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Stephen Coyle - Artists - Paul Thiebaud Gallery

Stephen Coyle
Introspection, 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 36 in.

My life is my art.

My intention with the beach imagery is not to simply create a painting, but to replicate life itself on a scale both small and large. By creating compositions within compositions, the eye is led from  sweeping panoramas to the intimate conversations heard along the shoreline.

The intent is to capture the most essential and primal qualities of humans in relation to our earth. I want you to not only feel the moment depicted in the painting, but also the moment before  and the moment after. Your mind’s eye should lead you beyond the borders of the frame, until you see all of humanity running, crawling, sitting and walking upon this spinning orb.

I know the beach painting is done when I can hear it.

The focus of the still life paintings is the stuff of my everyday life. Perceived through my personal experience and translated onto canvas or panel.

"I know the beach painting is done when I can hear it."

STEPHEN COYLE

1956
Born in Waltham, MA

EDUCATION

1976
Grahm Junior College, Boston, MA

1981
Otis Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA

1978–81
Apprenticed with Anton Sabas, Los Angeles, CA

1978
Mission Renaissance, Los Angeles, CA

1982
Further Studies with Gayla Tarmu, Los Angeles, CA

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023
Where the Land Ends, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Postcards from a Painter, Quidley & Company, Naples, FL

2018
Stephen Coyle, Quidley & Company, Naples, FL

2017–2018
Recent Paintings, St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery, Rutherford, CA

2016
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2015
Recent Paintings - Daphne Confar / Stephen Coyle, The William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA (two-person).

2014
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2013
New Paintings, Chase Young Gallery, Boston, MA

2012
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2011
New Paintings, Chase Gallery, Boston MA

2010
Stephen Coyle, William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2009
New Paintings, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
Stephen Coyle, William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023
Summer Show, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
Seattle Art Fair, Lumen Field Event Center, Seattle, WA
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA

2020
Summer Breeze, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA

2019
SURF’S UP: Group Exhibition of New Works, Quidley & Co., Nantucket, MA

2018
“This Land Is…” International Landscape Invitational, Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, CA

2015
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Reality Show - Outstanding Masters of Realism, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples, FL

2014
Art Miami, Art Miami Pavilion, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL
Stephen Coyle, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples, FL
William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS


Perez, Jailene. "Seashore Art with South County Vibes." SO Rhode Island.  August 7, 2020.


Staff Writer.  “Art & Life with Stephen Coyle.” Boston Voyager. April 30, 2018.


Staff Writer. “Water and Sand.” American Art Collector.  March 2018.


Lee, Liz."Painting from Instinct."  Providence Monthly.  November 20, 2014.


Nob Hill Gazette. July 2014:  cover image (illustration only).


Zevitas, Steven. Must See Painting Shows.  The Huffington Post.  April 2013.


Foritano, James. “Thayer Street a Destination or an Attitude? Maybe Both.” Artscope Magazine, 2010.

Stephen, Coyle Rising Tide, 2022, alkyd on panel, 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Rising Tide, 2022
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

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Stephen Coyle Keeping Watch, 2022 alkyd on panel 48 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Keeping Watch, 2022
alkyd on panel
48 x 36 in.

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Stephen Coyle Introspection, 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Introspection, 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 36 in.
 

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Stephen Coyle Refuge, 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Refuge, 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

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Stephen Coyle, "Laughter in the Shadows," 2023, alkyd on panel, 36 x 48 inches

Stephen Coyle

Laughter in the Shadows, 2023

alkyd on panel

36 x 48 in.

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Stephen Coyle Meanwhile Life Goes On, 2022 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Meanwhile Life Goes On, 2022
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.
SOLD

Stephen Coyle Moored in Venice, 2023 alkyd on panel 40 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
Moored in Venice, 2023
alkyd on panel
40 x 30 in.

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Stephen Coyle Poppies, 2023 alkyd on panel 30 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
Poppies, 2023
alkyd on panel
30 x 30 in.

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Stephen Coyle 2020, 2020 alkyd on panel 24 x 20 in.

Stephen Coyle
2020, 2020
alkyd on panel
24 x 20 in.

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Stephen Coyle The Conversation 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
The Conversation 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.
SOLD

Stephen Coyle Waiting, 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Waiting, 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 36 in.
SOLD

Stephen Coyle, "2021," 2021, alkyd on panel, 24 x 18 inches

Stephen Coyle

2021, 2021

alkyd on panel

24 x 18 in.

