Steven John Owen (b. 1983, Bristol) I am an artist working in abstract painting. I mainly oil pastels, which I melt down and mix to create darker, more muted colours. The oil pastels are used to build up texture in the later stages of a piece.

A lot of my recent work starts from photos, usually of my family outdoors. I pixelate the images to break them down into blocks of colour, which gives me a starting point for the composition and palette. From there, I paint more freely and let the image develop.

Sometimes I follow this process, and other times I just paint based on feeling. My work sits somewhere between the two.

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North Street Gallery 30th May - 26th July 2026

St Annes House (BS4 Arts Fair) 13th & 14th June 2026