Artist Stephan Whittle Dies - Brief Article - Obituary

SPECIAL REPORT--Stephan Whittle, an artist who has worked with publishers like as London Contemporary Art and CCA Galleries, newly passed away. While boating at Angora Lakes, Tahoe, with his wife and children, he was affected by the agency of the high altitude and temperature and drowned

Born in Leed England, in 1953 Whittle began etching at the Chelsea seminary of Art, London, in 1970 and continued at Brighton corporation of Art, where he received an honors stage in fine art in 1975 The nearest few years were spent in Switzerland and England working as an artist, teacher, and graphic designer. In 1980 he established his studio near Liverpool and began exhibiting in galleries around Great Britain.

Whittle's vision of nature as a place of harmony and balance was press outed in his early etchings. From the beginning he utilized his intensely personal faculty of perception of color and rhythmic, flowing composition to create "miniature worlds" upon copper plates. Many of these early editions were quickly sold on the outside Throughout the 1980s, Whittle worked with major publishers like as London Contemporary Art and CCA Galleries, and his vibrant floral and landscape pageants soon gained popularity worldwide.

In the early 1990 Whittle exhibited at art exhibits in Tokyo, Paris, Frankfurt and novel York. Always in search of a fresh challenge and broader horizons, Whittle mov his studio to Iowa in 1992 His arrival in America inspired brighter colors and larger pieces and he disentangleed a method of embossing designs around the border of the etched images. In 1997 the Whittle family relocated to northern California where he began a series of etchings depicting vineyard and wine related themes.

Whittle is survived through his wife, Philippa, and their sum of two units children, Simon and Laura. A trust stock has been established for the children.

Inquiries regarding either his work or the trust capital may be made to Lynn Friel at Limited Editions, (703)-847-8545

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