Roderick Stevens

From the time of early boyhood, I have been intrigued with art in all forms. My first set of oils was handed to me at the age of seven and my love for painting was promptly born.

Early in my career, film making grabbed my attention and cinematography became my focus, nudging painting to the status of an occasional hobby for many years. My work directing the photography of numerous indie films, shorts, and music videos continued to grow, but my emotional and spiritual sense remained quite out of balance. Then some significant personal turmoil in 2004 helped me realize that I needed to re-evaluate.

One of my very first steps was to get myself back into something that I enjoyed. I forced myself to pick up the brush. By the time I finished the first piece, 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 started entering juried art shows and winning awards – and have been having the time of my life ever since!

My paintings embrace the challenges of refractions and reflections. Since I am also a cinematographer, itäó»s no surprise 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 äóñ or in my paintings!

In my search for a spiritual relationship, I came to recognize that a power greater than I had a hand on my brush as well and I feel incredible gratitude for this gift, which I am compelled to share with the world around me.

I create in my desert home in Arizona that my two children and I built ourselves.