Jarva Fine Art presents...

In November, Ellie and I had the pleasure of meeting the talented Steve Foster, we are incredibly excited to be exhibiting his work. Having travelled all the way from Wiltshire, Steve showed us three new works in oil on canvas.

Steve was first taught how to use oils at the age of 12 by an 'Old Gent' Mr Rennick who lived on his street, teaching him how to prepare a canvas, look after his brushes and even polish and maintain a wooden pallet, which Steve still uses to this day.

Steve credits his lack of fear with Oils to the meticulous mentorship of Mr Rennick. This is visible in his work, capturing the light and movement in high resolution and a seamless finish. Steve takes the majority of his inspiration from the wonder and diversity of the natural world; the shapes, flows and variety of the floral subject is of particular interest to him and is where he derives much of his artistic inspiration.

Born in Greater Manchester in 1944, Roderick studied art at Stockport College of Art and later worked in textile and wallpaper design before moving into the coal mining industry.

Drawing inspiration from his experiences in the coal mines Roderick's art beautifully depicts the feelings and moods in communities in the North in the 70's & 80's.

Roderick paints with oils on canvas, using his extensive imagination to create these interpretations of northern working towns. When asked about this say's both he and his wife are fans of the Bronte sisters, who are well known for their detailed stories if imaginary towns and villages, a well known one being 'Gondal'.