Stephen Altena
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In the Shadow Garden   June 2021

This series of paintings are based on mass produced patterns from  fabrics and textiles. Because of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, the source material was whatever I had on hand, such as a research folder of chintz photos and Ikea patterns. 
The floral and fauna found in these patterns are artificial, an ersatz environment.  These paintings are landscapes of an in between space, at once identifiable and yet an abstraction, a shadow garden.  

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An Evening. 2021, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
Aster. 2021, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
Calix. 2021, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
Dreamer. 2021, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
June Birthday. 2021, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
Tea Party. 2021, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
Tea Roses. 2021, oil on canvas, 14x18 inches
Tea Roses 2. 2021, oil on canvas, 14x18 inches
After That. 2021, oil on canvas, 14x18 inches
That After. 2021, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
Lush Tropical. 2021, oil on canvas, 14x18 inches
Rose Tropical. 2021, oil on canvas, 14x18 inches
  • Home
  • Pretty Things 2021
  • In The Shadow Garden
  • Quarantine Garden 2020
  • Paintings 2020
  • Upper Canadian Living: Montgomery's Inn 2019
  • Mckenzie House (2019)
  • Springtime (2019)
  • Winter Garden (2019)
  • The Miss Philippa Savary Residency, Elton House, Bath UK (2018)
  • In Bloom (2018)
  • Another Spring (2018)
  • Luxury Scarves (2016)
  • Wallpaper (2016)
  • Artist CV
  • About