https://stephentjohnson.com/abstract-art daily 0.75 2025-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504469365161-FYK6PRMVLIIB309CAD0R/Kana+Card+1_print_33x+24_+.jpg Abstract Art - Kana Card No. 35.1 Archival print on 100% Museo Portfolio Rag Paper, 33 x 24 inches, 2016 — $1,500.00 unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503893081988-95D9OKLHM3GVGDMACKAC/Kana+Card+No.47.jpg Abstract Art - Kana Card No. 47 Oil, acrylic and collage on a kana card, 2 x 3 inches, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504472469867-LRNGKFTBRCIEVCOWYYNK/Dresden+9.75x11.25.jpg Abstract Art - Dresden Oil, acrylic and collage on paper, 9.75 x 11.25 inches, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735666249481-VFITD0VV2USD8G82OJOS/LEIAPOP%21.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736313444913-ARZ8ZVPH4T5YFTFQM92J/STJ+%2B+D%26E+letters.jpg Abstract Art Underneath my book “Alphabet City” open to the letters D and E. Building Stories, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., January, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735689816302-MTD3B4N7GJ16CY248HXQ/Content+Versus+Context+1.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735689263458-8BI29UNACS8J7QO28G6W/Dotty+Diptych+II.jpg Abstract Art - Dotty Diptych II dominoes, felt, and enamel paint, wooden frame, 6 x 18 3/4 inches, 2024 Dramatically dashed paint dribbled downwards, descends over divided dark and light dominoes. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735688074454-5EMVI29V6YT7XLLCA8GJ/Fetish.jpg Abstract Art - Fetish finger cots, clover, fake fur, Formica base, 10¼ x 7¼ x 1¼ inches, 2024 Fluffy faux-fox fur, fifty-five fuchsia finger cots, and a four-leaf clover form a funky, fanciful formation on a four-sided Formica® form from France. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735688427012-1NTXF2ZYEZYLB5RWH8MQ/Gestures+.jpg Abstract Art - Gestures chewing gum, glue, glycerin, glass globe, 4-inch sphere, 2024 Gathered in glycerin within a globular glass globe, a gestural grouping of gnarly green gum gently grows through its gap. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735860578690-IJSOCCYYDJT7QSUXN2T4/Fast+Food+Frenzy+Spencer+Museum.jpg Abstract Art - Fast Food Frenzy Fake French fries and acrylic paint on wooden panel, 75 x 54 inches, 2005 Fourteen hundred and fifty-five fake French fries were flipped, flicked, and flung onto a full-size (75 x 54”) field of faint fuchsia. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735865827050-BZHWCOY0POTZM4KEALB3/Dotty+Diptych+in+Studio.jpg Abstract Art - Dotty Diptych Densely distributed dominoes, divided by dark and light dots on dual panels, disappear under drips of dramatically dashed paint dribbling downwards." A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. An Abstract Alphabet: New Work by Stephen T. Johnson, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Solo Exhibition 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736149319974-FR029T6SRD2QOYC2ER5R/Camouflage+at+the+Spencer+Museum.jpg Abstract Art - Camouflage Plexiglas and commercially confected candies, 48 inches in diameter x 3 inches deep, 2005 Countless colorful candies consciously collected, crammed, crushed, and confined crowd a clear circular container filled to capacity. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735424523782-ZHN6AITD2TDH6OA2626M/Blueberry+Blues.jpg Abstract Art - Blueberry Blues Oil, enamel, bicycle tire, bowl, and collage on canvas, 78 x 68 inches, 2004-2007. Beside a bisected, black, bumpy bicycle tire, a bunch of busy burgundy brushstrokes blurs into a blue background with a broken bowl below at the bottom. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735943024973-9UWFYAI9E5MAOM85G9TL/Evidence.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735885403284-1WDFVJ2TBTYIZW9GYYLL/Golden%2BSections.jpg Abstract Art - Golden Sections Gouache, graphite, glitter, gunpowder, gesso, glassine, and collage on paper mounted on panel, 26.5 x 40.5 inches, 2006 Gradations of green, gray, and gold geometric groupings rendered with gouache, graphite, glitter, granulated gunpowder, and glue generate glimpses into golden ratios and the gamut of Greek thought. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736975325165-NNNA1JWKZ4K4KPSQ47UL/Hoopla%21.jpg Abstract Art Work seen with a final blue color coating as initially envisioned. Cost factors inhibited doing so for the moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1489256902035-H0V007YTE3ND7AGUSIBY/ice-cream-floats-1.jpg Abstract Art - Ice Cream Floats Resin, monofilaments, mirrors, reverse osmosis water, tracing dye, lights, powder-coated steel, painted wooden bases, and electrical components, 64 x 12 ½ x 12 x ½ inches each, 2005-2007 Indoors, in an institutional interior, is an installation of individually illuminated, isolated, immobilized, immersed, inverted identical insoluble imitation ice cream cones. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735672728732-13QWKNAUHUQYJWCI6W8D/Jambalaya.jpg Abstract Art - Jambalaya steel, aluminum, vinyl, rubber, and plastics, 19 x 13 x 6 inches, 2005 Jam-packed juxtapositions of jagged, jutting, jammed, and jumbled junk joyfully and judiciously joined. