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Steve Read

Steve Read grew up in Cornwall and the coast has always been a huge influence and inspiration to him. He was fortunate enough to have Cornish painter John Piper as his art teacher at school and through him gained a place at Falmouth School of Art in 1987. He then went on to spend over a decade in the advertising and design industry, working in London and Amsterdam, before returning to the coast in 2003, to Dorset.
As an artist Steve has a recurring interest in coastal landscapes and marine scenes and his paintings often convey a sense of anticipation at spending the day at the beach.
A great influence on Steve's work has been the artwork associated with travel posters from the 1920's and 1930's where detail is kept to a minimum and the use of flat colour and strong shapes created by light and shadow.
Another motivating factor for his art is colour, choosing to use a limited palette of desaturated earthy hues.

Christmas 2019 - New and available work
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St James Green Lighthouse II
Steve Read, 'St James Green Lighthouse II', Acrylic on canvas, £650
Steve Read, 'Southwold Fray The Pier', Acrylic on canvas, 90cm x 60cm, £650
Steve Read, 'Southwold Lighthouse', Acrylic on canvas, 46cm x 61cm, £495
Steve Read, Southwold Harbour, Acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Steve Read, Southwold Pier, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50cm, £450
Steve Read, Beach Huts I, 50 x 50 cm, Acrylic on canvas, £450
Steve Read Beach Huts II, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50cm, £450
Southwold Canon. Acrylic on canvas. 90cm x 60cm, £650

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