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Daphne Stephenson has spent a year and a half preparing for this exclusive Exhibition. She is well known for her Primitive Naive style of Folk and Visionary Art  but is bringing in a surprising new twist. The launch of a unique collection of theatrical flamboyant lamps made with lost and found objects and vintage collectables along side her paintings. This Exhibition promises to be not only exciting but inspiring and thought provoking.

Daphne has always been in love with Tropical scenes, Birds of Paradise and Lush Vegetation. Influenced by her early years living abroad, inspired by extensive travels through India and Africa and having lived and spent much time in Europe, she brings an eclectic mix of different cultures and backgrounds into every area of her work with an air of charm, wit and sophistication.

She has been particularly influenced by her time in the Bahamas, Bermuda, The Seychelles and Jamaica and this is evident in her Island paintings in the show.

“I love to create beautiful things that can transform and a space and give a room a complete facelift ”

The Exhibition ‘Let There be Light’ is only showing for just over a week from the 13th to the 22nd October. The Gallery will be open from 1pm to 8pm after the Preview night.

238 Old Brompton Gallery, Old Brompton Rd, Earlscourt SW5 ODE.

I have spent the last year and half painting and working towards a One Woman Show with one thing in mind.

To promote Gods Truth, Love and Glory in my work and therefore transfer a little bit of his goodness and wonder into the world.

I even got married in July 2017 to a wonderful Jamaican to my complete surprise and everyone else’s!

My best friend in the world!!

It’s no surprise we married, because I have always been in love with painting Caribean and Tropical Scenes, Birds, and Lush vegetarian. Influenced by my early years living in Pakistan and my extensive travels through India and Africa, I always marvelled at the beauty of nature in these places and in particular my times in the Bahamas, Bermuda, The Seychelles and Jamaica. Always trying to capture and share some of the magical world we live in.

I thank God for the gifts and talents and support he has given me without which all this would not have been possible.

It has not always been easy as I have had to weave my way through various bouts of ill health and have had to give in many a time, but I have got here bit by bit one step  at a time and won’t give up.

With love and blessings

Daphne

Hi Everyone

I have had a lot of trouble trying to get this Island scene right! Never have I had to come back to any painting so much to get the balance of colours right. The island was green before but I have changed that now. Even the frame colour has been changed three times and is about to be changed again!!

In the end I took it down to the kitchen common room at Wimbledon Art studios and put it on the wall there for a general consensus of opinion from my fellow artists! Well, I’m glad to say, I’m happy with it now and my website designer and a few others really love it, so I’m a happy bunny. I can’t sell anything I don’t like or doesn’t sit well with me but we got there in the end.

It’s going to transform someone’s room and lift the atmosphere there completely.

Daphne.

Since the mixed exhibition in October with my three sisters there have been continuing commissions and sales related to our exhibition which have exceeded all our expectations. I am so pleased to have a handful of clients that collect my work.

I gave the months of January, February and March to designing, editing and producing The Association of Britsh Naives book on behalf of all our members along with Judy Joel. A lot of hard work but worth it all. Hopefully we will be able to publish our work in a series of books once every two or three years with our wonderful printers The Colourhouse.

I had a long awaited for family holiday in India after Christmas which gave me the energy to produce the book and if that wasn’t enough, I have just come back from almost a month in The Seychelles painting and working with the church a bit. All paid for by the way. Spoiled beyond belief! So now I am off to Devon, to oversee an exhibition with The Association of British Naives at Delamore House. They have put on exhibitions for 10 years and this year we are their guests of honour. They expect 10,000 people to walk through the doors over the month of May. How exciting. We will also be launching our book and the press will be coming and doing some big features. An auctioneer recently advised people on the radio to invest in Naive Art because he reckons it IS the new genre which we believe in too.

Bye for now,

Daphne