Stephanie E. Robinson

At a very early age, Stephanie's mother would give her pencil and paper to keep her occupied.  And thus, she began to teach herself to draw.

Drawing taught me how to really look at things... a single line can define the contour of a horse's back, or the lyrical arc of a river tree leaning over the rushing water.

Stephanie continued to draw, filling countless sketchbooks with drawings and sketches.  She began to explore watercolors in her late teens and early twenties.  

Early on I experimented with a variety of different mediums including oil, pastel, acrylic, colored pencil, etc.  But I always came back to watercolor.  There is something magically luminous and spontaneous about the medium.  Over the years I have developed methods and techniques to achieve desired results, but there is always something new to learn.  

When I get an inspiration for a painting, it can come to me as a flash that is only there for a moment and then disappears. If I don't make a sketch right then and there, it can be lost forever.  Of course, not every flash of inspiration turns into a painting.  I have sketchbooks upon sketchbooks of ideas, drawings, musings, and doodles. From time to time I will look back through past sketchbooks to get inspiration.

One day years ago, Stephanie picked up one of her sketchbooks and as she flipped through the pages, she noticed something unusual.. Scattered throughout the pages were little stick figure doodles.  They seemed to be related so she drew them out in a line. That is when she discovered the figures conveyed a story - a story of transformation.  

Stephanie used the figures to create a painting she titled Seasons of the Soul.  The artwork was published as an open edition lithograph in the early 1990s.  Since then thousands of the prints have been purchased.  Many of the Seasons of the Soul prints hang in the offices of professionals such a therapists, doctors, priests, counselors, acupuncturists, ministers, massage therapists, etc.

Seasons of the Soul is a visual story of transformation written in the symbol language of the soul.  Over the years I have received several heartfelt testimonials from individuals who wanted to let me know just how very important this artwork has been to them.  The print has been a source of inspiration for people going through cancer, addiction, grief, depression, and more.  This artwork has taken on a life of its own.  I am honored to be a part of it and it inspires me to want to create more art from the heart.

Stephanie continues to explore her fascinations with light, nature, and spirit through art.