Stephen Thornhill 'Paso 2'
Drawer 5- Paso 2, Gouache, acrylic, graphite and charcoal on paper, 11 x 15 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
My current body of work draws deeply from time spent in the wilderness, meditations upon music, and the desire to explore visual elements layered upon this framework. Scenes of crashing lightning and hovering mountains are born out of observation, which turn sharply into imagined places of self-invention. The imagery nods to the mystery and fascination found in landscape, where there is always something new to discover. In the end, the aim of my artististic practice is to present a fresh, honest and soulful object that speaks with rhythm, like a great song. Like a voice stretching for an octave above and slipping into a delightful crackle, the paintings reach and risk for a surface both luscious and fraught.
Artist Bio
Stephen Thornhill was born in Brindisi, Italy and grew up mostly there and Southern Texas. He received his BFA from Texas A&M Corpus and MFA from the University of Delaware. He lived and worked in Brooklyn, NY from 2002 to 2010 then moved to southern California where he is now based in the city of Santa Ana. His work has been shown in various cities across the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Houston. And outside of the States in Japan, Greece and Mexico. He was recently featured in the Spring Issue 17 of Art Maze Mag.
Drawer 5- Paso 2, Gouache, acrylic, graphite and charcoal on paper, 11 x 15 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
My current body of work draws deeply from time spent in the wilderness, meditations upon music, and the desire to explore visual elements layered upon this framework. Scenes of crashing lightning and hovering mountains are born out of observation, which turn sharply into imagined places of self-invention. The imagery nods to the mystery and fascination found in landscape, where there is always something new to discover. In the end, the aim of my artististic practice is to present a fresh, honest and soulful object that speaks with rhythm, like a great song. Like a voice stretching for an octave above and slipping into a delightful crackle, the paintings reach and risk for a surface both luscious and fraught.
Artist Bio
Stephen Thornhill was born in Brindisi, Italy and grew up mostly there and Southern Texas. He received his BFA from Texas A&M Corpus and MFA from the University of Delaware. He lived and worked in Brooklyn, NY from 2002 to 2010 then moved to southern California where he is now based in the city of Santa Ana. His work has been shown in various cities across the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Houston. And outside of the States in Japan, Greece and Mexico. He was recently featured in the Spring Issue 17 of Art Maze Mag.
Drawer 5- Paso 2, Gouache, acrylic, graphite and charcoal on paper, 11 x 15 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
My current body of work draws deeply from time spent in the wilderness, meditations upon music, and the desire to explore visual elements layered upon this framework. Scenes of crashing lightning and hovering mountains are born out of observation, which turn sharply into imagined places of self-invention. The imagery nods to the mystery and fascination found in landscape, where there is always something new to discover. In the end, the aim of my artististic practice is to present a fresh, honest and soulful object that speaks with rhythm, like a great song. Like a voice stretching for an octave above and slipping into a delightful crackle, the paintings reach and risk for a surface both luscious and fraught.
Artist Bio
Stephen Thornhill was born in Brindisi, Italy and grew up mostly there and Southern Texas. He received his BFA from Texas A&M Corpus and MFA from the University of Delaware. He lived and worked in Brooklyn, NY from 2002 to 2010 then moved to southern California where he is now based in the city of Santa Ana. His work has been shown in various cities across the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Houston. And outside of the States in Japan, Greece and Mexico. He was recently featured in the Spring Issue 17 of Art Maze Mag.