Brian Keith Stephens Figurative Paintings

So It Goes reflects on the joy and gravity of life through the enduring presence of the elephant. In my work animals act as symbols we carry with us and remind us of our shared histo...

Artist Statement Find Me a Meadow presents a swan moving calmly through its space, emerging from deep purples and muted blues that soften the boundary between figure and atmosphere....

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

Artist Statement Quiet Rituals presents a spotted horse painted with restraint and softened edges, offering a quiet tribute to calmness and presence. The gentle handling of paint an...

Diptych (two panels). Left panel: Visit Your Neighbor I. Right panel: Visit Your Neighbor II. Artist Statement Visit Your Neighbor was shown in Cow Tales at the Florence Griswold M...

Diptych (two panels): Left: Fisherman's Friend. Right: Sailors Daughter. Artist Statement Fisherman Friend Sailor’s Daughter draws from the language of storytelling where animals c...

Artist Statement Walking to the Bus Stop was inspired by time spent in the Austrian Alps, where daily life unfolds quietly alongside animals and land. The painting captures a moment...

Artist Statement Phone Your Mother is built around warmth and simplicity, where color and form carry the experience more than description. The horizon is reduced to broad, layered p...

Artist Statement You Have It All draws on the visual language of classic paper cut outs found across different cultures, using mirrored forms and decorative symmetry to create a sen...

Brian Keith Stephens' "Butterfly Kisses for You #3" (2018) is an evocative wildlife portrait, skillfully executed in oil on linen mounted to wood. With dimensions of 11 inches high b...

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

"The Weight of Small Things" is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens depicting a bull in profile. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang. Artist Statement How to capture the...

"Subtle Glory" is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens depicting a black horse with bridle and saddle in profile. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang. Artist Statement Ho...

Bring Me a Turkish Delight draws on the legacy of the mosaics in the Palace of the Normans in Palermo, Sicily where animals were depicted with symbolic weight and decorative beauty. ...

Brian Keith Stephens's "Butterfly Kisses for You #1" (2018) is an original, handmade oil painting that captures the presence of a pig through a uniquely expressive style. The work, c...

Brian Keith Stephens' "Butterfly Kisses for You #5" (2018) is an enchanting original oil painting, meticulously executed on linen mounted to wood. Stephens employs his distinctive ap...

Brian Keith Stephens’ "Butterfly Kisses for You #2" (2018) is an original oil on linen painting that captures the gentle charm of a sheep rendered in expressive brushwork and a harmo...

Lazy Lovers reflects on the bonds we form and the quiet ease found in connection. In my work animals often stand in for human emotion and carry symbols of love, trust and companionsh...

Artist Statement (Sweet Grass) Sweet Grass holds a quiet sense of movement and softness shaped by memory rather than description. The place feels familiar as if it has been walked b...

Diptych (two panels). Left panel: Before You Took a Nap. Right panel: After You Took the Bath. Artist Statement This diptych uses the tree as a poetic symbol abstracted to hold a s...

Artist Statement (I Will Take You to Sifnos) I Will Take You to Sifnos presents a bold bouquet held within an ordinary glass container, transforming a familiar, everyday subject int...

Diptych (two panels). Left panel: Before You Took a Nap. Right panel: After You Took the Bath. Artist Statement This diptych uses the tree as a poetic symbol abstracted to hold a s...

"Looks Like Sun" is an evocative original painting by Brian Keith Stephens, capturing the rugged spirit of a western buffalo. This piece, using oil and wax on cotton, measures 32 x 4...

Brian Keith Stephens presents an original, handmade composition titled "Angels and Cowboys", created in 2025. This oil and wax on cotton painting measures 50 inches high by 30 inches...

Brian Keith Stephens' painting "All the Wild Ones Act 4" (2018) is a delightful exploration of wildlife through the lens of contemporary artistry. Rendered in oil on panel, this orig...

Artist Statement This work focuses on atmosphere rather than place, allowing the image to hover between land, water, and sky. Broad, layered passages of blue are interrupted by a so...

"Letter Never Sent" is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens depicting a buffalo in profile. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang. Artist Statement How to capture the past,...

Brian Keith Stephens' "Butterfly Kisses for You #6" (2018) is an original, handmade oil painting executed on linen mounted to wood. Known for his expressive brushwork and vivid use o...

Brian Keith Stephens' "Wild Things Return Act III" (2020) is an original oil painting capturing the essence of a bison with expressive and vibrant brushwork. Painted on Artefex ACM p...

Brian Keith Stephens' "Butterfly Kisses for You #4," created in 2018, is an evocative, original oil painting that beautifully captures the powerful presence of a bison. Executed on l...

"We Don't Need No More Trouble," is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang. Artist Statement How to capture ...

"Time Is Not a Machine," is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang. Artist Statement How to capture the past...