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Stephen Coyle Into the Mist, 2022 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Into the Mist, 2022
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

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Stephen Coyle, "2022," 2022, alkyd on panel, 24 x 18 inches

Stephen Coyle

2022, 2022

alkyd on panel

24 x 18 in.

 

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Stephen Coyle Venice Beach, 2016 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Venice Beach, 2016
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

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Stephen Coyle Photo Op, 2013 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Photo Op, 2013
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

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Stephen Coyle Catch, 2013 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Catch, 2013
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

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Stephen Coyle Hold On, 2018 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Hold On, 2018
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

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Stephen Coyle Family Umbrella, 2016 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Family Umbrella, 2016
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

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Stephen Coyle Memorial Day, 2016 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Memorial Day, 2016
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

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Stephen Coyle Beach Gossip, 2012 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Beach Gossip, 2012
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

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Stephen Coyle Beach Sounds, 2012 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Beach Sounds, 2012
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

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Stephen Coyle Disconnect, 2014 alkyd on panel 30 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
Disconnect, 2014
alkyd on panel
30 x 30 in.

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Stephen Coyle LACMA 2016 alkyd on panel 24 x 18 in.

Stephen Coyle
LACMA, 2016
alkyd on panel
24 x 18 in.

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Stephen Coyle Entanglements, 2014 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Entanglements, 2014
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

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Stephen Coyle LACMA: Tag, 2016 alkyd on panel 20 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
LACMA: Tag, 2016
alkyd on panel
20 x 30 in.

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Stephen Coyle She's Mad but She's Magic, 2014 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
She's Mad but She's Magic, 2014
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

Inquire
Stephen, Coyle Rising Tide, 2022, alkyd on panel, 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Rising Tide, 2022
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle Keeping Watch, 2022 alkyd on panel 48 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Keeping Watch, 2022
alkyd on panel
48 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle Introspection, 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Introspection, 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 36 in.
 

Stephen Coyle Refuge, 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Refuge, 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle, "Laughter in the Shadows," 2023, alkyd on panel, 36 x 48 inches

Stephen Coyle

Laughter in the Shadows, 2023

alkyd on panel

36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle Meanwhile Life Goes On, 2022 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Meanwhile Life Goes On, 2022
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.
SOLD

Stephen Coyle Moored in Venice, 2023 alkyd on panel 40 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
Moored in Venice, 2023
alkyd on panel
40 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle Poppies, 2023 alkyd on panel 30 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
Poppies, 2023
alkyd on panel
30 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle 2020, 2020 alkyd on panel 24 x 20 in.

Stephen Coyle
2020, 2020
alkyd on panel
24 x 20 in.

Stephen Coyle The Conversation 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
The Conversation 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.
SOLD

Stephen Coyle Waiting, 2023 alkyd on panel 36 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Waiting, 2023
alkyd on panel
36 x 36 in.
SOLD

Stephen Coyle, "2021," 2021, alkyd on panel, 24 x 18 inches

Stephen Coyle

2021, 2021

alkyd on panel

24 x 18 in.

Stephen Coyle Into the Mist, 2022 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Into the Mist, 2022
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle, "2022," 2022, alkyd on panel, 24 x 18 inches

Stephen Coyle

2022, 2022

alkyd on panel

24 x 18 in.

 

Stephen Coyle Venice Beach, 2016 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Venice Beach, 2016
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle Photo Op, 2013 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Photo Op, 2013
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle Catch, 2013 alkyd on panel 36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle
Catch, 2013
alkyd on panel
36 x 48 in.

Stephen Coyle Hold On, 2018 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Hold On, 2018
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle Family Umbrella, 2016 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Family Umbrella, 2016
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle Memorial Day, 2016 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Memorial Day, 2016
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle Beach Gossip, 2012 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Beach Gossip, 2012
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle Beach Sounds, 2012 alkyd on panel 12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle
Beach Sounds, 2012
alkyd on panel
12 x 36 in.

Stephen Coyle Disconnect, 2014 alkyd on panel 30 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
Disconnect, 2014
alkyd on panel
30 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle LACMA 2016 alkyd on panel 24 x 18 in.

Stephen Coyle
LACMA, 2016
alkyd on panel
24 x 18 in.

Stephen Coyle Entanglements, 2014 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
Entanglements, 2014
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle LACMA: Tag, 2016 alkyd on panel 20 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle
LACMA: Tag, 2016
alkyd on panel
20 x 30 in.

Stephen Coyle She's Mad but She's Magic, 2014 alkyd on panel 30 x 40 in.

Stephen Coyle
She's Mad but She's Magic, 2014
alkyd on panel
30 x 40 in.