Tim Steward (b.1975) trained in classical drawing and painting at Lavender Hill Studios in London and currently divides his time between North Cornwall and Oxford. For the last twenty years he has worked largely outside both on the street and in the landscape. Drawing forms the bedrock to his work, and spontaneity is key to his artistic approach.

Inspired by the likes of Boudin, Gwen John, Roualt, Kollwitz and Degas, Tim has drawn a wide array of subjects over time, but it is classical architecture which has been his mainstay, focusing on particular parts of the public realm for extended periods of time, drawing and re-drawing them. These ‘trysting’ spots have included the Radcliffe Square in Oxford, Westminster in London, the Colosseum in Rome and the Florence skyline.

Over the last six years his focus has encompassed a specific stretch of the North Cornwall coastline near Port Isaac. The work which has transpired incorporates a wider use of medium including oil and wax as well as found materials such as clay mud and charred wood. There is a deep connectedness to the wildness of this sculpted environment which goes back to his childhood. This project, like those in the past, has taken him on a journey where through study he will see and feel things differently over time and record this evolving process.

Tim is currently represented by  Darl-e and the Bear (no fixed gallery space currently) and Hayden Gallery in Marlow. He sells his architectural work from his studio in Oxford and has shows around the UK. Sixty of his architectural drawings are on permanent display in the Old Parsonage Hotel in Oxford and several drawings hang in Rick Stein’s in Marlborough. Prints of his architectural work can be found in Oxford’s Covered Market.

His body of figurative work entitled 'Stripped Back' looks at aspects of beauty and brokenness in the context of his christian faith, and this work continues to be exhibited each year as part of the Oxford Lent Concerts in Queens College Chapel in Oxford. The figure as a means of apprehending hope has been an enduring focus in his work.

Commissioned work has been undertaken for  Oxford University Press, Caspian, Sanctuary Group, A Curious Group of Hotels, Exscientia, Kingsway Music, Baptist Union and Ecclesiastical, amongst others.