Transporting you into another World with Life Transforming Art
Daphne Stephenson
Daphne is passionate about Naive art. Apart from her own painting, she collects it, represented Britain at The European Festival of Naive Art in France and was Chairman of The Association of British Naive Artists.
Daphne Stephenson has a wealth of experience in the world of art & design and is well known for her Primitive-Naive style of art.
“There is no other Art as raw, honest and engaging as true self-taught Naive Art. It is well recognised and collected in much of Europe and the United States but Britain has some catching up to do. It has fetched some of the highest prices in Auction Houses to this day; Lowry and Rousseau to name but a few”
“Naive artists make an appearance when art becomes too precious or too clever. Someone with a natural gift, untrained, comes along and overturns everybody’s preconceived notions, and makes us rethink and return to a pre-renaissance naturalism” Alan Bowness
Enjoy navigating through the pages of her Gallery where you will find a collection of her latest work.
Transporting you into another World with Life Transforming Art
"Daphne Stephenson's exotic, beautifully painted, elegant creations are a delight. Her bold choice of colour is reminiscent of Hermès. Likewise her Rousseau-esque, finely detailed jungle paintings - Please Forgive Me - Leopards in the Jungle and Leopard in Moonlight - are explosions of colour, complemented by their intriguing subject-matter - fantastical trees and flowers, prowling leopards and chirpy birds. In the midst of this, all appears to be ordered and harmonious, but things are not quite what they seem. Nowhere is this more apparent than in another of her perfectly executed paintings entitled, "Tropical Birds of Paradise", which features five brightly feathered birds in contrasting poses. No wonder Daphne Stephenson has chosen to transpose the unique subject matter of her paintings from canvas onto to silk and other materials. Her stunning silk kimonos with their bold, quirky designs are effectively walking pieces of art." - Val Barnes, June 2023
"Daphne Stephenson's exotic, beautifully painted, elegant creations are a delight. Her bold choice of colour is reminiscent of Hermès. Likewise her Rousseau-esque, finely detailed jungle paintings - Please Forgive Me - Leopards in the Jungle and Leopard in Moonlight - are explosions of colour, complemented by their intriguing subject-matter - fantastical trees and flowers, prowling leopards and chirpy birds. In the midst of this, all appears to be ordered and harmonious, but things are not quite what they seem. Nowhere is this more apparent than in another of her perfectly executed paintings entitled, "Tropical Birds of Paradise", which features five brightly feathered birds in contrasting poses. No wonder Daphne Stephenson has chosen to transpose the unique subject matter of her paintings from canvas onto to silk and other materials. Her stunning silk kimonos with their bold, quirky designs are effectively walking pieces of art." - Val Barnes, June 2023
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