Stephen May, Apples in Glass Bowl, oil on canvas, 43 x 56 in.

APPLES IN GLASS BOWL (2011)
oil on canvas
43 x 56 in.
unframed
$6,000

 


Stephen May, Carrot, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

CARROT (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
$360

 

Stephen May, Apple, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

APPLE (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
$360

Stephen May, Squash, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

SQUASH (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
SOLD

  

Stephen May, Red Pepper, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

RED PEPPER (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
$360

Stephen May, Green Pepper and Carrot, 2011, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

GREEN PEPPER AND CARROT (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
$360

 

Stephen May, Cucumber, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

CUCUMBER (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
$360

Stephen May, Palette, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

PALETTE (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
$360

 

Stephen May, Reading Glasses, oil on board, 6.25 x 8 in.

READING GLASSES (2011)
oil on board
6.25 x 8 in.
framed dimension: 9.25 x 11 in.
$360

 

 

L AND A'S ARBOUR (2010-2011)
oil on board
16 x 19.25 in.
framed dimension:17 x 21 in.
$1,500

 

VASE OF FLOWERS, BLACK BACKGROUND (2010-2011)
oil on canvas
43 x 38 in.
framed
$4,200

 

TRELLIS WITH HONEYSUCKLE (2010-2011)
oil on board
28 x 24 in.
framed
$2,100

Stephen May, Reprise, oil on canvas, 43.5 x 52.25 in.

REPRISE (2011)
oil on canvas
43.5 x 52.25 in.
unframed
$5,600

 

Stephen May, Bench under the lilacs in early spring

BENCH UNDER THE LILACS IN EARLY SPRING
oil on canvas
46.5 x 67 in.
framed dimension: 48.5 x 69 in.
$6,800


 

 

Stephen May, Dead Bird, 1992, coloured pencil on paper, 9 x 12 in.

DEAD BIRD (1992)
coloured pencil on paper
9 x 12 in.
framed dimension: 17 x 20 in.
$350




MARGARET'S APPLE PIE (2008)
oil on board
22 x 28.5 in.
framed
$1,850


Stephen May, Rembrandt's Kitchen Sink, oil on board, 16 x 20.75 in.

REMBRANDT'S KITCHEN SINK (2010)
oil on board
16 x 20.75 in.
framed dimension: 17 x 21.75 in.
$1,500

 

 



Stephen May, Reclining Pear, oil on board, 6.75 x 9.25 in.

RECLINING PEAR (2009)
oil on board
6.75 x 9.25 in.
framed dimension: 11 x 13.5 in.
$675

 

 

BACKYARD IN WINTER FROM THE HOUSE (2009)
oil on board
18.75 x 17.75 in.
framed dimension: 19.75 x 18.75 in.
$1,500

 


FENCE AND FRUIT TREE IN BLOOM (2009)
oil on board
16 x 22 in.
framed dimension: 17 x 23in.
$1,550

  

GLASS BOWLS WITH ORANGES AND PEARS (COLOURFUL) (2009)
oil on board
17.75 x 24 in.
framed dimension: 19 x 25 in.
$1,700

 

 

Stephen May, Last of the Snow, oil on board, 18 x 18 in.

LAST OF THE SNOW (2011)
oil on board
18 x 18 in.
framed dimension: 19 x 19 in.
$1,450



Stephen May, The Kitchen Sink with Window

THE KITCHEN SINK WITH WINDOW (2010)
oil on board
13.75 x 16 in.
framed dimension: 14.5 x 17 in.
$1,200

  

Stephen May, Dining Room Chair with Flowers

DINING ROOM CHAIR WITH FLOWERS (2010)
oil on board
13.75 x 14 in.
framed dimension: 14.75 x 15 in.
$1,150

 

 

Stephen May, Vase of Flowers (Light Background), oil on canvas, 31.75 x 28 in., $2,800

VASE OF FLOWERS (LIGHT BACKGROUND) (2010)
oil on canvas
31.75 x 28 in.
framed dimension: 33.25 x 29.5 in.
$2,800

 

Stephen May, Flowers in a Green Vase, oil on canvas, 52.25 x 43.5 in.

