"New Works"
by
Steve Carpenter
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| "Lilies" 2009 |
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"I bring life to my pictures by using marks,
layers, and color in order to create a history. Spots of color are
worked over and over, both pleasing and disappointing areas of the
picture. The picture is complete when I can walk away from the drawing
and feel no need to pick, scratch or add another mark."
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| "Como Lilies" |
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| "Dayglo Field" |
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Carpenter’s landscapes are easily recognizable
because of their vibrant colors. The colors are vigorous and
experimental with brilliant magentas, blues, purples, and splashes of
yellow. He intensifies the natural color of the surrounding landscape.
To achieve his desired coloration while maintaining the freedom to
draw, Steven Carpenter works primarily in pastel. His works are created
in the studio and are a combination of reality and imagination.
Sometimes motivation is drawn from visits to museums where he absorbs
the colors of Klimt and Monet.
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| "Dotted Forest" |
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His innovative use of color was inspired by a
trip to the Far East during his college years. Art was his field of
study and he completed his BA in 1982 at St. Olaf College in
Northfield, Minnesota. He has also studied at Soochow University,
National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan; the Cheinmai University in
Cheinmai, Thailand; and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| "Hickey Woods" |
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| "Rainbow Field" |
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Carpenter has participated in solo and group
exhibitions in Minnesota and Wisconsin and his works have received
numerous awards. His pieces are included in many private and corporate
collections.
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| "Orange Field" |
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Carpenter has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Minnesota and Wisconsin and his works have received numerous awards. His pieces are included in many private and corporate collections.
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