GRETEL STEPHENS
gretelgstephens@yahoo.com
Colors, materials, and fugitive ideas move me to paint. I paint on linen with oils - usually, but not always, employing a dry-brush technique. I often paint in series, which allows me to explore a concept from various angles. Like many artists, I am interested in color, surface, edges and composition.
My heroes are Giotto, for his clarity and sincerity; Morandi, for his economy of means; Rothko, for his sumptuous color; and of course, Tom Wudl, my mentor and friend for the past twenty-five years, for his depth of knowledge and understanding.
Gretel Stephens is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist born in Omaha, NE. She currently lives in Pasadena, CA and has a well established career in Los Angeles. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Tufenkian Fine Art have featured Gretel Stephens's work.