FLOWERS IN A GREEN VASE (2011)
oil on canvas
52.25 x 43.5 in.
unframed
$5,000


 

 

 

This painting by STEPHEN MAY was on display at ART CHICAGO as part of the Art Dealers Association of Canada's exhibition entitled
A Quiet Revolution: Canadian Art Now, April 29 - May 2, 2011:

Stephen May, The Goalie, oil on canvas, 51.75 x 43.5 in.

THE GOALIE (2011)
oil on canvas
51.75 x 43.5 in.
unframed
$5,500

 

Stephen May, Canadian Gladiator, oil on canvas, 69 x 31 in.

CANADIAN GLADIATOR (2011)
oil on canvas
69 x 31 in.
unframed
$5,500

 

Stephen May, Self Portrait on Toilet, oil on canvas, 31.5 x 21.75 in.

SELF PORTRAIT ON TOILET (2010)
oil on canvas
31.5 x 21.75 in.
framed dimension: 33 x 24.25 in.
$2,500

 

 

Nikki Thériault speaks with Stephen May on why he painted "Self Portrait on Toilet"

 

Stephen May, Self Portrait Black and Grey

SELF PORTRAIT - BLACK AND GREY (2009)
oil on board
20 x 16 in.
framed dimension: 21 x 17 in.
$1,450



Stephen May, Self Portrait - Double Side Light

SELF PORTRAIT - DOUBLE SIDE LIGHT (2010)
oil on board
16 x 11.5 in.
framed dimension: 17 x 13 in.
$1,100

 

  

Stephen May, Self Portrait against the light

SELF PORTRAIT -AGAINST THE LIGHT (2008-2009)
oil on board
16 x 15 in.
framed dimension: 17 x 16 in.
$1,250

Stephen May - Self Portrait with Purple and Green

SELF PORTRAIT WITH PURPLE AND GREEN (2007)
oil on board
14.75 x 12.5 in.
framed dimension: 16 x 14 in.
$1,100

  


Stephen May, Self Portrait - Orange and Blue

SELF PORTRAIT ORANGE AND BLUE (2010)
oil on board
12.25 x 10 in.
framed dimension: 13.25 x 11 in.
$1,000

 

 

Stephen May was born in Témiscaming, Quebec in 1957. In 1976, after one year of study in the Photographic Arts Program at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, Stephen began to attend art classes at the Ottawa School of Art. Three years later he enrolled in the Fine Arts program at Mount Allison University, from which he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. During his fourth year of study, while in the process of creating a landscape painting, he came to understand the relationship between the success of a painting and the spirit of the painter. Stephen realized that drawing and painting were the media most natural to him. His convictions in that respect remain strong to this day.

Following his formal education, Stephen travelled through Europe for eight months exploring collections of great art to deepen his appreciation and knowledge. On his return from Europe, he accepted a seasonal position with Theatre New Brunswick as a prop builder, allowing him five months per year to pursue painting full time. After being awarded a Canada Council “B” grant in 1992, Stephen was able to take a one-year sabbatical from Theatre New Brunswick which provided a stepping stone to his decision to resign and paint full time, which he has been successfully doing since 1996.

Stephen has been a resident of Fredericton since 1984. In that time, he has exhibited extensively, been an active member of the arts community both professionally and as a volunteer, raised two daughters, and been formally recognized as one of the province's most respected painters. Gallery 78 has represented Stephen since he assumed residency in Fredericton, and has presented many solo and group exhibitions of his work. In 2006 the Beaverbrook Art Gallery presented Stephen May: Embodiments, a solo retrospective, and in April 2007 Stephen was awarded the prestigious Miller Brittain Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I always paint from life.  It doesn’t matter so much what it’s of but rather my attitude towards it.  My painting is a manifestation of the whole of me.  Realizing this, I concentrate on making myself worthy of my audience.  I paint knowing that if I fail to find greatness in my soul, the paintings themselves will be failures.  I define greatness of soul for myself as loving indiscriminately and unconditionally.

Stephen May, 2011

Stephen May portrait of outgoing UNB President John McLaughlin

PORTRAIT OF FORMER UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK PRESIDENT JOHN MCLAUGHLIN BY STEPHEN MAY