A Look at Stephen's Paintings in the Chateau | Manor & Maker
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This week is a "Maker" video that takes a look at Stephen's paintings. After arriving from Canada the works are displayed on the chateau walls and Stephen talks through the inspiration for some of them.
Manor & Maker theme music by Jamie Christopherson and Jeff MacDonald for Louder Productions.
Sara, an IT professional & Stephen a graphic designer and artist are world travelling Canadians who dreamt of moving to Europe, and France in particular. In 2020 they were working from home when Stephen turned to Sara and popped the question she was longing to hear, “What would have to be true for us to buy a chateau in France?” They searched online for months viewing hundreds of properties. They narrowed their search and toured some properties when they happened upon the one that captured our hearts, Chateau de Saint Germain des Pres. A year later they made the move to France to start their new adventure in our beautiful Chateau. They created “Manor and Maker” to reflect the two sides of their adventure. One, to live as chateau owners with all the ups and downs and two, to pursue their passions as makers, creating art in all its forms. They will invite others to come together, united by their passions, to share in this adventure. We invite you to join us too, as we bring our dreams to life. Welcome to Manor & Maker.
You are a gifted artist Steve! I like all the pieces you showed us but in particular the Florentine Man and the Peruvian lady who is weaving. I look forward to seeing your art studio when it is finished. Your portraits are awesome! Thanks for the tour🙏🏻❤️
I agree!!
The perspective, depth, and color of your paintings is wonderful. I also do acrylic paintings and you have inspired me to try using a pallet knife.
Beautiful work Stephen!!❤️
Very talented , love your contrast of colours . And how you’ve captured personality and movement in you paintings , gorgeous 🤩
Steve the paintings are all amazing. My favorite was the city of Fez. Absolutely beautiful 😍
Absolutely love the Park trio, the weaver from Peru and the Puffins🤠❤️
Stephen i am in total awe of your amazing talent, as you were describing the forest i was sitting and waiting for the leaves to trickle down off the branches it was so life like.
Absolutely beautiful. I’ve been longing to see your precious paintings and look forward to seeing more once your studio is up and running.
Hi Stephen, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Loved your description/explanation on each painting, it was wonderful! Excellent narrating & editing! You are a true talent. I found it really interesting on hearing about the different painting mediums & what you like to use and why! You really have some beautiful works of art and loved hearing your personal connection to each peace! Thank you so much for sharing something so personal, it was really moving. Thrilled to hear when you do more work you will take us along on your journey! Take really good care of yourselves, stay well, much love Kathy x💖 (Ontario, Canada)
My husband's Aunt is an artist and uses different mediums as well. She has given us a beautiful meaningful watercolour painting and we treasure it so very much. x
The Rice Fields is incredibly beautiful! Hate to tell you Steve but you're definitely an artist! I really enjoyed all of your paintings.
Wow! I don't usually like all of somebody's art work, but in your case I really enjoyed each piece. My favourite... the ostrich, its funny face and the fact that you turned the canvas, its height fills it perfectly and makes the painting more special. Look forward to more. A tip you might try... my dad used to use a window squeegee do to some acrylic paintings with amazing results.
Thank you so much!
Self portrait is my favourite.
Your paintings are just wonderful. You are truly gifted. I am in Cape Town SA and just love your ones in Africa
Thank you! I knew you were talented but my goodness! God has blessed you. Can't wait to see more and to get to watch you create a painting from conception! Bravo!!
Art is about moving the beholder in some way and all of your paintings succeed in this! The first thing I noticed was the depth and light. Very well done! The expressions of both nature and animals (humans included) are captivating.
A real pleasure to see and learn more about! 😊❤
Wow. Loved them. In one of your vlogs you were in a museum having tea...and scetching. I was fascinated by that ,too.
Steve, you have created such magnificent artwork. 👌 👌 👌
I am always attracted to the play of light and shadow, just like the cedar forest. I’m also amazed at how you created the rice fields in Chiang Mai…and the shimmer on the silk cloth… the texture and design of the cloth in the Florentine store … 👍 👍 👍
Thanks for sharing your lovely works of art . 😃
Fez wow incredible, the Puffins and the Ostrich so captivating, fantastic vlog as always
Your paintings are awesome, they make your home special 🎨
Wonderful Art Steve, the colours. I Love the Fez city, Your Gran and your self portrait. 😊🙏💗
Paintings are fantastic 🇨🇦
Your art is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your pieces with us. I look forward to watching you create new pieces in your new studio.
