Stephen John Owen
Stephen John Owen was born in Caernarfon and now lives and works in Groeslon. He is a self-taught artist and his upbringing has greatly influenced his work.
My Art
Brought up in Caernarfon and Anglesey, his upbringing has greatly influenced his work. As a child, he spent many school holidays on the island at his Grandmother's home.
In later years, as a young man the urban images of Caernarfon were a major influence and are clearly expressed in his artwork. He enjoyed art as a subject at school and was influenced and encouraged to paint by his art teacher William Selwyn.
Stephen has his own unique style of painting. His passion continues to evolve and develop and he is constantly looking for inspiration from his surroundings. His subject, and his inspiration has always been the landscape and the surrounding rural environment. He captures the special character of the villages, farms and old quarrymen's cottages that have surrounded him throughout his life simply and sincerely. He invests the familiar scenes with dignity and humanity.
