
Steven Guy Bilodeau prefers to create his works in one session, so that he can hold on to the emotional connection between himself and a piece. He often works en plein air and was originally inspired by early California painters called The Society of Six. He currently lives in California and admires the work of Edward Hopper and Maynard Dixon. When he’s not painting, he plays classical guitar and sells antiques.
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About The Artist
Artist Statement
"When I first became interested in plein-air painters, I admired artists from the "Society of Six" as in Selden Gile, William Clapp, Louis Siegrist to mention a few. They were early California Impressionists and I became attracted to their outlook and lifestyle. They were painters that went out together and painted alla prima and seemed interested in truly capturing the emotional elements of a scene. I think I modeled myself after these people. Many plein-air artists these days will bring a piece back to the studio to finish up, but I feel the emotional bond has been lost once you leave the scene so I paint from start to finish in one sitting in the true pure plein-air tradition. I will often paint in the studio by photo but even then I will paint from start to finish in the plein-air tradition. For me, I feel that if I do not have an emotional reaction to a scene then how can I expect a viewer to have an emotional reaction to what I have painted."
Hear What Collectors Say About Steven Guy's Work
Gorgeous painting of Half Dome!
I really like the painting we just received from you. When I look at it I want to go jogging along that path. Thank you!
I have seen few works of yours. When you play with yellow tones you play the best Mandy!!
Thank you so much for the opportunity to have my work with UGALLERY
Welcome to UGallery, Steven! Check out your our introductory blog post about you and your artwork: http://blog.ugallery.com/post/30045094469/new-artist-spotlight-steven-guy-bilodeau-and-kajal