Thank you for the tour Stephen. Both you and Sarah are very talented:)
Wonderful paintings! My favorite is the Florentine man.
Stephen, you are a serious talent, indeed! I very much liked each of the works you presented. I would be hard-pressed to select a single favorite from the group. I hope to see more of your finished paintings in future videos.
Love the Fez piece , Florentine man , and of course your Gran with that wonderful expression on her sweet face!
Thank you for this art demonstration of your work. All of them are so well done but I really enjoyed yourself portrait the playful expression.
You are one talented Canadian❤️🇨🇦
Holy smokes, you are talented! What a gift! I love your use of color, depth, perspective. I know I'm parroting what others have said, but I want to help you out with the UA-cam algorithm and post a comment. Thank you for sharing the stories behind some of your work. They are truly stunning!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you so much for sharing your work. I am in awe of your talent! For a few I was glad that you explained how you painted them, because they were so real, it seemed like a photograph. I'm not typically an artisic person, but this video inspired a deep appreciation for art and beauty. I hope that you will share more with us in the future.
Thank you Steve for sharing these paintings of yours, all very atmospheric, and the one weaving cactus silk, you did catch the sheen and the colours so brilliant, what do they use as dyes? the elephant is my favourite. As everyone comments it’s a gift, your talent bringing pleasure in achieving and pleasure in us being able to enjoy them also. WCL
Thank you so much for sharing Steve, I'm an acrylic painter too and just love looking at other artists work so I got really excited when I saw this Vlog come up 😊 what an incredible collection you have, love them all but I'm drawn to the portraits (probably because I'm going through a portrait phase myself) they are amazing, my favorite (and it was hard to choose because they are all fantastic) has to be the weaver, I really love the bold colours. Looking forward to the future art studio vlogs. Happy New year to you both.
Love your art, thanks so much for sharing
I love the weaving man painting. It’s fabulous. You are very talented.
Thank you so much 😀
Steve, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful art with us! My son is also an artist! I loved your self portrait. Have you done one of your beautiful wife?
Not yet!
I am a painter and belong to some arts groups. Living in Florida I get to visit the world famous Art Basel and I am also a docent at the local art museum. Realism is not highly regarded. Instead decomposed carcasses are. I do appreciate. What you do but can you perhaps loosen up more? . The weaver was one of the more captivating canvases. The colors and textures are what get to me. I too use my travel photos but you are more proficient. Have you tried water color. I see a future for your style in water color. I like the ostrich very much. Turning the canvas was a brilliant move. Would love lov3 to have a studio like yours. Th3 portrait of the man reminds me of Van Gogh.
I love the way you paint Steve, how can I get a hold of you to have you paint my dad he just passed yesterday, and I see that you capture the real person.
Love your Art and YOU ARE AN ARTIST> especially love the FEZ painting.
I understand that you made your own gift wrapping paper! Is there any chance you may have made some, for sale, I love the pattern on your logo ?
Stephen, the Lord has blessed you with the ability to show us in painting what we may never be able to see. You have shown me the beauty of our world.. And I thank you!
You are very welcome
Your paintings are brilliant. What a talent you have.
Lovely paintings.. everything is so realistic and the motion is captured perfectly.. love all of these.. what a talent you have!!
You have an incredible talent Stephen
Your use of colour is fantastic
Love the self portrait & the pictures of the people working
Andrew 💐💜x
Many thanks!
Mind blown! Your paintings are incredible, Stephen! I love, love, love the portraits (including your own), the landscapes, the colours! If I had to pick a favourite, it would be Fez at night. You captured the evening light amazingly. You are an amazingly talented artist indeed.
I love your style of painting, very very beautifully done!
Thank you very much!
Loved the tour, Stephen. Loved your gran’s portrait too. Enjoyed it all. Happy painting! 🎨👨🏼🎨🖌🖼
Thank you so much 😀
That was very enjoyable Steve. As a non-painter I thought I would not be interested but your paintings are so wonderful, light-filled, colourful and interesting that I really enjoyed your whole vlog. I’m glad you have captured people from your travels as they’re all such interesting characters
Steve, your paintings are extraordinary! They look like actual photographs, especially the Peruvian woman weaving fabric. The depth you mentioned you wanted to achieve created the realism of a photograph. Beautiful work!
The paintings with the people look like photos. So real.
Any portraits of Sarah? Looking forward to paintings of the chateau too.
Steve, your art is incredible!!! Thank you for sharing with us. I look forward to seeing your process.