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735691932897-JJFWEIBTUXPTTGAZPSQ3/Keepsake.jpg Abstract Art oil, key, kapok, wooden knobs and twine on canvas, 80 x 76 inches (king-size), 2006-2007 Knitted kitchen cloth, key, keyholes, kapok, knots, and knobs keep company near a king’s blue stripe on a king-size, kelly green canvas. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505110721215-CV8OIVATVEASWLSCYR8J/ladder+detail.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736033907826-XMSA7OK0SVTY0P099RWM/Meditation+on+the+Memory+of+a+Princess.jpg Abstract Art - Meditation on the Memory of a Princess Nazdar printer’s ink, vinyl-coated nylon, molded plastic, nylon cording, 110 volt internal blower fan, and extension cord, 108 x 108 x 144 inches (9 x 9 x 12 feet), glass marble 1 x 1 inches, 2002 - 2006. Motionless, a man-made, monochromatic magenta mass mimics multiple mattresses and makes a massive mound near a mini mauve marble. (Look for the missing letter M in “Recycled. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735883632812-YG775SUY2TKO24TDP3CB/Nocturne+Framed+-+Spencer+Museum.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735862083694-2HPCXDARDG3Y10N3AQGF/Object+in+Studio.jpg Abstract Art - Object oil and collage on wooden table, 36 x 22 x 16 inches, 2005 Offset on an overall opaque orange oval is one off-centered, off-white oblique. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735688913064-L2YJJFZ33YD8DY2FQPEX/Pens%C3%A9es+Anonymes+%28Anonymous+Thoughts%29+cropped+copy.jpg Abstract Art - Pensées Anonymes (Anonymous Thoughts) packing foam peanuts, glue, polymer, gesso, acrylic, USPS box, 5 ½ x 8 5/8 x 2 3/8 inches, 2024 Placed in a painted Priority Postal box, packing peanuts produce purposeless yet pleasing patterns. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735672002911-JTME0X5E91N2PBNOJXU6/Quiet+Time+Quilt.jpg Abstract Art - Quiet Time Quilt quilted cotton fabric, 60 × 80 inches (queen size) stretched on wooden frame. Queen-size quilt quartered by quadrants, with quadrilaterals, quotation marks, and question marks, invites queries as to queens, quilts, and quietude. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Collection School of Business, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735875217703-ZLREKY1B9UWS939S9LFL/Recycled+on+wall+2025+copy.jpg Abstract Art Randomly placed, ready-made red and blue round rubber bands, rendered rigid by resin, reside in an upright rectangular receptacle. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735867967942-IEFKNVV7T1A3UORCICQ3/Recycled+II+Toy+Museum.jpg Abstract Art - Recycled II rubber bands, resin, Plexiglas, 8 x 10 ¾ x 1 1/2 inches, 2024 Residing in a rectangular, upright receptacle are ready-made red and blue rubber bands rendered rigid by resin. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736807910349-DKTB3BDV9G5AT71WU6B5/detail+2.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504497031381-CJO3C7RFUD4S8YDMYR2J/Blue+rubber+bands.jpg Abstract Art - Rug No. 2 Rubber Bands, 72 inches in diameter. Randomly placed, ready-made round rubber bands are to be removed by visitors as a remembrance, resulting in a remnant of the rug. A literal abstraction from An Abstract Alphabet: New Work: by Stephen Johnson, the Spencer Museum of Art, 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736141628739-059P4FDT1PF7AX93UU1T/5.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503635295459-NZWKW6W5GISASJS5NAOI/Tryptich.jpg Abstract Art - Triptych Oil, acrylic, gouache, tape, thumbtacks, tracing paper, collage and wooden train on three wooden panels, 28.5 x 55.5 inches, 2007 (Private Collection, New York City, NY) Thick-textured titanium white paint. Torn tan tape. Tabs. Triangles. Thin transparent tracing paper. A tag. Two-dimensional typewritten text. Three tarnished thumbtacks. Ten teal-blue thumbprints. A tilted T. A tiny three-dimensional toy to tease out trains of thought. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504500270665-BDT753L0WCQIQ7UDDFGR/Untitled.jpg Abstract Art - Untitled oil on shaped wood, 54 × 54 × 5 inches Underneath—an umber-colored circle. Upside—uneven, unequal ultramarine blue undulates around an upside-down, underlined, uppercase, umlauted U. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735690444136-F9OQAP5XIME0RPLNE782/Variations+on+a+Vertical.jpg Abstract Art - Variations on a Vertical Oil, enamel, vinyl, metal vents, and collage on aluminum panels, 87 × 36 inches, 2006–2007 “Violet vents? Vibrantly vivid vermicelli? Vanishing vowels on verdant vinyl? A visually vertiginous vocalise?” A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735883496400-OIN275QHP6UHVQZQ89NH/Wave+at+the+Museum.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735691156589-PNITVRP5IEWNMMZFZC03/XXI+Centruy+Song.jpg Abstract Art - XXI Century Song X-rays, xerography collage, xanthene-yellow dye, painted metal box, glass, lights, electrical components, and wire, 18 × 15 × 2¾ inches, 2008 X-rays and xerographs of xylophones examine experiences exactly, expertly, exquisitely. