Thomas Steyer - Love Me Violet!
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Thomas Steyer, Love Me Violet!, an original 2025 acrylic painting on canvas, 54 x 44 cm with frame, signed by the artist, produced in Germany, with violet, blue, black, brown and pink tones.
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Love Me Violet!
Acrylic painting from the series 'Flowery - Lush & Vibrant'.
Measurements
With frame: 54 x 44 cm
Without frame: 50 x 40 cm
Technology and materials
Acrylic on canvas, painted with brushes.
Packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a carton.
Description
"Love Me Violet!" is a quiet, harmonious acrylic painting characterized by soft pink and beige tones in the background. In the center, violet and blue color fields converge into a lively, bouquet-like shape, interspersed with small pink accents. The upper areas appear lighter and more airy, as if the colors are dissolving upwards. The lower part is earthier and darker, providing stability to the image and balancing the composition. Overall, a gentle dialogue emerges between freshness and depth, giving the work a quiet yet expressive presence.
Tom Steyer's sure hand and skilled brushwork at first deceive the viewer into thinking that something they know and recognize is being eloquently portrayed by a master realist artist.
If only one stands a little closer or further away, it will all become something.
The best way to identify what is going on in Steyer's paintings is to think of him as an Abstract Realist.
The current paintings showcase Steyer's uncanny ability to identify and organize his deepest nameless impulses, previewing them if you like, then faithfully realize them in paint, at speed.
Ted Blackall (2003)
About the artist – Summary
I am Thomas Steyer, born in 1955 in Berlin, and I received my artistic training in Berlin and London. After years in London and Sydney, I now work in the Markgräflerland south of Freiburg. My painting evolved from realism to abstract expressionism, in which I translate feelings, thoughts, and impressions directly into color and form. The works are created intuitively and provide viewers with space for their own sensations, often far beyond the visible.
About the artist – Detailed version
Thomas Steyer is a contemporary German painter whose artistic career has been characterized by a continuous development between precision and free imagery. During his art studies in London, he developed an early fascination with objects with reflective surfaces. Household and office items, kitchen utensils, and bicycle parts became central motifs in his oil painting.
After completing his studies, Steyer independently sought clients and developed an unusual sales model. He painted technically inspired objects such as ball bearings, radiator figures, or microphones and sold these works directly to manufacturers. At the same time, he contacted musicians he admired, borrowed their instruments, and created large-scale paintings of guitars. Some of these works were later used for album covers, including the image of Mark Knopfler's Steel Guitar for Dire Straits' album 'Brothers in Arms.'
In 1984, Steyer discovered the work with the airbrush through a chance encounter with the English illustrator Tom Stimpson. The new technique opened up new possibilities for him and led to a successful phase in advertising illustration, during which he distinguished himself particularly through photorealistic representations.
In 1989, Steyer moved to Australia after thirteen years in London and settled in Sydney. There, he continued working as an illustrator and freelance painter. Over time, both activities developed in different directions. While his illustrations became increasingly realistic, his free painting shifted more and more towards abstraction. Large, color-intensive works emerged as a conscious counterpoint to his precise, figurative commissioned work.
In 1995, Steyer began to engage intensively with digital image creation. He was among the first illustrators in Australia to switch their entire workflow to digital systems. This step enabled him to have an international focus in his work and a considerable independence from geographical boundaries.
After a total of 27 years abroad, Steyer returned to Germany in 2003 and settled in the Markgräflerland between Freiburg and Basel. He has lived and worked there ever since. The experiences from different countries, fields of work, and artistic phases influence his current painting and form the basis for a body of work that conveys a balance between structure and freedom, control and intuition.
You can find more insights at:
www.thomas-steyer.de
Love Me Violet!
Acrylic painting from the series 'Flowery - Lush & Vibrant'.
Measurements
With frame: 54 x 44 cm
Without frame: 50 x 40 cm
Technology and materials
Acrylic on canvas, painted with brushes.
Packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a carton.
Description
"Love Me Violet!" is a quiet, harmonious acrylic painting characterized by soft pink and beige tones in the background. In the center, violet and blue color fields converge into a lively, bouquet-like shape, interspersed with small pink accents. The upper areas appear lighter and more airy, as if the colors are dissolving upwards. The lower part is earthier and darker, providing stability to the image and balancing the composition. Overall, a gentle dialogue emerges between freshness and depth, giving the work a quiet yet expressive presence.
Tom Steyer's sure hand and skilled brushwork at first deceive the viewer into thinking that something they know and recognize is being eloquently portrayed by a master realist artist.
If only one stands a little closer or further away, it will all become something.
The best way to identify what is going on in Steyer's paintings is to think of him as an Abstract Realist.
The current paintings showcase Steyer's uncanny ability to identify and organize his deepest nameless impulses, previewing them if you like, then faithfully realize them in paint, at speed.
Ted Blackall (2003)
About the artist – Summary
I am Thomas Steyer, born in 1955 in Berlin, and I received my artistic training in Berlin and London. After years in London and Sydney, I now work in the Markgräflerland south of Freiburg. My painting evolved from realism to abstract expressionism, in which I translate feelings, thoughts, and impressions directly into color and form. The works are created intuitively and provide viewers with space for their own sensations, often far beyond the visible.
About the artist – Detailed version
Thomas Steyer is a contemporary German painter whose artistic career has been characterized by a continuous development between precision and free imagery. During his art studies in London, he developed an early fascination with objects with reflective surfaces. Household and office items, kitchen utensils, and bicycle parts became central motifs in his oil painting.
After completing his studies, Steyer independently sought clients and developed an unusual sales model. He painted technically inspired objects such as ball bearings, radiator figures, or microphones and sold these works directly to manufacturers. At the same time, he contacted musicians he admired, borrowed their instruments, and created large-scale paintings of guitars. Some of these works were later used for album covers, including the image of Mark Knopfler's Steel Guitar for Dire Straits' album 'Brothers in Arms.'
In 1984, Steyer discovered the work with the airbrush through a chance encounter with the English illustrator Tom Stimpson. The new technique opened up new possibilities for him and led to a successful phase in advertising illustration, during which he distinguished himself particularly through photorealistic representations.
In 1989, Steyer moved to Australia after thirteen years in London and settled in Sydney. There, he continued working as an illustrator and freelance painter. Over time, both activities developed in different directions. While his illustrations became increasingly realistic, his free painting shifted more and more towards abstraction. Large, color-intensive works emerged as a conscious counterpoint to his precise, figurative commissioned work.
In 1995, Steyer began to engage intensively with digital image creation. He was among the first illustrators in Australia to switch their entire workflow to digital systems. This step enabled him to have an international focus in his work and a considerable independence from geographical boundaries.
After a total of 27 years abroad, Steyer returned to Germany in 2003 and settled in the Markgräflerland between Freiburg and Basel. He has lived and worked there ever since. The experiences from different countries, fields of work, and artistic phases influence his current painting and form the basis for a body of work that conveys a balance between structure and freedom, control and intuition.
You can find more insights at:
www.thomas-steyer.de
Details
Artist
Thomas Steyer
Sold with frame
Yes
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Love Me Violet!
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Signed
Country of Origin
Germany
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple
Height
54 cm
Width
44 cm
Weight
1.3 kg
Style
Abstract
Period
2020+
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