"New Visions, New Voices" - Eric Stiles

Archway Gallery's current exhibition "New Visions, New Voices; Inspiring Connections Through Art" features works by newest member artists Rhonda Radford Adams, Michael Angell, Gözde Kaya, Kay Sarver, and Eric Stiles.  Here is a artist Eric Stiles speaking about his work:

​I grew up in Houston, and  eventually relocated between Houston and Galveston in 2017. Even as a child,  my life has been in the field of art. After high school, I was fortunate enough to get a job with Custom Art Multimedia where we created large corporate statement pieces, in addition to working with interior designers, private clients, and other artists. Furthermore, certification by the Professional Picture Framers Association led to a successful 20+ years of working in the picture framing field.

Objet Trouvé by Eric Stiles

In a departure from carefully planned commercial art and technical airbrushing, I turned my focus to abstract painting in 2015 and have become progressively more serious; most likely because it is so challenging! Painting an image of nothing, while respectfully ignoring what I know about rendering the likeness of something creates that challenge.
I paint intuitively, allowing the artwork to evolve naturally. With multiple layers of what it took to arrive at the final work of art, there is a “history” of underpaintings, only partially showing through, which gives the finished painting depth and soul. There is no agenda or statement expressed through my art; at least not one of which I am consciously aware. My intention is to create something aesthetically striking; something which is an honest and uniquely original work of art created simply for the sake of art.