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I primarily paint using acrylics on canvas. Although each work may be 90% acrylics, I often include additional materials like gold leaf, drawing materials, epoxy resin, collage, oil paint, and other mixed media within each painting to add diversity and complexity to the layers. This additional complexity is a means to add mystery and ultimately draw the viewer in for a closer experience. In my recent work, I add an additional painting of invisible glow-in-the-dark paint on top of the painting to reveal a secondary image with some alterations to its daytime version. For instance in the painting "Candles in the dark" I added a family of bears that come out only at night.

Bright, full strength colors, splashed energetically across the surfaces, represent a spirit of courage and thirst to experience a full life. 

I create work that feels childlike in heart and subject matter, but demonstrates experience and care in my attention to detail. My work is nostalgic, as I choose imagery that asks the viewer to remember the awe of being a child, using your imagination, watching movies like the Goonies and playing in treehouses, and also full of love for family. This series began with my work titled "Luke's Lighthouse" and I enjoyed taking photographs pushing my son in his swing, from a myriad of angles, to get the right point of view to blend the two of us into a fantastical abstract scene. With each new iteration I have added something new, either in material, subject matter, or thought.  

My work is my attempt at capturing the fleeting special moments of being with my family. We have experienced loss, as many have, and my work is an outpouring of my heart, as I cope, and learn to be grateful for all the blessings I have, in this beautiful and precious life we share.

If you have any questions or would like to contact me regarding a painting or potential commission, please email me at stephenlursen@gmail.com