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home with works that are realistic in form while abstract in color. “But I guess I don’t like to be locked into a style, and I like to paint only when I’m in the mood. So my mood really dictates the end result.” Today, those end results generally sell from between $3,000to$10,000perwork—with many satisfied clients returning for privately commissioned art. That’s a long way from 2004, when he first exhibited at Art for ACTGallery in Fort Myers. Although the exhibit did sell out and set an attendance record, his work was priced “a little cheaper back then. And then the recession hit,” he recalls with a laugh, “and I created what I called my recession series, because the economy was bad and people weren’t buying a lot of art.”
Stephen Blancett’s artistry isn’t limited to canvas, either. Today as well, he’s passionate in the kitchen and will publish this fall a cookbook he’s been working on “for about six years” entitled “Artist in the Kitchen.” “I love to cook and I think I do pretty well,” he says. “We’ll see.” As for tomorrow, Blancett plans to follow his passion and see where it takes him — much like he has all of his life. “I’m getting to a point in my life where I want to do more art and more traveling, with more exhibits around the country. It’s cool to get away to new places, to watch the reactions from other parts of the country to your artwork. Most of all, it’s nice to have a gift you can use to please others. I actually have a client that tells me he looks at my painting every day, and it gives him joy. That’s something special.”
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