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Canadian Artist Steve Walker (Original Post)
xchrom
May 2012
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midnight
(26,624 posts)1. Steve Walker can paint... Are these oils?
William769
(55,148 posts)2. Those are Awesome!
Innocent, yet so...
pinto
(106,886 posts)3. Great pieces.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. i knew he had passed away - i had to find some sort of obit -- heart attack
http://www.southfloridagaynews.com/news/national-news/5698-steve-walker-iconic-gay-painter-50-passes-away.html
Steve Walker, Iconic Gay Painter, 50, Passes Away
His work has been a recognizable part of gay culture for at least the past two decades. Steve Walkers paintings can be described as pensive, quiet, emotional, haunting, empathetic, knowing. The men who inhabit these paintings tell a story that is at once very personal, yet seemingly familiar to all gay men. Walker himself saw his work as having a universal message. He once said, As a homosexual, I have been moved, educated and inspired by works that deal with a heterosexual context. Why would I assume that a heterosexual would be incapable of appreciating work that speaks to common themes in life, as seen through my eyes as a gay man?
Twice in the past two years, Steve Walker has been gracious enough to allow SFGN to use one of his paintings in our publication. Once as the cover for SFGNs issue for May 24, 2010. Then again last year, as an illustration for Pier Angelos moving requiem after the loss of his partner Jack. The painting Pier had chosen for this purpose was titled Lost at Sea. Walker informed us that, Ironically, in the painting is my last true love, Turker... who died at the age of 29.... I think of him every day. Walker added, Ten years later, the sadness is still overwhelming.
Entirely self-taught, Steve Walker began painting in the early 1990s after visiting the galleries and museums of Europe. The popularity of Walkers paintings increased over the years and now sell at prices in the thousands of dollars. Among his most popular paintings are the images that depict the Wave Wall on Fort Lauderdale Beach. His work is represented mainly by Lyman-Eyer Gallery in Massachusetts.
Steve Walker died of a heart attack on Jan. 4 at his home in Costa Rica. The funeral will be held in his native Canada on Feb. 25 at 11am at the Our Lady of the Visitation Parish in Ottawa.
Steve Walker, Iconic Gay Painter, 50, Passes Away
His work has been a recognizable part of gay culture for at least the past two decades. Steve Walkers paintings can be described as pensive, quiet, emotional, haunting, empathetic, knowing. The men who inhabit these paintings tell a story that is at once very personal, yet seemingly familiar to all gay men. Walker himself saw his work as having a universal message. He once said, As a homosexual, I have been moved, educated and inspired by works that deal with a heterosexual context. Why would I assume that a heterosexual would be incapable of appreciating work that speaks to common themes in life, as seen through my eyes as a gay man?
Twice in the past two years, Steve Walker has been gracious enough to allow SFGN to use one of his paintings in our publication. Once as the cover for SFGNs issue for May 24, 2010. Then again last year, as an illustration for Pier Angelos moving requiem after the loss of his partner Jack. The painting Pier had chosen for this purpose was titled Lost at Sea. Walker informed us that, Ironically, in the painting is my last true love, Turker... who died at the age of 29.... I think of him every day. Walker added, Ten years later, the sadness is still overwhelming.
Entirely self-taught, Steve Walker began painting in the early 1990s after visiting the galleries and museums of Europe. The popularity of Walkers paintings increased over the years and now sell at prices in the thousands of dollars. Among his most popular paintings are the images that depict the Wave Wall on Fort Lauderdale Beach. His work is represented mainly by Lyman-Eyer Gallery in Massachusetts.
Steve Walker died of a heart attack on Jan. 4 at his home in Costa Rica. The funeral will be held in his native Canada on Feb. 25 at 11am at the Our Lady of the Visitation Parish in Ottawa.
younger than I am. That always breaks my heart. Why do we lose such gifts so young?
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WillParkinson
(16,862 posts)6. Wow...
These are amazing.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)7. i have my reasons for posting these artists
spotlights.