"My style of painting could loosely be described as impressionistic - I like the time honored description of Impressionism - the placement of single strokes of paint that are the right color, the right shape, and placed in the right spot" and this is what I strive for when painting. I work both on location and in the studio, depending on the intent of the piece. I paint scenes and settings that inspire me, even though the majority of my paintings are Black Hills landscapes, I also enjoy painting parks, gardens, and architectural subjects". Steve is a native of South Dakota and grew up in the mining town of Lead. He has lived a varied life working as a gold miner, truck driver, musician, draftsman, illustrator, and digitizer for the embroidery industry, but his love is painting. He is self taught and has developed a unique style of using a palette knife for the majority of each of his pieces.