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Courtesy Iain Stewart
End Page: Immortalize Your House: Iain Stewart
January 1, 2004
Atlanta-based Iain Stewart trained as an architect at Auburn University, where
his father was a professor in the School of Architecture, before joining an
architectural firm that specialized in residential design. It did not take
long for his colleagues to notice his artistic ability. “They started using me
as their presentation guy,” he says. After a few years with the firm, he struck
out on his own to focus on architectural rendering.
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Iain Stewart’s rendering of a villa designed by Frank Ryan Jr. for the Phelps
Brook development in Connecticut epitomizes his work. (Click image to enlarge)Although he works
primarily with architects who want to give their clients a clear understanding
of how their homes will look, Stewart also takes commissions for house
portraits. The quality of his work transcends the level typically seen in this
form, and it is not surprising to learn that he takes inspiration from the late
Rowland Hilder, who was the president of Britain’s Royal Institute of Painters
in Watercolors. “There is so much going on in a landscape, and a blank, blue sky
doesn’t work for me,” says Stewart. “I like movement. I like to be gestural, to
let the paint move around.”
When doing a house portrait, he will omit an
unfortunate design element or edit foliage. “My concern is to provide an image
that is well composed instead of exactly right.” And while he brings a degree of
theory to his painting, Stewart’s attitude is not overly cerebral. “I liken it
to riding a bronco. The drawing is easy compared to the painting. I have to ride
this thing all the way out.” Stewart declines to choose a favorite project,
saying that each has had its own rewards. “I have to fall in love with each
image to a certain degree,” he says. “On the flip side, there is something in
every one that bothers me.” The sign of a true artist.
Iain Stewart
404.622.4631
www.stewartwatercolors.com
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