Stephen Silk

Stephen Silk Artist statement As a working artist, I explore any opportunity of study that presents itself to me.

Throughout occupying many diverse mediums and means to find expression in an ever-more-so-diversifying world, I have found myself connecting symbols of my description of art in continuity to its contemporary brevity. In this regard, the collection of work that I have built is very broad. As of 1998, I have been studying watercolor and oil painting en plein air and have built a collection of hundre

ds of paintings. The study of my practice has taken me to Germany, Spain, England, Ireland and all over North America. Since 2006, I have built and maintained websites and blogs to show the collections of my work made available to view in public space. Also in 2006, I wrote and self-recorded 3 albums containing more than 40 songs and have also independently directed, composed, edited, produced, and marketed a 45 minute abstract surfing film, as well as it’s soundtrack. Since 2008, I have been practicing gyotaku, a Japanese screen-printing method using fish to make art. I have had 7 solo exhibitions and 3 group shows, and on occasion I have appeared in other artist’s work through means of collaborative efforts including photography, video and post-production, film noir, music soundtrack composition, bookmaking, interactive media and poetry.

Hello everybody, we will have an opening for my solo show at the Cutter Gallery this Sunday at 10:00 - 2:00, with some l...
08/10/2017

Hello everybody, we will have an opening for my solo show at the Cutter Gallery this Sunday at 10:00 - 2:00, with some light refreshments.
Please feel free to stop in and see a selection of watercolors, oils, and gyotaku and say hello!

I will also be there every Sunday through September (except 9/3) showing examples of different methods and media, capping off with a closing reception on 9/24.

The Cutter Gallery is located in the heart of Arlington at the Jefferson Cutter House, just steps from the Minuteman Bikeway.

Reception & Gallery Talk for the Community: Thursday, December 10th, 7:30 - 8:45 pm
12/09/2015

Reception & Gallery Talk for the Community: Thursday, December 10th, 7:30 - 8:45 pm

The creative work of Stephen J. Silk will be on view in the Gelb Gallery, George Washington Hall, Phillips Academy, from December 10, 2015 through February 5, 2016. The Gelb Gallery is located in George Washington Hall at 5 Chapel Avenue, Andover, MA 01810. The gallery is open during school business…

04/16/2014

Hair of the Dog- Get your Tickets before the door- go thirsty and hungry

02/18/2014

Local watercolorist Stephen J. Silk takes viewers to the sea as this month’s featured artist at Memorial Hall Library in Andover.A painter and arts ed

10/17/2013

October is one of the best times of the year to go out and paint in New England: not a lot of wind, not that cold, long, low light, and really reactive colors- that change everyday and then are jus...

06/18/2013

I like to see paintings when they are unfinished or in progress because I think process outweighs process in almost every aspect of creation. It is easy to see the more finished extent of mark-maki...

06/13/2013

Still Life with SunflowersJune 13, 2013 by stephensilkPermalink. About these adsShare this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeLoading...

06/12/2013

It is easy to make cheap painting surfaces for quick immediate observational paintings/drawings. For these quick 10-15 minute oil sketches of the canal locks and gates I saved a surplus of cardboar...

06/11/2013
05/25/2013

Memorial

Hair of the DogApril 16, 2013 by stephensilkPermalink. I’ll have a number of paintings and sketches up at the Essex Art Center for the 9th Annual Hair of the Dog Wine Tasting & Art Show to benefit the MSPCA at Nevins Farm on Friday, May 3rd 6PM-9PM.Good company, good wine, good welcome make good peo...

01/25/2013

Welcome to the Commissions page. I’ve built this page to showcase works that someone has sought me out to paint either for a gift or for their own enjoyment. Over the years, I have been asked...

Lowell Open Studio - Stephen's Place
10/06/2012

Lowell Open Studio - Stephen's Place

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