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735694237500-PZ5AND3GLQTOZBLUOQW7/Yum+Yum.jpg Abstract Art - Yum Yum Oil, enamel, pastel, fabric, photographic reproductions, and collage on canvas, 73 × 64 inches (Private Collection) Yams and yellow yolk on a yo-yo with yellow ochre-colored yarn. Yes! A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735858659160-NB44RFZZCG4U90Z1AQ9Z/Zippy+in+Studio.jpg Abstract Art - Zippy oil, enamel, ink, pastel, crayons, charcoal, collage, and Zipatone on canvas, 63 ½ x 49 inches, 2007. (Collection One Light Luxury Apartments, Kansas City, MO) Zigging and zagging through a zodiac, zinnia, and zebra zips a zigzag. A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735896762515-ZMN5C2NBPZ88ZIOU5V48/Wishes+on+Wall.jpg Abstract Art - Wrapped Wishes Wax, wool, wire, and objects, various sizes from 12 × 16 inches to 29 × 22 inches White, waxy wall hangings, wrinkled and wavy—one wonders what’s within. Literal abstractions from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” These works were published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a solo exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735668787767-IIEP8LQ99KIG7FFCWWH8/Pop+Quiz.jpg Abstract Art - Pop Quiz Archival print on 100% Museo Portfolio Rag Paper, 16 × 40 ½ inches, 2008 Packed into this panoramic picture are: pancakes, potato chips, pencils, pale pink paper clips, photorealistic peas, peanuts, popcorn, a pinwheel, a plug, a plastic peeing putto, a portrait of a parrot in profile, a pen point, polka dots, peacock feathers, puzzle pieces, and purple paint pouring—pouring… period! A literal abstraction from the ongoing series “An Abstract Alphabet.” This work was published by Simon & Schuster, NY in my book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735690152395-IYWXJJVZ5JR44GS68SYW/Arrangement+No.1.jpg Abstract Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736382368096-YQKN6K63SJMGK9OQS4UG/Xmas+in+Paris.jpg Abstract Art - Xmas in Paris Oil and Paris Métro posters on canvas, 48 × 48 inches, 2013-2020 https://stephentjohnson.com/public-art daily 1.0 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504198816705-2SB8CNWHT07ZNI4TZRRC/Sister+City+Jubilee.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Sister City Jubilee Concept Summary: This original image was created for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Sister Cities of Lawrence, Kansas and Eutin, Germany (1989 - 2014). Collection City Hall, Lawrence, Kansas and City Hall, Eutin, Germany, 2014 Archival prints: 16.75 x 24 inches Archival prints: 10.75 x 16 inches Limited, signed and numbered prints are available for purchase. For more information please email stephen@stephentjohnson.com 10% of each sale will support scholarships for Lawrence students to travel to Eutin, Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1586985948213-BQ114G4OSIS1O1F69VD2/VIew+towards+Spencer+Museum.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Strange Fruit: Let the Rain Kiss You. (Not commissioned) Art Installation Proposal for Art in the Grove by the Spencer Museum of Art. View from grove to the Spencer Museum of Art, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. (Conceptual rendering) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1630271245514-KRSYMXU8SDO9PCA0QJS3/Santa+Fe+All+the+Way.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Santa Fe, All The Way Commissioned by Richard Solomon Inc. as a proposal for a Santa Fe Pacific Corporation Mural. 2003-2004 Collage on paper mounted on canvas, 14 3/4 x 47 1/2 inches, 2003-2004 – The work was destroyed due to the tragic crane collapse on March 15, 2008 at 303 East 51st Street in New York City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1630370340655-5F3I952I4LY5NYTR9BRR/FINAL+People+ABC.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1635699452568-9J42SD5QBMBM6KV356CN/Main+Mural.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504201217527-7P5DGWEIW2NAZSQLOMMY/Freedom+Rings+in+Snow+1.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Freedom Rings Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum, Bloomington Park, Clinton, Kansas, a National Park Underground Railroad Facility, 2009 Painted steel hoops, historic windmill tower, steel sphere, cement basesLarge hoop: 16 feet in diameter x 5 inchesSmall hoops: 6 feet in diameter x 5 inchesWindmill tower: 35 x 8 feetSteel Fabrication: Cotter Mitchell of Vinland, Kansas Concept Summary: Highly reflective circular hoops establish physically and conceptually the relationship of the Underground Railroad to the areas’ ten extinct and extant communities and revolve around a historical windmill tower, positioned in relation to the North Star, which functions as the focal point of the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1555617284655-SW0J0D21IADZJB935V09/ONE+Light+b.jpg Public & Institutional Art Zippy Foyer and elevator area, ONE LIGHT Luxury Apartments, 50 East 13th St., Kansas City, Missouri , 2017 Framed original of Zippy from A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet book and series. oil, enamel, ink, pastel, crayons, charcoal, Zipatone, and collage on canvas, 63 ½ x 49 inches. “Zigging and zagging through a zodiac, zinnia, and zebra zips a zigzag.” - Caption from A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1555621244172-3VLC5B9T7ZVGV80PJ2BF/Two+Light2+copy.