Stephen Coyle studied at Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles and has shown extensively both in California and New England since the early 1980s. His award winning paintings in alkyds are unique in their personal vision of the ordinary. The focus of his paintings are the objects that surround him every day: beds, road ways, kitchen tables, cars, tricylces, ironing boards. His paintings give every day objects a place of importance and an historical significance. What also makes his paintings unique is the technique he uses and the feeling that he captures. He claims,"I try not to have any specific technique, and I let the subject determine how I'll paint it. I use rollers, large brushes, trowels, nails or sand paper; whatever is needed to capture the essence of the image. To me, a painting is complete when it evokes an emotional response; when something about it is more real, more 'alive' than the actual object." Awards: 1991 The Artists' Magazine, First Place, Still Life Competition. 1991 Manchester, NH, Artist of The Month/July 1989 Manchester, NH, Artist of The Month/October 1889 Manchester, NH, Artist of The Month/September 1989 Popular Vote Award, On Your Own Time, Boston, MA Publications: Mcquaid, Cate. "Suggestion Still Lifes," Boston Globe April 18, 1998 Buchholz, Barbara. Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1997 New American Paintings. Open Studios Press, 1997,1999 Booth, Carol. "Giving Life to Still Lifes". The Artist's Magazine. December 1991 | 
