Daphne Stephenson
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he peaceful coloring and imagery displayed in Daphne Stephenson's artwork permeate visual serenity. Her gentle strokes of oil reveal her delicate touch. There are no harsh angles or bold shapes, just an aesthetically beautiful interpretation of life. She creates as if she has taken life's hardening qualities and blurred them to appear more like a dream.
Stephenson's choice of colors also aid her style of blissful-ness. Her colors are soothing and welcoming, bringing a slight brightness to the scene and gently highlighting her shapes. The use of subtle colors enhances the scene she is creating on her canvas and gently awakens her images.
Even though Stephenson emphasizes specific strokes of the paint, she arranges them with space allowing the shapes to breathe instead of looking cramped. With all the activity that is occurring on the canvas, the space between the images bring a hovering effect, which doesn't translate into chaotic busyness but more like an airy bustle. Her style of spatial symmetry, soothing color palette and rounded images, are elements that fuse together to reveal her artistic statement. She paints with the intention of creating an escape from life's pressures and bringing tranquility of the soul and nature to her viewer. Daphne Stephenson has exhibited at The Royal Summer Exhibition Piccadilly, London and is the Chairman of the Association of British Naives.