidersandothers@gmail.com

"I'm a retired technical-writer, a past experimental-animation filmmaker, and a long-ago screenwriter, born in Vancouver. Since May 2021 I'm an intuitive painter. 

All of my paintings are created by a kind of spontaneous improvisation and stream of consciousness that often generates unexpected insights and symbolism. I seem to be creating my own mythology with its own inner logic, where the tension in the figurative images often produces a kind of cinematic narrative—including transformations, transfer of visual affinities, and intriguing ambiguities not seen at first glance. As a person who may be “on the spectrum,” I believe my point of view is unique yet often addresses universal themes with layers of ambiguity that make people think and feel beyond their conventional assumptions.

As a low-income pensioner, I have no commitments and can’t be a tourist, so I’ve been making one painting a week steadily for two years so far and I feel very inspired to continue with this painting process indefinitely.

Although I do have formal training in film production and have experience creating self-taught animation, I have no training or education in painting or fine art, and I’m developing my painting practice in a self-taught manner, simply by doing it.

I primarily paint "for process, not product," a liberating slogan from the book that inspired me: Life, Paint and Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression. My wife had taken classes from the authors of the book and she suggested I try it. I was amazed by the process. I’m constantly surprised and delighted by what arises in the scenes of my unplanned paintings as I react from one image to the next."

Stephen Arthur

This is the first time Stephen has exhibited his artwork in public.

Please note that prices do not include shipping and handling charges.
If you want a quote email us at outsidersandothers@gmail.com
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Stephen Arthur

The Connecting Scenery

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

Yellow Creatures on Blue

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

The Blue and Yellow Spill Response

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

Woman Over All

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

Discovering

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

The Arrival

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

The Signal (Consolation and Celebration)

19.5" x 27.5"

Tempera paint on smooth card 100 lb

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Stephen Arthur

The Turquoise Curtain (A Show for the Mutants)

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

Swimming in Red

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

Pigfooter

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

The Star of Bethlehem, New York

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

The Monoliths and Their New Visitor

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on vellum Bristol 80lb paper

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Stephen Arthur

Garden of Awareness

22" x 28"

Tempera paint on 4-ply railroad board

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Stephen Arthur

Holding It Together

19.5" x 27.5"

Tempera paint on smooth card 100 lb

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Stephen Arthur

Holding It Together No. 2

11" x 14"

Tempera paint on canvas

SOLD

Stephen Arthur

Catch a Falling Star

30" x 40"

Tempera paint on reclaimed canvas

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Stephen Arthur

Rewilding (a.k.a. Tails of a Nuclear Family)

19.5" x 27.5"

Tempera paint on smooth card 100 lb

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Stephen Arthur

Sinking the Board of Directors

20" x 26"

Tempera paint on smooth card 100 lb

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