Tim Steward
Tim’s exuberant expressive drawings are raw and experimental. Born in London, Tim went on to study Town and Country Planning at Cardiff University and here an unrelenting engagement with the built and natural environment was born.
Tim works largely with traditional drawing materials inspired from the old masters. Dry mediums of pastel and charcoal feature widely, as does the heavy application of pigment which has distinguished his drawing style over the years.
“The element of risk is what brings life into your drawing, because there are so many factors that are outside your control, Risk is a key component of my work certainly and the artistic process generally.”
From the outset Tim’s artistic approach has been built on working outside in specific locations for an extended period of time. In 2007 he undertook hundreds of exploratory drawings of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, using pastel and pigment. More recently other primitive materials have been utilised, including pieces of charred wood, clay mud, sand, and wax, as part of a growing complexity of layers and textures in his mark-making. This evolving development of medium is part of a desire to keep a sense of experimentation in his work, sourcing local materials where they are at hand both to work more sustainably and to develop greater connection with an area.
