From around 2010, I think for the first time with this piece Steve was really starting to find some success in working with and harnessing the special effects of light, which was in fact a real objective and hallmark of his painting. When I told him how much I liked this painting he was sort of surprised, as he didn’t feel he accomplished what he was going for. This plagued Steve on a number of his pieces. A common problem for artists of all kinds!
Our friends Don and Jocelyn now have this hanging in their home in Millbrook, Ontario.