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.
Many years ago we asked Steve is he would be interested in working on some Southwold inspired paintings for our gallery of all our favourite views and his Southwold paintings and prints have been incredibly popular ever since.
We always have a good selection of original paintings on canvas and signed limited edition prints by Steve.
You can buy selected new works on our online shop now and his very popular limited edition prints.
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.
Many years ago we asked Steve is he would be interested in working on some Southwold inspired paintings for our gallery of all our favourite views and his Southwold paintings and prints have been incredibly popular ever since.
We always have a good selection of original paintings on canvas and signed limited edition prints by Steve.
You can buy selected new works on our online shop now and his very popular limited edition prints.
