Stephen Smalzel Art for Sale at Auction

Stephen Smalzel lives and works in Colorado and enjoys plein air painting. According to his artist statement, "Ultimately I strive to elicit the strongest possible emotional reaction in my paintings. That may be through an exact rendering of a scene, or through subtle abstractions that enhance the salient elements of a visual impression." Interestingly, Smalzel studied Physics at Cornell University and worked for a time in superconductivity research. This scientific background oftentimes informs his topographical approach.