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Simeon Stafford Paintings

British, b. 1956

Simeon Stafford was born in Dukinfield, UK, in 1959. As a young artist, his landscapes were similar to the gritty northern landscapes of L. S. Lowry and other northern English artists. At the age of 14, Stafford met L. S. Lowry, who encouraged him to paint. Simeon moved to Cornwall in 1996, where he met the artist's Terry Frost and Patrick Heron. Thus his northern roots fused with the influence of color and light from Frost and Heron and the magnetism of West Penwith to create an expressionism within his work, which is both powerful and alluring. Not concerned with angst and soul searching, in his own words - there is enough of that in the world of news today. Stafford's work is deeply idiosyncratic and reflects a world full of incident and accident, with splashes of vibrant color and amusing compositions. He charmingly combines reality and imagination, with many of his paintings featuring characters from his family, including Auntie Dot, the little girl who is constantly doing a handstand, Trixie, the family Jack Russell, who lived until she was 28 and is now stuffed and a resident of Simeon’s bedroom and the black seaside donkey. Widely regarded as one of the country's leading living artists, Stafford exhibited at the Royal Academy in 2001, and in 2003 he became a member of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. His work can be found in numerous private collections, including those of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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Artist: Simeon Stafford
St Ives: Contemporary Seaside Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
The holiday season is in full swing with all our favourite Simeon Stafford characters enjoying themselves on the beach amongst the transient population of tourists who flock to St. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Simeon Stafford Paintings

Materials

Oil

Open Day At The Docks: Contemporary Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
A really exiting day out for the people off to the docks to get a behind the scenes look at an environment that’s usually out of bounds. The feel of the suppressed excitement is quit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Simeon Stafford Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Newlyn Harbour: Contemporary Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is an archetypal Stafford painting. Cheery tugs and Cornish fishing boats bobbing about in the harbour as they busy themselves with their days routine and the townsfolk watching...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Simeon Stafford Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Evening In Marzion: Contemporary Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
Work is over for the day for the inhabitants of the little Cornish town, and as the day draws to a close there's a last minute chance to catch up on the days' events and gossip. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Simeon Stafford Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Newlyn Harbour: Contemporary Seascape Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is an archetypal Stafford painting. Cheery tugs and Cornish fishing boats bobbing about in the harbour as they busy themselves with their days routine and the townsfolk watching...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Simeon Stafford Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern British oil painting of St. Ives beach by Simeon Stafford
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Simeon Stafford (British, b.1956) Near St Ives Oil on canvas Signed `Simeon’ (lower left), further signed and inscribed with title (on the reverse) 31.1/2 x 31.1/2 in. (80 x 80 cm.) ...
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20th Century Modern Simeon Stafford Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

British contemporary oil painting by Simeon Stafford 'Cambourne Rally'
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Simeon Stafford (British, b.1956) Cambourne rally Oil on panel Signed and dated `SIMEON!/14.1.21’ (lower right) further signed on the reverse of the panel 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.3 cm.) Simeon Stafford is a British Painter, born in 1956 he started painting at age 14. He was encouraged to paint by LS...
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21st Century and Contemporary English School Simeon Stafford Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The Wharf St Ives: Contemporary Outsider Art Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
A very fine offering from the artist using his style of surreal distortion to celebrate the workaday routines of the life in which he is immersed.This is a real reflection of Staffor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Simeon Stafford Paintings

Materials

Oil

Northern Fair: Contemporary Naive School Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
Harking back to his roots in this picture Simeon Stafford has captured, in a whirling scene of colourful chaos all the elements that made travelling fairs such magical places for adu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Simeon Stafford Paintings

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Oil

Marazion: Contemporary Outsider Art Oil Painting
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Brecon, Powys
A happy day in the little English seaside town of Marazion, in Cornwall. This painting has Stafford's characters seeming to jump for joy at the mere pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Simeon Stafford Paintings

Materials

Oil

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"The Derby - Manchester United v Manchester City"
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Located in ludlow, GB
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"Fun Fair On The Harbour Wall". Figurative Oil Painting
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Punch and Judy, Blackpool
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It’s holiday season on a Blackpool Beach in Northern England and the Punch & Judy man has set up his booth in readiness for the next show. With the landmark Blackpool tower and pleas...
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Mousehole Harbor
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An almost typical seaside genre Stafford, all the joy of a Summer day beside the sea. In this picture of the tiny Cornish harbour of Mousehole (pronounced mowzle), are some of the be...
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