1970s - 1980s
Lack's House (72-2), 1970
Oil on Canvas 22 x 30 x 1 in.
Robbin's House, Through Window, 1974
Watercolor on Paper 22 1/4 x 30 in.
Four Orange Figures (72-1A), 1972
Oil on Canvas 41 3/8 x 49 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.
Bikini Figure with Yellow (72-4B), 1972
Oil on Canvas 36 x 44 x 1 in.
Backyard View from Barn #2, 1974
Watercolor on paper 22 x 30 in.
Two Horses in Shallows, 1989
Watercolor on Paper 27 1/2 x 41 in.
Greenhead's safe harbor, 1984
Watercolor on Paper 27 1/4 x 40 1/2 in.
Untitled, 1974
Watercolor on Paper 22 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.
Fog At Sand Beach (81-W1), 1981
Watercolor on Paper 27 3/8 x 25 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.
Untitled (74-3), 1974
Oil on Canvas 24 x 30 x 1 in.
Adam and Eve (71-1), 1971
Oil on Canvas 46 x 32 x 0 3/4 in.
1970s - 1980S
Stephen gives up his teaching position at Bard to devote more time to painting. The Paces buy a farmhouse - the Captain Al Shephard House - in Stonington Maine. They begin spending much of their time in Maine, usually from May until November. His work increasingly pays homage to the physical laborer, whether it’s the Maine clam digger working the mudflats or the Indiana farmer tilling the soil. This harks back to many of his earlier memories as a child working on farms in the midwest.
See here for a list of Stephen’s solo and group exhibitions.
Key dates:
1974
Stephen has a solo exhibition at A.M. Sachs Gallery and receives a grant from Mark Rothko Foundation
1975 – 83
Stephen teaches at various colleges including Syracuse University, Kansas City Art Institute and American University. He continues having solo exhibitions at galleries and museums across the country.
1980 – 81
Stephen receives the Guggenheim Fellowship
Pam on Porch (72-W3), 1972
Watercolor on Paper 27 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Artist and Wife with Two Nudes (78-03), 1978
Oil on Canvas 25 x 30 x 0 1/2 in.
Porch View With Hat, Maine (78-02A), 1978
Oil on Canvas 28 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 1 in.
Gulls and Pier (78-7A), 1978
oil on canvas 24 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 1 in.
Missouri Mules (73-2), 1972
Oil on Canvas 30 x 39 7/8 in.
Iowa Park (72-8), 1972
oil on canvas 50 1/2 x 85 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
2 Nudes in Garden, 1972
Watercolor on Paper 22 1/2 x 30 3/4 in.
Red Sunset with Sand Beach (81-W2), 1981
Watercolor on Paper 27 1/2 x 35 x 1 3/4 in.
Untitled (71-3),1971
Oil on Canvas 44 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 1 in.
Kathy Seated #2, 1971
Watercolor on Paper 30 x 22 1/4 in.
4 Horses (74-11), 1974
Oil on Canvas 73 x 93 x 1 1/2 in.
Self-Portrait, Blue Hat, 1981
Watercolor on Paper 40 x 27 1/4 in.
Sketching with Cat Watching (81-W4A), 1981
Watercolor on Paper 36 x 27 x 1 1/2 in.
Dotted Blouse (79-08), 1979
Oil on Canvas 28 x 36 in.