Mark Stephenson
Mark Stephenson
Visual artist and designer
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I’ve fallen in love with the Birds of My Neighbourhood. This series documents the species I encounter in Ottawa, especially along the Beaver Pond trail where I walk almost every day. Each piece begins with an encounter—a sound, a sudden sighting. Sometimes I catch it on camera, other times I return to find it again. In the studio, those moments take shape as paintings or drawings, each one a way of revisiting the experience and slipping into another world.
Paintings
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American Tree Sparrow, acrylic ink and watercolour on 140lb hot press paper, 14x20in
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Female Red Winged Blackbird, pen and acrylic ink on 140lb hot press paper, 14x19in
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Ruby Crowned kinglet, pen and acrylic ink on 140lb hot press paper, 14x19in
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Female cardinal, pen and acrylic ink on 140lb hot press paper, 14x20in
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Male Cardinal in cedar hedge, pen and acrylic ink on 140lb hot press paper, 14x20in
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Gray Jay, pen and acrylic ink on 140lb hot press paper, 14x20in, 2021
All references for these drawings are from birds I've seen and photographed.