I first saw Steve Austin's work last year and have followed his progress since then. Not only are his paintings gorgeous, the ideas they express resonate with me...The beauty and resilience of nature in his work grounds me with a soothing balm.
Judy Anderson, Denver, CO
Thank you, Stephen, for the wonderful artwork you have always produced and the serenity and happiness I feel when enjoying them.
Patricia Garrett, Tampa, FL
I work at a large scale. Large paintings augment the visual impact. It is this initial impact, often perceived from a distance, that draws the viewer inside the work where a more intimate connection between observer and the observed can be realized. I see the picture plane as a portal beckoning the viewer to enter. The often-vertical orientation of my paintings suggests such a doorway into a world of energetic movement.
I believe that a strong drawing is the essential framework upon which my painting is structured. The application of pigment merely serves to complement the initial drawing, an extension of the drawing itself. I do not delineate a point where drawing stops and painting begins. Should the initial drawing be weak or confusing, or should its initial gestural design lack vigor, I will abandon it altogether and begin again. No amount of painting technique can compensate for a failed drawing.
Galleries:
Opus One, Atlanta Georgia
Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta Georgia
Gallerie des Arte, Sarasota Florida
Valkarie Gallery, Denver Colorado
Spark Gallery, Denver Colorado
D’art Gallery, Denver Colorado
I consider all objects of the natural world with an equal level of scrutiny and importance. When I look at a landscape, I do not see an inert mass. Rather, I sense great energies at work, dynamic movement more akin to an ocean, or a living organism in a constant state of powerful flux. Here great energy is in evidence. The energy that I observe in our universe that illuminates galaxies is of the same source that illuminates the tail of a tiny firefly. No one instance of the release of energy is mundane. All are sublime. Depicting this energy and the life forms it manifests is my singular goal.
Steve's painting style is unique and creative. I have one of his landscape works, the color in his works has a way of capturing your eye and holding your attention.
Joy Lucisano, Dillon, CO
I have been an adoring fan of Steve’s work for many years, and have several pieces of his work in my home. His use of color and geometric designs are particularly outstanding!
Deanna Raso, Denver, CO
Exhibitions:
Littleton Museum 2015
Littleton Museum one-man show 2016
Lone Tree Art Expo 2017
Brighton Armory in 2017
Valkarie Gallery one-man show: The Atmosphere, 2018
Valkarie Gallery one-man show: Non-linear Realities, 2019
Architecture of Form, 2021
Spark Gallery Patterns of Chaos in Nature – The Medical Arts at Spark November 2021
D’art Gallery Third Annual Group Show 2022.
Littleton Museum 2023
39th Annual All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Arts & Humanities Center, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 2023