Birthplace of Democracy by Steven Alles

Steven Alles
Birthplace of Democracy
Print of original oil painting
16" x 11"

About Steven

Color, texture, tone, patterns, images and impact are the elements of art that stimulate my senses the most. I have reconnected with the Houghton Mifflin Reader series – a set of English curriculum textbooks used in the 1970s to educate elementary school children. Core concepts from these texts, titles and imagery inspired me as a boy to draw and paint and wonder about the world. Themes like Panorama, Kaleidoscope, Images and Galaxies have mapped out my current creative direction as I draw and paint complex landscapes, spirally-designed still lifes, human relationships and the universe. I plan on designing collages from a cache of intaglio prints I made in the 1990s that describe many of these educational concepts to further express my experiences as I interpret the world through my individual lens.