Stefanie Sylvester
Artist and Art Educator
Stefanie Sylvester
Artist and Art Educator
A Little About Me
My art education started early with public school teachers, PBS, museums, and my family. My heroes were Bob Ross, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, and Shel Silverstein.
I graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and got a bonus education from the art community in St. Louis many years later.
I've been fortunate enough to exhibit in D.C., Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, Sarasota, Florence, and across the San Francisco Bay Area.
If my hands are stained with paint you can bet I'm a happy camper.
Meditations and Collages
I love learning stuff. I absorb, forget, remix, and repurpose everything. My abstractions kind of visualize that mental process. It is a piling on and whiting out of many layers of intentions, accidents, and discoveries. I can only hold on to the original context for so long until it is overtaken, informing what comes next or being completely smothered. At some point in the process the painting discovers itself.
Life Drawings
Observational drawing and painting is the opposite of my abstract work. I'm trying to get at something specific; there is a right and a wrong. I need to practice, "check my math", correct, and repeat. I love the challenge.
Mad love to Betsy Ruprecht who taught me about translating 3D to 2D.
Teaching Artist
Instruction
Arting with Stef
Arting with Stef
Available for workshops and private classes. Previous teaching experience includes Montalvo Arts Center and The School of Arts and Culture
Arting with Stef
Arting with Stef
Arting with Stef
Let's create together, explore materials, and learn some new tricks at popups and space takeovers. This watercolor party was at The Dancing Cat
Live Art
Arting with Stef
Live Art
Bring a unique experience to your event with live demos, as seen at Menlo College Oaktoberfest and RAW Artist Showcases