As a graphic designer who also likes to paint, I completely understand your feelings about creating art for yourself. Your work is amazing! I'm blown away by the portraits.
I was totally lost looking at the paintings, what talent you have Steve!! Each painting tells it's own story. I have realised long ago, each painter shares his thoughts on that canvas or board, he expresses what he experiences and sees. The history telling us about your passion was lovely. Hopefully we will see much more of your talents and perhaps you can place them up for sale, why not, paintings are created by the painter for people to enjoy and appreciate. Have you ever considered a mural? I have seen some murals and they are totally amazing. Why not consider doing a mural in the Chateau, imagine buying a place with a person's talent registered in the plaster almost forever. Almost like leaving a footprint behind!. This could be the start of exciting new beginnings. I think you are going to be a very busy man, sorry, artist. Go well and the video was lovely, thank you for sharing. Let Sara give you a pat on the back and tell you, well done. Till next time. Go well.
Stephen,loving your art work. The colours and story is pulls me in. I am a potter and it took me years to be able to call myself that. I know what you mean, you are a artist.🇨🇦❤️
Stephen, I absolutely love your work. Especially the nature and animal subjects. I was learning watercolor tho I actually am best at realism even in watercolor. I’d otherwise never been able to make art. Just when I was learning to have some confidence in my work, a new medication closed the door I had just opened. Now I have all my painting stuff put away. I love seeing you pushing yourself.
Your work is truly beautiful.
Stephen! I love your art work! As a fellow landscape painter I am truly jealous of your people. The expressions in their faces are so realistic. I know I would never be able to afford it but would love to spend a week painting with you! I can totally relate to everything you said in the beginning of your video. I could paint trees all day long. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you so much 😀
So glad that you finally showed us some of your creations. You are very talented and manage to create life like paintings. Such a gift. Looking forward to seeing more.🥰🇨🇦
Was great to hear you talk about your work! Confederation park picture is my favourite (I have a personal fondness for taking photos of shadows). I used to paint when I was younger but I have no talent for anything resembling anything realistic. My mother started painting in her later years and I have been very impressed with what she does - like you she does a lot from photos she has taken. She says she does it by the kinds of light she sees rather than the colours or shapes. The light work on your Peru lady reminds me a lot of something my mother would paint. I collect paintings of a very rare and special bird where I live called the kākāpo.
Wow, Stephen, you really have a gift! Your portraits are really powerful. Thanks for the tour and the “artist statements”!
You are incredibly talented. I love the Florentine man’s face - your art is like looking at a detailed photo but better.
such talent! you really capture colors and I would think they're even more amazing in person. thank you for sharing with us!
Oh my gosh Stephen, I am proud to be a Canadian even more after seeing your talents at work! You are a fantastic artist, yes, so realistic as someone else said! I feel that we could reach out and touch them and be 'in the moment'!!!!! WOW!!!!!
Stephen, thank you most kindly for the tour of your paintings. Beautiful, expressive and moving...Bravo👏 Huhs
Steve- just wow! I had no idea you were an artist! I absolutely LOVE the woodland landscape, you’ve captured so much of the atmosphere. The puffins are also incredible!
Absolutely beautiful. You are a great artist I love your works and found it difficult to even pick out a favorite piece because each piece was so well done . Your ability to capture it from a photo and to translate it onto canvas was so good that I thought I was looking at an actual photograph, I think that ability speaks volume as to your artist talent… well done. Thank you so much for not only sharing your art but for sharing your hearts passion for art.
Say it fifty times…”I am an artist!” The paintings you shared with us carry such emotions. Lovely!
Steve please share your magnificent work as often as you’d like. This was brilliant
Beautiful artwork you’ve created. Personally I would have enjoyed your art with a neutral background. The wallpaper being beautiful in its own, takes a bit over, or maybe it’s just me.
Just amazing work. Don’t you find that when you look at the painting you remember the feeling & all the things associated with that place? More so than the actual photo. I love watercolor. Acrylic is hard! 😁. Well done you!
Oh, I’ve been waiting for this one! Beautiful pieces.
Enjoy!
Your self portrait is amazing! Your talent is definitely people! Your amazing! Trying to paint a moose right now! Love acrylic!
