Stephen Powlesland
Bradford on AvonArtistic background
ABOUT ME
I am an artist working in the Modernist and Expressionist styles. I paint in acrylics, but I also sometimes use water colour, pens and pasted paper collage. I work on good quality cartridge paper, card, canvas and canvas board.
My paintings vary in size from not much bigger than a CD cover, up to 50 by 60 cm. My subject matter is quite eclectic, I often introduce elements of chance to my work, for example, using playing cards to make decisions for me.
I am a disabled artist suffering from: Dyslexia, Autism spectrum disorder & Chronic fatigue syndrome. Wether I should regard my self as a disabled artist (as apposed to an artist who just happens to be disabled) is unclear to me. However my disability’s do effect my work. An example being that I work from a mixture of photographs, sketches (sometimes) and imagination, as I seldom feel well enough to paint outside.
Childhood and education.
Art has all ways been my main drive and what has motivated me. As far as I can remember, I have all ways been an artist.
I was born in Kent, but have lived mostly in South East London, prior to 2016, when I moved to Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire.
From 1974 to 1984 I studied fine art, painting and art history (mostly modern) at:
1974 to 1978. Kingsway, Princeton college, London:
1979 to 1980. Wimbledon college of art, Wimbledon, London:
1980 to 1984. Ravensborn college of art and design, Kent:
Exhibitions:
Group shows:
2006. The toads mouth cafe open exhibition, South East London
2009, 2010, 2011. Dulwich open studios and Art Dog London group shows, South East London
One man shows:
1985. Greenwich theatre gallery, Greenwich.
2007. The Albany coffee shop, Deptford, London
2008. Lewisham library, Lewisham, London
March to December 2009. Rotating exhibition staged in three local pubs, Deptford, Forest Hill, Sydenham, South East London.
2016. Bradford on Avon tea rooms. Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.
Art fairs.
2013: Landmark art gallery summer arts fair, Teddington.
2014: Untitled art gallery summer arts fair. Chelsea, London.
gardens or “Little Gardens” (because a lot of them were literally small) seem to be a very good subject, enabling my personal approach to colour and form. However most recently I have found abstraction and abstract painting to also be interesting.
In 2019 I joined the trend towards posting copies of my work online. regularly, since then, I have pasted my work on Facebook.
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Testimonial
The first time I saw Stephen Powlesland's artwork I was immediately drawn
to it. The compositions are pleasing, the colors are saturated and vibrant.Mr. Powlesland has a style design esthetic unique to him. It is reminiscentof a combination of styles. I see artistic influences such as linear expressionism,cubism, and abstract-ism in his compositions. His painting entitled, Black Tulips isa wonderful example of his freedom to create an image that captivates the imagination.
I had the good fortune to purchase his painting, Black Tulips and the experience was wonderful.Stephen communicated with me for a number of weeks as my payment traveled from the U.S.to England. When I received his work it was packaged well and made the journey without a flaw.
My husband and I will enjoy Black Tulips for years to come.
Interests
AS well as art I enjoy film, food and online games.Accepts Commissions?
Yes
£400.00
- Demand Earth
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£400.00
- Metropolis number 4
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£270.00
- Babel number 12
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Fire Flowers
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£400.00
- Cubic Garden number 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Summer Garden
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£200.00
- Cubic Garden
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Tree number 11
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£500.00
- The Bubble
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Windmills number 5
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£400.00
- At the Circus number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Construction number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£400.00
- The Triangle
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£400.00
- Blue Forest
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£400.00
- Spiral Tree (tree number 11)
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£400.00
- Sea Snails
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Wind Mills number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£600.00
- Wind mills number 3
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£600.00
- Four Moons and Wind Mills
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£600.00
- Wind Mills number 4
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£600.00
- Falling Down
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£600.00
- Red and Blue Gravestones
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£350.00
- Organic Archways
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£600.00
- The Ladder
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Burning Earth
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Ghost Story number 7
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£300.00
- Houses by the Sea
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£600.00
- The White Horse
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£450.00
- Crow Effigy
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Bird in an Oak Tree
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£170.00
- Snap Dragons
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Five Birds and Snap Dragons
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£190.00
- Little Garden number 53
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Little Garden number 50
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Little Garden number 48
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£150.00
- Tree number 9
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Little Garden number 49
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Baby Dragons number 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Baby Dragons number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£550.00
- Dragon in a Small town 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£550.00
- Dragon in a small town number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Dragons at Sunset
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Dragon Garden number 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Three Interlocking Dragons
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Five Snake Dragons
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Two Headed Dragon Snake
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Study of Dragon number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£200.00
- Little Garden number 15
- Stephen Powlesland
- Collage
£150.00
- Little Garden number 18
- Stephen Powlesland
- Collage
£180.00
- The Net number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£200.00
- The Net number 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Fish and Sailing Boats number 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£150.00
- Fish Pond number 7
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Fish and sailing boats number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£200.00
- The secret garden version 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Watercolours
£350.00
- Garden with Black Stalks number 5
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£300.00
- The net number 5
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Garden with Potted Plant
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£550.00
- The Secret Garden version 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£300.00
- Little Garden number 45
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Poppies number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£300.00
- Little Garden number 44
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£150.00
- Little Garden number 31
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£150.00
- Splinter Garden
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£150.00
- Memory's of Summer
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£280.00
- Garden and Five Birds
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£300.00
- Babel number 6
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£450.00
- Pyramid City
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£150.00
- Design in four colours
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£450.00
- Seven Blue Octagons.
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Babel number 3
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£250.00
- Flag Day number 1
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£300.00
- The Court Yard version 3
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£200.00
- Garden with Eleven Gazebos
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£450.00
- Glass Garden
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£450.00
- Ruby Garden
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Going Down Town
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£170.00
- Night on the town
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Inner Circle
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Tree number 2
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Little Garden number 25
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Burnt Oak (Tree number 4)
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£170.00
- Modern Mandala
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£150.00
- Little Garden number 16
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Walled City
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic
£180.00
- Thirteen Fish
- Stephen Powlesland
- Acrylic