The boldly exuberant palette of Larry K. Stephenson's watercolors is a perfect complement for
his renderings of fresh sunflowers, country checkerboards and a recent series depicting the
many moods of the summer sun whose light saturates his compositions.
Stephenson grew up in a small Oklahoma town and the influence of those years is
evident in his current work which embraces an unpretentious quality of simpler times, fresh
clear air and long afternoons on the porch. Living with his family in an old two-story rock
home in Oklahom, Stephenson often paints directly from the sunflowers which grace the east
side of the house, hollyhocks bordering the wooden fence along the backyard, or the
abundance in the family's garden.
Nationally recognized as a painter and illustrator, Stephenson has been painting
watercolors for twenty-five years. Accomplished in oil and pastel as well as watercolor,
Stephenson's paintings are generally executed in transparent watercolor and gouache and,
preferring to work in large format, often done on 40x60" paper, an unusual size for the
medium.
An elected signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the artist has
received numerous awards and has a lengthy list of exhibits nationwide to his credit.
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