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Stephen Takats

Stephen Takats is a local Philadelphia oil painter who specializes in landscapes. He says of his work, 'My most satisfying paintings seem to combine some architectural geometry with natural disorder. When I’m out painting on the street, people sometimes come up to me and ask why I’m painting a particular scene. I don’t know. I choose the scene because it has some mysterious combination of form, color and light that I like. I feel compelled to paint it. Of course, that doesn’t always work, and I may repeat something many times to produce what I thought I saw. I find there are no rules that guarantee a good painting.'

Church View From Cresson Street

Oil
9 X 11

$400

Fairhill backyards, North Philadelphia

Oil
9 X 13

$500