ABOUT STEVEN BOONE

I am an artist, working in multi disciplines. I have a B.F.A. from The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, with a degree in painting.  Through the years, I have added poetry, writing, graphic art, publishing and photography. Total immersion in art has helped form my creative sensibilities and personal vision. I thrive on experimentation and surprise.
Since 1986 I have worked full time as an artist in one of the biggest art centers in America; Santa Fe, New Mexico. I owned my own gallery for many years, and my art is in collections across the country and beyond, including the permanent collection of the United States Department of Interior and Foundation Van Gogh in Arles, France. Currently, I am represented by: Adieb Khadoure Gallery Santa Fe, NM, Bill Hester Fine Art, Chapel Hill, NC.,  and Adagio Gallery, Palm Springs, CA.

My photography is artistic because I am an artist. I see like an artist and bring artistic creativity to my role as photographer. The subjects for my photographs join with me in a creative dance.
The main thing for me is to keep my vision fresh with open eyes and a sense of wonder. The immediate, visceral, impact of the subject is of first importance, made even bigger with finesse of technique.

NOTE: I recently returned from traveling around the world for one year; all of 2008. My vision was to see people and places from close up,while photographing, painting, and writing as the journey unfolded.

 

• I keep a blog called My Fairy Tale Life, at http://my-fairy-tale-life.blogspot.com

• To see Steven Boone paintings, go to: http://stevenboone.com

• To look at my award-winning book, A Heart Traced in Sand, go to: http://heartsand.com