In my Art Practice I produce thematically based bodies of work that evolve from reading & thought, each body of work usually  results in sixty to seventy finished works of various media, supported by numerous sketchbooks where the ideas are developed. 

The side-projects allow me to create work  of a different character or medium from the larger themes that are produced over an extended period. These side-projects & miscellaneous works fall in to two categories; personal works, that include portraits, usually of friends, and “diary” works that record an impression of where I’ve been & what I’ve done; project work is created for entering prizes, responding to requests for inclusion in group shows or just exploring a single idea that is not suited to a larger body of work.

© stephen hall, 2008