A lifelong nature lover with Pacific Northwest roots, Alison Stevenson
is an avid traveler who has also lived and immersed herself in the
landscapes of the American Southwest, Pennsylvania, France, Italy, the
UK and New Zealand. Driven to create many types of art since her youth,
she now carries a camera and sketchbook to fill with the pen and ink
drawings that influence her oil paintings.
Intrigued by the
dynamic relationships that people form with the places they inhabit,
Stevenson several years working
as a landscape designer and community planner for historic small towns
of central Pennsylvania until a chance opportunity took her to Paris
where she spent a year immersing herself in the culture, sketching and
painting its public spaces and gardens whenever possible.
Having spend a number of years in a sun and windswept corner of Provence, Stevenson is now based out of Central Massachusetts and inspired
by the many cultural details that combine to shape the distinctive
character of each place that she visits and paints. Her recent work
includes both oil paintings on canvas and pen and ink sketch-paintings
on watercolor paper. By combining quick, expressive brushstrokes and an
observant eye, her landscapes create intimate connections between
viewer and place.
Biography
A lifelong nature lover with Pacific Northwest roots, Alison Stevenson
is an avid traveler who has also lived and immersed herself in the
landscapes of the American Southwest, Pennsylvania, France, Italy, the
UK and New Zealand. Driven to create many types of art since her youth,
she now carries a camera and sketchbook to fill with the pen and ink
drawings that influence her oil paintings.
Intrigued by the
dynamic relationships that people form with the places they inhabit,
Stevenson several years working
as a landscape designer and community planner for historic small towns
of central Pennsylvania until a chance opportunity took her to Paris
where she spent a year immersing herself in the culture, sketching and
painting its public spaces and gardens whenever possible.
Having spend a number of years in a sun and windswept corner of Provence, Stevenson is now based out of Central Massachusetts and inspired
by the many cultural details that combine to shape the distinctive
character of each place that she visits and paints. Her recent work
includes both oil paintings on canvas and pen and ink sketch-paintings
on watercolor paper. By combining quick, expressive brushstrokes and an
observant eye, her landscapes create intimate connections between
viewer and place.