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504309364913-JMO66GJ6FYPZCMU4O2MH/Jayhawk1+jpg.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1555612905781-NZ2C69617ZMDBHHB30YS/SOHO+POSTER+MTA+NYC.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Soho – MTA Poster Series Poster Statement: Artist Stephen Johnson's striking light and shadow study of an industrial fire escape evokes both Soho's manufacturing heritage and the urban beauty of this famous artistic community. Poster: 45 x 29.5 inches, 1997 Original Artwork: Pastel and watercolor on paper, 17 x 25 inches (Collection of the MTA, New York, NY) MTA Poster Series: The popular graphic poster program was established in 1991 to celebrate the diverse communities that make up the New York region. The commissioned work by painters, printmakers, and illustrators touches upon transit-related subjects and the places that can be discovered using the mass transit system. Posters are randomly displayed in unused advertising space on subway platforms throughout the 468 subway stations and on subway cars and buses. Printed posters are available for sale to the public through the New York Transit Museum Stores. Revenue from sales from the posters help to support the educational and exhibition programs at the non-profit museum. The Program offers illustrators and other artists the opportunity to reach a broader public, and provides the public exposure to incredible artists and visionaries who create a respite of engaging visual art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1657677420629-ML8CUVAZ7CKWFN6GZZD6/Site+copy.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1557088546943-AY5WJU09CECR0MR5FZP3/Proposal+2.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Proposal Three design proposals for artwork for main showroom wall in refurbished century old mill in Bonner Springs, Kansas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504470575881-9F422WOH9O6XFOYAUX5J/MTA+All+The+Way%21.jpg Public & Institutional Art - MTA All The Way! Contextual Sketch Proposal as seen on a billboard, 2004 (Finalist) Concept Summary: Celebration of the various tokens and subway lines (BRT, IRT, and IND) used throughout the 100 years of the New York City transit system. Commissioning Agency: Metropolitan Transportation Authority 347 Madison Ave # B, New York, NY 10017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1662172258147-1P0NXAOKOSTXTRQFX5IK/Rose.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1657579266699-U4GRZ67JRE006G3D1T08/Scherzo+view+south.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Scherzo Circle round in front of the entrance to The Marshalltown Performing Arts Center, Marshalltown, Iowa, 2022 Concept Summary: Colorful abstract forms based on musical notations such as the bass clef, the forte f, and musical notes, plus three kinetic mouth-shaped forms at the top, celebrate the rhythms, sounds, and ideas generated within this outstanding performing arts venue. The title “Scherzo” refers to a short orchestral piece of music, especially in the second or third movement of a symphony or sonata. Scherzos are vigorously composed and are typically light and playful in character with intensely interesting, fresh and familiar themes. Powder coated steel and cement base: 17 x 14 x 9 feet Steel fabrication: Riggs Fabrication LLC Powder coating: HMC Performance Coatings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504197053870-864ZROPBPZX2XHKDJ65O/KUMED+NIght+View.jpg Public & Institutional Art Contextual Rendering: Ground Level, North Corridor, Health Education Building, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1688851166877-ZDQN2QIYTK102E4XJ1PD/King+Image+Subway+Platform+Lex+%26+63rd+copy.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1688873948869-12AVA7XXAQGZVLH9HCRM/Keepsake+at+the+orpington.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1629088899597-3LMQR6ZMVCM0UJ3C05XG/Ice+Cream+Floats+2.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689055457400-BX1GD0JNL51I8NXI86ZF/WONDERLOFTS.jpg Public & Institutional Art Signature work for the main lobby of the Wonder Shops + Flats, Kansas City, MO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1629088365103-CCLU6R9497G7CQF9ZDU1/LAC+exhibit.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1630259966921-KAV7P7I1BYW1JI14P4K7/LMH+West+2.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689314621040-FYA54HOWKXRIVDVESY0H/Giddy+Up%21.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Giddy-Up! Location: West Tunnel Baggage Claim exit to Parking Garage Love Field Airport, Dallas, Texas, 2014 33 digital prints on glass with ceramic glass colors, 18 x 18 x 1 inches each, Fabrication: Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc. Concept summary: Love Field, symbolized as a heart from which Pegasus, the symbol of Dallas emerges and subsequently ascends to flight above the lone star of Texas. Commissioned by: Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Southwest Airlines, the Department of Aviation and the Love Field Modernization Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689315481017-GVLW0LMD10IIU6L3U09D/DeKalb+Avenue.jpg Public & Institutional Art - DeKalb Improvisation South Mezzanine, DeKalb Avenue Subway Station, Brooklyn, New York, 2001-2004 Glass mosaics, 7 feet 5 inches x 66 feet 9 ½ inches Fabrication: Franz Mayer of Munich Concept Summary: A celebration of the historical and energetic spirit of Downtown Brooklyn through a vibrant collage of colors, shapes and familiar local iconography which include the stations subway lines (D, M, N, R and Q), the local zip code (718) and the local area code (11217). The King and Queen motifs symbolize the final destinations of the subway – Kings County and Queens County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1634956039027-MUPS4C3WBP4Z28AZE5C6/Interconnections1.