Stephen Brehm, an oil-on-canvas artist, explores therelationship of colors in the world surrounding him. 

Stephen was born in Verdun, France.  He spent his younger years moving from country to country with his family. He lived in France, Germany and Puerto Rico. Later he relocated to the United States and has lived in a variety of places from California 
to New York, Florida to Mississippi and now Pennsylvania. Through his travels, Stephen developed a deep appreciation for the outdoors and nature’s amazing palette. 

Stephen paints what moves him.   An inspirational setting is key in the creation process. The light on a meadow, a sunlit tree against a clear sky, the colors in a shadow & the vibration between two colors placed next to each other, are jewels of inspiration that are necessary in his landscapes.  A simple moment in time inspires him to squeeze and mix on my palette tubes of pure color.  After a thinly applied underpainting to lay out the composition, he generously applies the color using strokes and marks, building and modeling the scene.  Palette knives and various size brushes are the tools of which he builds the surface of each piece, mixing the paints while finding that perfect color.  Each painting takes on a mind of it’s own as I discover wonderful surprise within every painting as it reveals itself.

Stephen graduated from Millersville University in 1987 with a Bachelors of Fine Art degree in painting and figure drawing.  From 1988 through 1999, Stephen worked as a video graphic artist and developed an interest in architecture. His architectural creativity was focused on the renovation of an 18th century church. During this period, the sketchbook was opened to work out renovation details, sketch the human form and log ideas for paintings. During those 11 years, only 3 painting were completed. Stephen realized, that for him, it was a slow process to develop as a complete artist. He had to gather a foundation of comfort to be able to make his personal statement on canvas.

As the millennium closed Stephen reevaluated and simplified his life. The easel, paint tubes and brushes were dusted off while the saws, hammers and tape measures were put away. There was no looking back, he had found his comfort zone and today, his art speaks for itself. Moved by the effects of light on the landscapes of Pennsylvania, Stephen captures a simple moment in time on canvas.
 
 
 
 

A   W   A   R   D   S

First Place Plein Air Painting
Chadds Ford Days Outdoor Artshow
2008

First Place
New Hope Outdoor Art Show
2008
 

Second Place
Mary O. Fritch Outdoor Art Show, Westhampton Beach, NY
2007

First Place
New Hope Outdoor Art Show
2006

Best of Show
Lititz Out Door Art Show
2006

Second Place
New Hope Outdoor Art Show
2005

Second Place
Mary O. Fritch Outdoor Art Show, Westhampton Beach, NY
2004

Best of Show
Lititz Out Door Art Show
2002

Second Place in Painting
Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show
2002

Judges Choice Award
Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Festival
2001

First Place Professional Category
Lancaster Open Art Show
1992