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(RIGHT) Roderick enjoys his first art show - the 4th Avenue Street Fair in Tucson, Arizona - March, 2005. "due to my warped sense of responsibility, for the longest time i struggled with giving myself permission to paint. i can remember walking out of an art supply store empty-handed six times before finally reconciling that it was o.k. to replenish some paints and brushes. we live in an ill society, and I was no exception!" while his
work directing the photography of numerous indie films, shorts, and music
videos continued to grow, his emotional and spiritual sense remained quite
out of balance until a cataclysm of personal turmoil knocked him off his
feet in the spring of 2004.
"while blessed
to find mind altering substances unappealing, i nevertheless discovered
that i was in desperate need of emotional transformation and a spiritual
connection. i began recovery . . ."  roderick quickly embraced the challenges of refractions and reflections. “as a cinematographer, i’ve always been drawn to such distortions of light and color as found in reflections off of chrome and other shiny surfaces, and in the refractions of glass. for my early pieces, i dove head first into some of the most challenging, but organically beautiful subjects – old coke bottles! You’ll also find that I continue to adore artifacts of photography, and include them in my paintings, such as shallow depth of field, and motion blur. These limitations cannot be seen by the naked eye, but are rather only captured in photography.” |
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award winning artist, roderick e.
stevens was handed his first set of oils at the age of seven and his love
for painting was promptly born. initially his works followed more abstract
expression since well . . . he was only seven. in high school, he began
exploring realism, and simultaneously discovered acrylics which seemed to
better accommodate his impatient nature at the time. since then he has
worked primarily in acrylics on wood panels and canvas. "one of my very first steps in recovery was to get myself back into something that I enjoyed . . something very personal, and expressive of "i". honestly, i was in no mood to paint, but i forced myself to start on ‘Rod On Bike’. by the time i had finished it, i remembered how much pleasure i felt from painting, and my passion was officially re-kindled! from that day forward i began painting again at every opportunity. i knew i had to do something with this, and so i started attending art shows around the southwest, and have been having the time of my life ever since. in my search for a spiritual relationship, many people helped me to see how God had a hand on my brush, and i feel incredible gratitude at being able to share that now." ROD'S PERSONAL PAGE (LEFT and BELOW) Roderick at work at his home in the desert. |
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