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Interconnections Cultural Commons Area, Lenexa City Center Library, Lenexa, Kansas, 2019 Glass mosaics, 5 x 23 feet (each) Fabrication: Franz Mayer of Munich Concept Summery: Interconnections is a triptych of mosaics that celebrates the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet through a profusion of typographic fonts, both uppercase and lowercase, intermixed with images from my books — Alphabet City, Alphabet School, and A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1629082297654-URQAM40HT308C5XZG252/Freeform+at+night+1.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Freeform Welcome to Lawrence Plaza, Historic Downtown and Business District, Lawrence, KS Painted steel: 12 feet x 5 feet, Native Limestone base: 3 feet x 5.5 feet, 2004 Steel fabrication: Cotter Mitchell of Vinland, Kansas Concept Summary: A celebration of the city’s Sesquicentennial through the abstraction of the word “free” which becomes a dancing flame of resolve that honors the city’s history as a “Free State” and recalls a quote by a former Lawrencian - poet Langston Hughes (1902-1967): “We have tomorrow bright before us like a flame.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689314378289-44ZOA48U2P2HPBSE1D4Z/Team+Spirit+Texas+Tech.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1687290471615-O77P531AS7ME5M6I6D6C/Law+School+Reflections..jpg Public & Institutional Art - The Spirits of Laws Entrance to the Law Library, School of Law, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2003. Oil on canvas, 60 x 80 inches Concept Summary: Commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Law School in 1878. Among the concepts and ideas depicted are the scales of justice and related imagery pertaining to the history of the school, such as the iconic sculpture by Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) of a law professor and student. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736045728655-BJYCBOGYJEJMLD0UU19W/Universal+Delights+with+people.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Universal Delights Mezzanine level, Universal City/Studio City Metro Station, Los Angeles, California, 2007-2009 Glass mosaics, 8 feet 4 inches x 58 feet Fabrication: Franz Mayer of Munich Concept Summary: Celebration of the film and television industry and their universal repercussions through an exuberant juxtaposition of colors, shapes, and familiar imagery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736873233320-YG29ZZPHW1YT01H03GB5/Lied+Center.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Arrangement in Red, Blue & Gold Acrylic urethane paint on aluminum, 18 x 13 feet, 2003 Steel fabrication: Cotter Mitchell of Vinland, Kansas Main lobby, the Lied Center of Kansas , the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Concept Summary: Colorful abstract forms based on musical notations such as the treble clef, bass clef, and the forte f, celebrate the rhythms, movements, and energy of live performances. This is a commemorative work in honor of the 10th Anniversary Season of the Lied Center and 100th Anniversary of the University’s Concert Series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504306722147-YB3PBEOYC6RT5TG7SU1R/Child+turning+heart+shape.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Interactive Robot Sculptures Pediatric Wing, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kansas, 2002 Enamel paint and clear coat on shaped wood with mechanical parts various sizes. Wood Fabrication: Cotter Mitchell of Vinland, KS Concept Summary: Inspired by my book My Little Blue Robot, 7 hanging sculptures with movable parts were created in addition the acquisition of 12 original pastel and watercolor illustrations from various children's books of mine. Each of these children’s books and subsequent original illustrations reflect diverse cultures and themes. With the accompanying books in the pediatric library, the intent is to ease the patients minds while fostering a safe and warm environment. (P.S. this is my daughter spinning the heart shape.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689183817394-VHLJKRW01KBSOFPVC5CN/Spoon+Sculpture+Proposal+Lawrence+Amtrak+Station.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Souvenir Amtrak Station, Lawrence, Kansas, 2022 This is a proposed work, digitally rendered, to entice various city members to create a memorable artwork for arriving and departing passengers on an inoperative and defunct circular fountain bed. The work revolves around the concept of spoons as souvenirs: "A shiny, solid, slanting, spoon-shaped, semiabstract sculpture, sits on a sunken, sleek-surfaced sphere and casts soft, shifting shadows." