Stephanie Rew: A Heart of Gold

5 - 22 December 2023 London
Artworks
  • Stephanie Rew, Floating
    Stephanie Rew
    Floating
    Pastel and 24ct gold leaf on paper
    13.5 x 7 "
    18 x 34 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Sail To Me
    Stephanie Rew
    Sail To Me
    Egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    16 x 12 "
    40 x 30 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Let Me Enfold You
    Stephanie Rew
    Let Me Enfold You
    Oil and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    35.5 x 18 "
    90 x 46 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Waiting to Hold You
    Stephanie Rew
    Waiting to Hold You
    Oil and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    35.5 x 18 "
    90 x 46 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Waiting to Hold You (Study)
    Stephanie Rew
    Waiting to Hold You (Study)
    Pastel and 24ct gold on paper
    21.5 x 9 "
    54 x 23 cm
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  • Stephanie Rew, Oh My Heart
    Stephanie Rew
    Oh My Heart
    Egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    19.5 x 10 "
    50 x 25 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Hear Me Sing
    Stephanie Rew
    Hear Me Sing
    Egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    16 x 12 "
    40 x 30 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Swim to Me
    Stephanie Rew
    Swim to Me
    Pastel and 24ct gold leaf on paper
    21.5 x 10 "
    55 x 25 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, A Whispering Wind
    Stephanie Rew
    A Whispering Wind
    Pastel and 24ct gold leaf on paper
    12 x 8 "
    30 x 20 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Starflower
    Stephanie Rew
    Starflower
    Pastel and 24ct gold leaf on paper
    12 x 8 "
    30 x 20 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Bird of Paradise
    Stephanie Rew
    Bird of Paradise
    Egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    18 x 12 "
    46 x 30 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Ice Blue Gaze
    Stephanie Rew
    Ice Blue Gaze
    Egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    18 x 12 "
    46 x 30 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Phoenix
    Stephanie Rew
    Phoenix
    Oil and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    19.5 x 16 "
    50 x 40 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, I Keep It In My Heart
    Stephanie Rew
    I Keep It In My Heart
    Oil, egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    23.5 x 16 "
    60 x 40 cm
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  • Stephanie Rew, The Lights of Love Go Down
    Stephanie Rew
    The Lights of Love Go Down
    Oil, egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    23.5 x 16 "
    60 x 40 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Siren Song Study
    Stephanie Rew
    Siren Song Study
    Pastel and ink on paper
    12.5 x 9.5 "
    32 x 24 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, My Lady's Soul
    Stephanie Rew
    My Lady's Soul
    Pastel and 22ct moon gold leaf on paper
    20.5 x 16 "
    52 x 40 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Sestina
    Stephanie Rew
    Sestina
    Pastel, watercolour and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    19.5 x 16 "
    50 x 40 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Silent Voices
    Stephanie Rew
    Silent Voices
    Mixed media and gold leaf on paper
    31.5 x 23.5 "
    80 x 60 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Enso I
    Stephanie Rew
    Enso I
    Oil, egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    47 x 23.5 "
    120 x 60 cm
    Sold
  • Stephanie Rew, Enso II
    Stephanie Rew
    Enso II
    Oil, egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel
    47 x 23.5 "
    120 x 60 cm
    Sold
About

 

Stephanie Rew (b 1971) is a Scottish painter based in Edinburgh. Her highly detailed figurative paintings are collected worldwide.

 

The exhibition is one of two parts, as Stephanie’s inspirations shifted over the long process of creating paintings for this show. The first part of the show draws from Japanese design, using richly decorated kimonos, and combining this with icon style portraits seen in the Early Renaissance. The second part of the exhibition is inspired by another song, Tim Buckley’s ‘Song of the Siren.’ These paintings are influenced by the poetic folklore surrounding the mythological Sirens. Each artwork is named after lines in the song and are meant to express the longing and pain of the Sirens, made vulnerable in their search for love. 

 

Stephanie won the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Bursary soon after graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee and since then has had numerous exhibitions in the UK. She curated the first Women Painting Women Exhibition in the UK as part of the WPW (R)evolution movement in 2013. She recently won the ‘Best Nude’ Award in 2018 and the FWSD Award in 2019 in Art Renewal Centre Salon, is a finalist in the ModPortrait17 and ModPortrait19 Award held in Spain. She was a finalist at the Scottish Portrait Award 2017 and has exhibited at MEAM Barcelona in both ‘Women Painting’ exhibitions held in 2019/2020 to celebrate International Women’s Day.

 

“Creating this show has been a long and lovely process. I was given a decent amount of time to do it which is a rare thing. Recently I have been incorporating gold leaf into my work, exploring the relationship between the decorative reflective gold leaf surface and a fully rendered oil painting. The design and pattern of the surface and textiles have become an important part of my painted compositions.

 

Making the gold panels is a slow and painstaking process and can take months to complete so to be able to make 10 panels at one time was an absolute luxury. Some of these panels I have been working on for over a year, leaving them to ‘marinade’ for a while I work on other paintings.

 

These paintings have cohesion to them, they have grown and developed very slowly together, which gives them a harmony. "Recent times have been very difficult for everyone and this show is my way of adding something bright and beautiful into the world, as right now I believe we need as much beauty as we can find”.

 

Stephanie Rew will be in gallery on Tuesday 5th December 2023 for the private view.
 
 
 
For any questions do get in touch: enquiries@thompsonsgallery.co.uk