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Oil on Claesen linen 40 x 50 cms. Original SOLD. Prints & cards for sale
Oil on Linen (detail) 61 x 96 cms. Limited edition prints and cards for sale
Oil on Claessen Linen. 40 x 50 cms. Original SOLD. Prints and cards for sale
Oil on linen 61 x 76.2 cms. Original POA. Prints & cards for sale
Oil on Claessen Linen, 40 x 50 cms. Original SOLD. Limited edition prints and cards for sale
Oil on Linen 50 x 68 cms. Limited edition prints and cards for sale
Oil on Claessen Linen, 40 x 50 cms. Limited edition prints and cards for sale

Welcome to Stephen Hopper Fine Art

Born in Alnwick, Northumberland, I have lived and worked in Wales for the past decade, embracing its landscape, culture, and history. I trained at Liverpool Art School under leading realist painters Henri, Cockerill, Walsh, and Baum. I established my art studio in Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant following a career as an art director in advertising and design. These diverse professional experiences inform both the conceptual and material foundations of my work.

Landscape: A Living Process

My landscape paintings emerge from direct, lived experience. I explore places shaped by time, myth, and human presence, where landscape becomes both physical and psychological. Through impasto, vigorous brushwork, and a palette grounded in earth tones and vivid primaries, I combine physical weight with movement, colour, and mood.

My oil painting of Llyn Idwal, entitled The Silence of the Lake, references the haunting myth of a murdered Welsh prince, a lake where no birdsong can be heard, and geological explorations by Charles Darwin, who proclaimed he could “read the rocks.”

Portraiture: A Meeting of Minds

My portraiture moves beyond representation to explore psychological presence. Through abstraction, tonal distortion, and compositional tension, I seek to reveal an inner life shaped by memory and experience. For me, this process is a ‘meeting of minds.’

My portrait of Welsh poet R. S. Thomas reflects his emotional landscape following the death of his wife, the artist Elsie Eldridge, engaging with themes of grief, memory, and human connection.

My art seeks to reveal the unseen narratives embedded in landscape and human presence, inviting viewers into moments of stillness, memory, and psychological depth. I am inspired by the works of Turner, Samuel Palmer, Piper, Nash, Kyffin Williams, Casper David Friedrich, and Hubert Roestenburg.

I have work held in private collections internationally across Europe, North America, Australasia, and the United Kingdom, which continues to evolve steadily.

Recent events

In 2024, my historical portrait of Sir Henry Percy (Harry Hotspur) was unveiled in the Great Hall, Alnwick Castle, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Northumberland. Later, it was unveiled at the Battlefield Church, Shrewsbury, as part of the Battle of Shrewsbury commemorations.

In 2025, my portraits of Welsh poet RS Thomas and Saint Melangell were unveiled during the RS Thomas Festival in Aberdaron and at the pilgrim shrine church of St Melangell, respectively. The Thomas portrait was also exhibited at the Brecon Choir Festival in July and at Bangor Cathedral in September.

To arrange a studio visit or discuss a commission, please send Stephen a message by clicking here.

Expressive Portraiture & Landscape Art by Stephen Hopper

St Cuthbert – 7th century Northumbrian saint – oil on board 50.8 x 61 cms

‘Footprints of The Lost Legions’ – Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland
Oil on linen 40 x 50 cms – **SOLD**
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

Oil painting of Snowdonia – Eryri – after a poem by Welsh poet Hedd Wyn — ‘On the Edge of The Bare Mountain’
– after Welsh poet Hedd Wyn
Oil on canvas 40 x 60 cms **SOLD**
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

Oil-painting-The-Unmade-Bed-of-Penrhyn-after-RS-Thomas — ‘*The Broken Back of Penrhyn*‘ – after Welsh poet Caradog Prichard
Oil on canvas 40 x 60 cms– £950
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

‘*Fields of Schist’* – after RS Thomas
Oil on canvas 40 x 60 cms – £950
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

‘Fairy Tales of The Cirque’ – Ffynnon Llugwy, Wales. Oil on linen 40 x 50 cms – £675
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

Pistyll Rhaeadr – charcoal and ink on paper 23 x 32 cms – £250
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (23 x 32 cms)

‘The Blood-Stained Beard of Bedwyr’s Resting Place’ – Tryfan and Ogwen Valley, Wales. Oil on linen 40 x 50 cms – **SOLD**
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

Oil painting on canvas entitled 'Awaiting Ushas' — *‘Awaiting Ushas’* Oil on canvas 40 x 60 cms – £675
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

‘*The Indifferent Hunger of The Sea*‘ – after Welsh poet Gillian Clarke
Oil on canvas 40 x 60 cms – £675

Original Art Commissions by Stephen Hopper

An original portrait is a unique, lasting work of art that will be treasured for generations. Commissions are welcome for new works—whether historical or contemporary. Limited edition, giclée prints of the original work can also be produced. Please get in touch with me here for more information.

*‘One Sigh No Heavier Than A Feather’* – Welsh poet RS Thomas 1913–2000 (Remembering his departed artist-wife of 50 years, Elsi, in his poem *‘A Marriage’*) Oil on canvas 61 x 76.2 cms
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

Sir Henry Percy – aka ***Harry Hotspur*** 1364–1403
Oil on canvas 61 x 76.2 cms
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 45 cms)

Oil painting of St Cuthbert — St Cuthbert – 7th Century patron saint of Northumbria. Oil on board 50.8 x 61 cms
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

Caradog Prichard 1904-2000 Poet, author and journalist (sub-editor Daily Telegraph). 'One Moonlit Night' (Un Nos Ola Leuad). Oil on canvas — Caradog Prichard 1904-2000 Poet, author and journalist (sub-editor Daily Telegraph). *‘One Moonlit Night’* (Un Nos Ola Leuad). Oil on canvas 61 x 76.2 cms

Oil painting of Welsh Poet Hedd Wyn – Ellis Evans — *‘The Roar of The Battlefields Now Casts Upon Our Homes The Shadow Of War’* Welsh poet Hedd Wyn (Ellis Evans)
1887–*31 July 1917 RIP*
Oil on canvas 61 x 91.5 cms– **SOLD**

Oil painting of Dewi Sant – Saint David — Dewi Sant – St David
Oil on canvas 61 x 76.2 cms
Limited edition, archival pigment prints available (29.7 x 37.5 cms)

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