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503855152132-COLOQ06SC2K8IHYYMUCH/Waddell+%26+Reed+3.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Waddell & Reed Painting No.1 Acrylic and collage on canvas, 36 x 48 inches This painting used brochures, posters, and various source material from the archives of Waddell & Reed for their 80th Anniversary Gala to be auctioned for charity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1555611553065-MSZICKKFMRIYDVZCTJXV/Rhythmic%2BTransformations.jpg Public & Institutional Art - Rhythmic Transformations Entrepreneur of the Year Gala, Kansas City, Missouri, 2012 Original collage on paper, 13.5 x 54 inches Limited edition, signed 12 x 49“ archival prints are available. For further information, please contact stephen@stephentjohnson.com Concept Summary: The composition Rhythmic Transformations represents the life-cycle of entrepreneurship and innovation and was commissioned by Pipeline — the nation’s premier technology entrepreneur fellowship program based in Kansas City, MO. 1: Spark of an idea (lights) 2: Struggle and finding the right direction (highways, questions, etc.) 3: Scale, motion, forward momentum (gears, conduits, waves, growth curve) 4: Success (spotlights, stars) 5: Experience and wisdom (cross section of wood) 6: Start again (light, seed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736995218154-S00JLDEUKX5WITTGB76C/Tasty.jpg Public & Institutional Art https://stephentjohnson.com/media daily 0.75 2017-08-17 https://stephentjohnson.com/childrens-books daily 0.75 2023-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503684073703-DIAIW7HGJLNBJDDG8ZGK/As+The+City+Sleeps.jpg Children's Books INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063551202-EV8WUNSF3A01EPSXLHDT/The+Snow+Wife.jpg Children's Books - The Snow Wife INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503681424773-CR8GJ9SGJ2JNFTAF1NV0/Hoops.jpg Children's Books - Hoops INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063525733-R7G0EVL6NIKLJJM1HWQF/Tour+America.jpg Children's Books - Tour America INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063100112-JJVYWYPUHOHQZ7EBYQTU/A+Christmas+Caro.jpg Children's Books - A Christmas Carol INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063597309-MV82TA6UBUMJO04RIUV1/The+Samurai%27s+Daughter.jpg Children's Books - The Samurai's Daughter INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063632373-QH19A5H2R1M5BH0XL54U/The+Nutcracker+Ballet.jpg Children's Books - The Nutcracker Ballet INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063654492-WJTKL09AB3J25OVF22DH/The+Girl+Who+Wanted+A+Song.jpg Children's Books - The Girl Who Wanted a Song INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063903116-ZHZNDPH5EHVETGG4VYDH/On+A+WIntry+Morning.jpg Children's Books - On a Wintry Morning INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505064194992-9FJEDBH8GSQLKCMFE7V7/IMAGE+COMING+SOON.jpg Children's Books - Love as Strong as Ginger INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503681565454-2ODB4AWPULGELSH1JWQ2/My+Little+Red+Toolbox.jpg Children's Books - My Little Red Toolbox INFORMATION AND IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503682003873-OU8PHLBTNNUX670PSPRK/My+Little+Yellow+Taxi.jpg Children's Books - My Little Yellow Taxi INFORMATION AND MORE IMAGES COMING SOON... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503682882255-E5ZWUE6GQUQRDCYFPW0G/A+is+for+Art.jpg Children's Books - A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, New York, NY ISBN-10: 0-689-86301-2, ISBN-13: 978-0-689-86301-1 Copyright 2008, Trim Size: 9 x 12, Hardcover, 40 pages Synopsis from the Publisher: A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet is a remarkable journey of discovery about art and language through painting, collage, and sculpture by Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson. With literal renderings of each letter, complete with witty titles and playful, alliterative captions, Johnson's abstract art forges connections between words, objects, and ideas. Can you find the hidden letters? Look closely and you will see a letter C made of colorful candy, a letter H hidden in a hook, and an S in a soft shadow. From A to Z, each stunning, original work of art will stimulate the imagination and creativity of children and adults alike. BUY THIS BOOK! Please support your local bookstores and purchase it there if at all possible, otherwise please click here: A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505075159406-SWY2HOR4I40ZL49YXBJH/Alphabet+School.jpg Children's Books - Alphabet School Synopsis from the Publisher: Imagine a school. Any school. Be it your school, one from memory, or even a dream school. Then enter and embark on a journey of wonder and delight. Look closely. There’s a letter C in the curve of a globe, a little L in the handle of a pencil sharpener, or at recess, a vibrant yellow V in a geodesic climbing dome. Can you find the letters on every page? From inside the classroom to outside on the playground, Caldecott Honor artist and author Stephen