More about Steve Abbott

Education

Central Washington State University, B.A. in Art Education

Bio

Growing up on the Puget Sound in Washington fostered a deep appreciation for boats in Steve Abbott. His parents owned wooden sailboats and as a boy, he could be found racing and sailing throughout the year. With this background, it came natural for him to paint boats and the water. With a small scholarship in art, he went to Central Washington State University where he graduated with a degree in art education. While he did not pursue a career in art education, Steve eventually came back to his art and has been painting seriously for about ten years. Now retired, he has been able to devote more time to his painting and also teaches workshops on the art of painting reflections in watercolor.

Steve paints from his own observations and has also enjoyed working with clients on commission pieces. The combination of light, water and the dynamic weather of the Pacific Northwest creates reflections of beautiful boats that Steve finds fascinating. As an artist, his goal is to explore how light and water play together to create such mystical reflections.

Steve lives on a boat, a 54' trawler, in Bremerton, Washington and has a studio close by where he paints.

In Our Words

Steve Abbott's watercolors take a traditional subject - wooden boats - and treat it in a fresh and unexpected manner, with unique vantage points and crisp lines. It is the water, though, that draws the viewer in with its depth of color and mesmerizing reflections, summoning a stillness within.

Selected Exhibition History

• MainStreet Art Gallery, Chelan, WA 2009
• ArtistEdge Gallery, Poulsbo, WA 2009
• First Friday Art Walk, Featured Artist, Port Gamble, WA 2009
• Champagne Cove Gallery, LaConner, WA 2008
• Farm Stock Arts Festival, Bainbridge Island, WA 2008
• Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA 2007
• The Washington Academy of Music, Silverdale, WA 2007

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