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By Martin Woodard
Special to the Rappahannock News
Chris Stephens exhibits his new Blue Ridge landscape paintings entitled “Clouds, Water & Light” at Long View Gallery in Sperryville May 13 through June 7.
There is a reception for the artist on Saturday, May 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited.
Stephens paints in unusual formats with a highly personal and colorful style that captures a magical impression of nature. Some paintings are very vertical, others are extremely horizontal and some are squares. Most paintings are framed with Stephens’ distinctive handmade frames, which seem to be extended from the painting itself.
His landscapes are painted from life and exude the tribulations and exhilaration the artist feels from being outdoors, struggling with the mechanics and trying to come to terms with light, seasons and atmospheric changes. This show will include Stephens’ new large panoramic oil paintings as well as his smaller gems.
Stephens graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a double major in Fine Art and International Relations. He received his Master of Fine Arts from James Madison University where he continues to teach Art, Drawing and Design. He is also the Elementary Art Specialist for Warren County Schools.
Stephens is acting president of Middle Street Gallery, a cooperative gallery in Washington.
He is a prolific painter and exhibits his work widely. In the past five years he has exhibited in solo and group shows in Philadelphia, Harrisonburg, Greensboro, Washington, Va., Warrenton, High Point, N.C., and Bethesda, Md. In addition to Long View, galleries in North Carolina,
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