T. Johnson renders the ordinary extraordinary with timeless imagery, inviting us to re-examine and rediscover our schools anew, and to find beauty and joy in the most unexpected places. BUY THIS BOOK! Please support your local bookstores and purchase it there if at all possible, otherwise please click here: Alphabet School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503682644779-MGZ2UAY7R1ADZHL047U3/Alphabet+City.jpg Children's Books Synopsis from the Publisher: You can find letters without every looking in a book or on a sign — without even looking at a word. Take a tour of Alphabet City, and soon you'll see letters in the unlikeliest places. Look Closely! There's a G in the curve of an ornate lamppost, an H in the crisscrossing walkways of a park, a U atop a fancy brick wall. Uptown or downtown, from beltways to subways, rendering the ordinary extraordinary, Stephen T. Johnson's showstopping images invite us to explore our surroundings in a whole new way. BUY THIS BOOK! Please support your local bookstores and purchase it there if at all possible, otherwise please click here: Alphabet City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503682746512-QEQJS1JRJXDUDQ129FYE/City+By+Numbers.jpg Children's Books - City by Numbers Synopsis from the Publisher: In this stunning companion volume to the Caldecott Honor Alphabet City, Stephen T. Johnson once again challenges us to explore our surroundings in a whole new way. Come along on his tour of New York City, and you'll discover numbers in the unlikeliest places. Look closely, and you can see a 4 in the outline of the Manhattan Bridge, a 3 in the curves of a wrought-iron gate, and a 20 formed by windows and shadows on the old Victory Theater. Uptown, downtown, all around the town, Stephen T. Johnson's paintings of urban landscapes render the ordinary extraordinary, inviting us to reexamine and rediscover the city around us, and to find beauty in the most unexpected places. BUY THIS BOOK! Please support your local bookstores and purchase it there if at all possible, otherwise please click here: City by Numbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503681778678-4JKQZ7KW78SS8MRFVDY8/My+Little+Blue+Robot.jpg Children's Books Synopsis from the Publisher: It’s a book, a toy, and a robot! This build-it-yourself book that Newsweek called “Toy of the Year” is all of these things and more. This book is more than a book—it’s a robot waiting to be made! The sturdy, ultrathick cardboard pages contain all the necessary robot components as well as clear instructions for assembly. The flat pieces fit together with slots and tabs, which means there’s no glue and no mess—just a lot of robot fun! Budding engineers will enjoy this engaging book that encourages them to build and play. BUY THIS BOOK! Please support your local bookstores and purchase it there if at all possible, otherwise please click here: My Little Blue Robot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1505063007005-17LDK7XOZISUARVIU3G1/My+Little+Red+Fire+Truck.jpg Children's Books - My Little Red Fire Truck Synopsis from the Publisher: Caldecott Honor artist STEPHEN T. JOHNSON new multi-concept book is a book and a toy in one. MY LITTLE RED FIRE TRUCK teaches telling time while its sturdy moving parts will provide hours of fun and will allow readers to see what it is like to work on a real fire truck! My fire truck needs to be ready 24 hours a day. Every day I have 30 minutes to make sure it is ready to go! BUY THIS BOOK! Please support your local bookstores and purchase it there if at all possible, otherwise please click here: My Little Red Fire Truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503682575429-QCZDJSWMV2JOIBYSPXM1/My+Little+Pink+Princes+Purse.jpg Children's Books - My Little Pink Princess Purse Synopsis from the Publisher: From bestselling author Stephen T. Johnson, MY LITTLE PINK PRINCESS PURSE is a gift novelty book that includes an empowering and beautiful message from the fairy godmother: “My dearest Princess, with this key, you may open this vanity box. Inside you will find a magic mirror. Only a true princess who is filled with grace, humility, intelligence, self-confidence, and imagination will be able to see her reflection. Use it wisely! With love, your Fairy Godmother.” Included are 6 lift-up tabs, an erasable writing slab, a removable quill pen, an elegant fan, rose-colored glasses, 4 scratch-and-sniff perfumes, 5 rings, a bracelet, a sapphire tiara, a key and handheld mirror. This multiconcept book brings to life a world of imaginative, educational, and dress-up fun for princesses everywhere! A Gift Book of magical wonders. An Interactive Story with counting, shapes and colors. A Dress up Fantasy of royal proportions. An Empowering and Beautiful Message for girls everywhere. BUY THIS BOOK! Please support your local bookstores and purchase it there if at all possible, otherwise please click here: My Little Pink Princess Purse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1606618853128-7AKNT47LQFQ5MJ2FG9DT/image.jpg Children's Books - GOAL – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Reader, 2001 It's the last game of the season. With the score tied and the tension high, anything can happen. But the big win is made possible by one force alone--teamwork. Robert Burleigh and Stephen T. Johnson have created a picture book that resonates with the energy of the biggest game of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1606619561452-BQ9ZBD339TPWL5PA66XZ/When%2BSolomon%2BWas%2BKing.jpg Children's Books - When Solomon Was King by Sheila MacGill-Callahan, illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995 “As he grows more and more powerful, King Solomon forgets the lesson he learned from a wounded lioness.