Stephen Coyle: Beach Stories
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Stephen Coyle: Beach Stories Solo Artist Exhibition
Quidley & Company - Naples, FL Opening March 14, 2018 As the first solo exhibition for the artist at Quidley & Company, Stephen Coyle’s paintings demonstrate his talent of conveying everyday representational beach scenes through a unique perspective and style. Working with themes connected to his time spent living in Rhode Island, the paintings, though representational in nature, utilizes abstraction in forms and brushwork which can be seen in the undefined figures. The brightly lit sun-filled depictions of the beach arose from his observation of “zoo-like” tendencies witnessed. Stephen comments on this continuing theme through his works as, “I want these paintings to be a summation of humanity through our poses, and gestures. The beach is where we are closest to our natural state at birth: naked and vulnerable. The spacing between each figure and each figurative grouping is important. The space and distance between us are where the stories are told. The beach paintings are an examination of us as we walk, crawl, run, crouch, and lie upon the earth. The beach is humanity’s anthill. The building paintings echo the emotions of those that live within and the phone paintings symbolize the loneliness of the human experience.” – Stephen Coyle
A Day in the Sun 36 x 48 inches
Are You Going to Eat That Last Piece 20 x 30 inches
Beach Bums 40 x 30 inches
Boys of Summer 40 x 30 inches
Brother
40 x 30 inches
Dark Waters 24 x 36 inches
I Gotcha
9 x 12 inches
It’s Over
48 x 36 inches
Looking For a Spot 30 x 30 inches
Monday
12 x 12 inches
My Neighbor’s Window 14 x 11 inches
Neck Deep 36 x 36 inches
Rising Tide 36 x 36 inches
The Back Door 10 x 8 inches
The Beer is Cold and I’m Alone 40 x 48 inches
The Summer Mike Fell in Love 12 x 36 inches
The Tatoo and the Pregnancy 48 x 60 inches
Under the Dunes 24 x 34 inches
Walden Pond 34 x 40 inches
Walden Pond - Siblings 30 x 30 inches
Walden Pond Sunset 16 x 16 inches
Dresses
each 16 x 16 inches
Baby Buggy 44 x 46 inches
Popcorn
48 x 36 inches
Urban Sunflower 24 x 18 inches
It’s 95’ and We’re Out of Ice 30 x 40 inches
She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 36 x 36 inches
She’s a Builder of Castles 12 x 36 inches
Striped Beach Chair 12 x 36 inches
Fish and Chips 36 x 36 inches
Beach Gossip 12 x 72 inches
Mary’s Red Shoes 30 x 30 inches
Out
24 x 30 inches
Tough Boys 12 x 36 inches
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