To include paintings of Venice, Birds & Teacups, Flowers, Robots and a Vintage Toy Car
Steve Whitehead is one of the leading British Realist Painters of our generation. A painter of landscape and cityscape. His work draws on diverse traditions, from American Photorealism to German Romanticism and English Surrealism. Each painting is a composite of images, photographs, sketches and colour notes collected by Steve Whitehead on location and painstakingly re-produced on canvas back at the studio. Such is the degree of detail one painting might take two years to complete.
Steve Whitehead was born in Leicestershire. He lives in North Yorkshire and is married to the artist Paula Zimmermann. He Studied at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth under the tutelage of artist David Tinker. Graduating with an MA in Fine Art. Whitehead continued his practice at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Honoured twice winning the Wales Open and prize winner for the Manchester Academy and Hunting Art Prizes exhibitions.
Steve Whitehead paintings are in the permanent collection of the Contemporary Art Society, Wales
1978 - 81 University College of Wales B.A.Hons Visual Art Aberystwyth
1982 - 84 University College of Wales M.A. Visual Art Aberystwyth
1985 - 86 Courtauld Institute of Art Postgraduate Dipoma London -
Conservation of Wall Paintings.
Public Collection:
1985 Contemporary Art Society Wales
1990 University College of Wales Cardiff
2005 Prudential Art Collection
2006 Royal Bank of Scotland
Exhibition April 2017 - The Grand Exhibition of Views - The Star and Garter Redevelopment in Richmond on Thames, Surrey
Rockpool 36x24in/92x61cm Acrylic on canvas £4,800
A Glimpse of the Sea 20x33in/51x81cm Acrylic on canvas £3,000
Flixton Wold-24x36in/61x91cm Acrylic on canvas-£4,950
Winter Tale 30x40 in/76x102cm. Acrylic on canvas £4,500
Allotman Lane 20x32in/51x81cm Acrylic on canvas £1,000
Whitchurch on Thames Bridge 40x50cm/16x20in Acrylic on canvas £2900
Bluebell Spinney Oil on canvas 10x22in/25x56cm £2,000
Fields of Wold 14x34in/36x86cm Framed: 16.5x36in Acrylic on canvas £3500
The Poppy Field with Two Hares - Oil on canvas - 14x12ins/36x30cm £500
Apple Orchard oil on canvas-12x16in/30x41cm £650
Laguna ll -Acrylic on canvas 24x40in £4,950
Bricole Veneziane - £500 - 13x20cm/5x7in Acrylic on board - Framed
Venice Panorama-26x66in/66x168cm Acrylic on canvas £8500
Rio San Barnaba, Venice - £5250 -36x32in/91x81cm - Acrylic on canvas
San Giorgio Maggiore - £4950 - Acrylic on canvas 30x32in/76x81cm
Star Wars Toys 10x12inches /25x30cm Oil on canvas £800
Cups with Complex Patterns - 20x16in/50.8x40cm - Acrylic on canvas £3100
Peonies - £700 - 30x20cm - Oil on canvas
Vintage Cups with Hoopoe Birds 20x12in/51x30cm Oil & Acrylic on Canvas £2900
Cups with Garden Birds - £3100 - 50x40cm/20x16in Oil on canvas
Dinky Jaguar XK120 Coupe
10x12in/25x30cm Acrylic on board - Framed
Venice Panorama 26x56in Acrylic on canvas £8500
Cup Stacks on Saucers with Deco-£2900-20x12in/51x30cm-Acrylic on canvas
Not available to view in gallery
Paternoster Square, London - 37x67in/95x170cm
Oil on canvas - Not in gallery but available. Price on application
Richmond Hill - sold
Star and Garter Richmond 2017 Exhibition - Private Collection
Burnham Light - £1500 - 18x10in - Acrylic on canvas