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1606621100289-AKYCJFJR2E6CFDKA3OU1/The+Tie+Man%27s+Miracle.jpg Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689037539656-T9I5YPT9IO81ZBEWDRF7/Robot+for+web+monday+night.jpg Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689044938475-IQ964ZPCATBAJBQFX7C6/MY+BIG+SILVER+ROCKET+SHIP.jpg Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689046900455-1DNHKBLP4L3N1FOWXI8D/MUSIC+IS..jpg Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1689097506676-CZIOT1ZPIOHTCT3JIVN4/MY+BIG+PINK+PRINCESS+PURSE.jpg Children's Books - My Big Pink Princess Purse Publisher’s Note: With a handheld mirror, an elegant fan, and a sapphire tiara, this novelty gift book includes hours of dress-up fun for princesses everywhere—from bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson! This beautiful and empowering interactive book brings to life a world of imaginative, educational, and dress-up fun for princesses everywhere as they learn counting, shapes, and colors with six lift-up tabs, an erasable writing slab, a removable quill pen, an elegant fan, rose-colored glasses, four scratch-and-sniff perfumes, five rings, a bracelet, a sapphire tiara, a key, and a handheld mirror. Includes a special letter from your Fairy Godmother: My dearest Princess, with this key, you may open this vanity box. Inside you will find a magic mirror. Only a true princess who is filled with grace, humility, intelligence, self-confidence, and imagination will be able to see her reflection. Use it wisely! With love, your Fairy Godmother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1688864138288-KDOPU2NLWHPVSVXES704/Fire+Truck.jpg Children's Books - My Big Red Fire Truck Publisher’s note: From bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson comes a multi-concept novelty book that’s a book and toy in one with sturdy moving parts young readers can play with while they read. Firefighters in training can get their own firetrucks ready and learn to tell time with this interactive concept book. It’s a new day at the firehouse and you have twenty minutes to get the truck ready. Hoses, ladders, radio—let’s go! Eight pop-out pieces, one steering wheel, two pull tabs, nine turn knobs, a magic slate, and a dazzling grand finale will provide hours of fun. And, the pieces can back into the book, so the creation can be rebuilt time and again. https://stephentjohnson.com/representational-art daily 0.75 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1504807272431-RKZGD9LFBR4AMNQKR5HK/Time+Cover+1.jpg Representational Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503857262989-GU9OGO61N40D50CXRD0X/Velasquez+Study+1.jpg Representational Art - Various studies after Diego Velázquez paintings Graphite, 11 x 14 inches, 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735336143063-MIBW49IRHULQRMNNZWGL/The+Letter+A.jpg Representational Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1556557646967-8CZDS8W4BRPGHFWCYD8Z/Hoop+Player+No.+7+.jpg Representational Art Hoop Player No.7 Pastel on paper, 19 x 24 inches, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503640129263-0REP2B3SJRML6UBOWXV5/Tatiana+With+Feathered+Hat.jpg Representational Art - Tatiana in a Feathered Hat Oil on panel, 11 x 14 inches, 2005. (Private Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735377934140-G40S33JMZWE08A4RANBI/Untitled+%28Alphabet+Blocks%29.jpg Representational Art - Untitled (Alphabet Blocks) Pastel on Ingres paper, 19 × 25 inches, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1503639256213-QTZDX5F44OHHNCOYE4ZE/Dagmar.jpg Representational Art - Dagmar Pastel on paper, 18 x 22 inches, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735419586513-4I4NJCN28UPXZ3YRLV6L/Symphony+in+Green%2C+White+and+Red.jpg Representational Art - Symphony in Green, White and Red Oil on panel, 4 × 5 inches, 2024 (Private Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1736493617237-75IH9NTMN6VUH5PSX6HE/The+Number+1.jpg Representational Art - The Number 1 Pastel, watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper, 17 x 22 3/8 inches, 1998. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1735364132364-5P7EEG672NSPKDMIYYII/The+Letter+A+.jpg Representational Art - The Letter A Pastel, watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper, 22 ½ x 26 ½ inches, 1995. https://stephentjohnson.com/pagecv daily 0.75 2025-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589627b1f7e0abb58bd52d99/1502995623913-Z72JF7OUCQ5YGBS3C6YK/STJ.jpg About https://stephentjohnson.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-02-23 https://stephentjohnson.com/curriculumvitae daily 0.75 2024-12-23 https://stephentjohnson.com/store daily 0.75 2017-07-07