The paintings on the walls did catch my eye, and I wondered if they were yours. Stunning! You are very skilled and gifted. My personal favorite is the city at night. You DO capture it -- especially in the distance, the points of light, and the deep yellow glow. It's wonderful. I love your bold colors, and I admire your use of acrylic and palette knife. It will be very fun, as you do your videos, to see all these paintings on the walls!! The ones from the park, with the trees/shadows, are also very lovely. Thank you so much for sharing with us! I've been painting watercolor for a few years, and am a rank amateur. (I mostly paint cards.) But all of what you say about the process, the feelings, what it does inside -- yes!
I genuinely though that the Peruvian woman’s painting was a photo when I saw it in previous vlogs.
Stephen you are most definitely an artist. Your talent is amazing. I absolutely fell in love with the rice fields painting and the puffins grouping. You have been truly blessed with many talents.
It was a pleasure to view your paintings and equally wonderful to hear from he stories behind them. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. May your studio be the site of such creativity for years to come! Cheers
Quite incredible - when I saw your second painting that you talk about I thought of Elora!! a similar park - i bet you know it!!! how cool is that and then you mentioned Fergus - pretty neat. You are both so talented!!
What an amazing artist you are Steve, can’t wait to see more of your work through the vlogs.
Everything is amazing, loved the closeups to see the details and textures. Incredible depth in the cityscape
You are a very gifted artist Steve. I loved your elephant one, the elephant looked "glowy" on the plains. And the one of the town. That was well done also. They were all fantastic, but those were my favourites
What a talent you are. I live in Ontario and wish I had seen your paintings in a gallery here. Nice you now have a Chateau to have a studio and to hang your paintings. You both are an inspiration to many. So happy to see this video. So looking for more on this. Both of you are so talented. Can’t wait to see more videos on this.
You're very talented Steve. I am an artist as well living in Toronto. All the best in your painting explorations. I love the colours and textures.
You are so talented, can't wait to see more, especially portraits!
Wow, hidden talents! Not an artist ( a writer) but really appreciate your creativity. Especially loved the Florentine Man. Hopefully la Belle France will give lots more interesting subjects. Greetings from Scotland.
O wow! Gorgeous, all beautiful! Hard to choose my favorites, but the rice field, Fez at night, and the Florentine Man are at the top of the list. But I love them all!
Thanks for sharing!!
I enjoyed the art very much! Especially the Florentine man, the ostrich and the portraits.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for sharing. This was very inspiring. I have been on a journey of sorts to get back in touch with my creativity and it brings a lot of joy to see both of your maker sides (love the chateau side too of course!).
Oh my, thank you for sharing....your art is wonderful... you are very talented and thoughtful in your work.
Oh my, you're so artistically gifted. I loved seeing the paintings. The colors jump off the canvas. Thanks for sharing.
Your work is a treat to my eyes-definitely art! You create depth, texture, light, and shadow so well. I was drawn into every piece! I felt as though I could walk into the world of each painting. Such a pleasant experience! Thank you for sharing. I’m curious, about how long does it take to complete an average sized painting? Loving your adventure from rural Oregon!!
Thank you so much 😀
I found your sharing with us the materials you use and why really interesting! Each painting is beautiful!! I love learning about each painting.The "Elephant In The Grass" is awesome!! The Fez painting is incredible! I hope we see more videos about your art!! Love from Vermont
Amazing art Steve! As a fellow Canadian, I appreciate your humbleness and enjoy both you and Sarah so much! Love following your journey.
Very talented Steve, loved the journey of your technique, subject matter is right on point too. Well done 👏
🇨🇦 Stephen, I am so impressed with your talent, You make such beauty out of ordinary paint. I liked all your paintings, but my favourite was the Ostrich, I love the look on its face and how it is standing, quite the character! 🤣
Beautiful tribute to light in your art Steve I’m envious and love the colors too the use of photography seems to be the impetus for the brilliance of that color along with the detailed patterns - truly inspiring for art pledglings like myself
I really enjoyed seeing your paintings. Love them all, my favourite is the city of Fez. You are so talented 💖
Thank you! Cheers!
I think you could and should call yourself an artist.
Very talented
I loved your paintings
Please can we see more
Take care xx❤️❤️
Your paintings are fabulous! Enjoyed your journey!
Thanks for sharing your paintings with us! They are wonderful! Also, you are a great narrator!
You are a very gifted artist!
Stephen, your artwork is awesome!! I enjoyed studying each piece for its unique beauty. You certainly have been blessed with an incredible gift.
Amazing paintings Stephen! 🥰
Thank you
These are amazing! The Florentine Man looks like my grandfather. He woud be over 120 years old if still alive, so this warmed my heart to see your painting.