Stewart Michael Bruce: Illustrator and Photomontage

While Stewart still embraces traditional artists' mediums, he also incorporates modern tools and finds that the addition of a computer, innovative software such as Adobe Photoshop, and digital photography has made all the difference to him as an artist. Being able to combine traditional art with his own images and his own photographs has set him free from the restrictions of the old media. However, Stewart still embraces the traditional tools; watercolors, acrylics, oils, charcoal, and pencils still find their way into his current artwork. Now he feels that his pieces have a great deal more shape, depth, and form, but with a digital palette of millions of colors. Stewart's purpose is to create new “storyscapes” that flow with movement and colour.
Stewart has been published in national and international digital art magazines, such as Digital Photographer, Computer Arts, Digital Creative Arts and Digit Magazine; SBS Digital Design (USA); Design Graphics (Australia); and EFX Art and Design (Sweden).

Stewart has had exhibitions in London at these fine galleries: Metro Imaging Gallery, Colville Place Gallery , Gallery 47, Deluxe Gallery, Waterloo Gallery, Business Design Centre London, On The Wall, Olympia London.

Stewart’s international exhibitions include: The Facing Faces project, a worldwide, Internet- and gallery-based, anti-violence campaign. (2003-'04). Facing Faces traveled throughout America and Canada (Los Angeles and Hollywood, California; Toluca, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; Fredericton, New Brunswick); Belgium (Antwerp and Leuven); The Netherlands (Utrecht and Amsterdam); the Philippines (November 2004, St. Thomas, Mindanao); and the Museum of Art and History in Juarez City, Mexico.

CAREER NOTES:

Stewart Michael Bruce next up and coming Exhibition is at the Infusion Gallery March 2007

2006: A Photomontage Tutorials Workshop on the NAPP website, showing the reader how to create stunning photomontage with out using filter in Photoshop CS2.

2006: Digit Magazine May Issue 2006 Illustration in Digit Showcase Pages 76 -77:

2006: Illustration / Publishing Design Client: Community Connections: College in the Community – Learning Prospectus.

2005: Illustration / Graphic Design and Publishing: Client: The Priory Center for there Advertising Brochure.

2005: Graphic Design and Publishing: Client: The Priory Center for there Bridge to Music Report on be haft for the NHS Trust.

2005: Illustration / Publishing Design Client: Community Connections for WW Net , an English and Europe partnership as a non-profit organization. Looking at Woman and the Labour Market.

2005: SBS Digital Design, April Issue, Stress City was on the Front cover on SBS Digital Design. Merging Lanes: Stewart Michael Bruce switches up the Photoshop color Mode for a gritty take on city life. A two page tutorial on his work. www.sbsdigitaldesign.com

2005: Digital Creative Arts, February Issue Seventeen, Illustration Tutorials Workshop Create a stunning watercolour photomontage in Adobe Photoshop CS.

Give your digital illustration an outstanding edge by creating it with a natural feel, such as an eye-catching watercolour look... and Adobe Photoshop CS is just the tool for the job.

2005: Illustration featured in Design Graphics: Portfolio Issue # 112, page 32-33 (USA & Australia).

2004: Illustration published in Digital Creative Arts Issue Fifteen Portfolio Page 64-65

2004: Refocus Now 2005 CALENDAR COMPETITION
http://www.refocus-now.com/Pages/365.htm

AUGUST - I'm Still Waiting, 2005 Calendar
2004: Illustration exhibited at On The Wall Olympia 29th Sept - 3rd October on stand A16.
Event exhibitor link
http://www.on-the-wall.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Exhib/ExhibID=0131

2004: Artist and Illustrators Exhibition 22nd - 25th July 2004, at the Business Design Centre in Islington London, N1

2004: I LIKE LOOKING AT PICTURES An exhibition featuring the work of photographers, illustrators & artists. WATERLOO GALLERY 14 Baylis Road, London SE1 7AA, 5th - 16th July 2004 http://www.refocus-now.com/Pages/ILLAP.htm

2004: Cocktail III Exhibition at Deluxe Gallery Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU, 2nd – 10th February 2004.

2004: Illustration published in Computer Arts Project (Issue 55), “How to get into Galleries.”

2001-2004: “Facing Faces” project, a worldwide, Internet- and gallery-based, anti-violence campaign (http://www.prophitart.com/ffgallery/stewart_bruce.htm) (www.the-cause.org ) through the Coalition of Artists United for Social Engagement (CAUSE). The mission of CAUSE (www.the-cause.org) is to raise awareness of and fight violence against women and children. The final goal of “Facing Faces” is to present in real time and space the human condition, about being able to feel the pain and suffering of a five year old girl living in MÈxico, but also about human fears and dreams. Over the last few years, Stewart has worked on a series of images for “Facing Faces” and CAUSE (http://www.the-cause.org/facingfaces03/tour-selection.htm)

2003-‘04 Facing Faces exhibit traveled throughout America and Canada (Los Angeles and Hollywood, California; Toluca, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; Fredericton, New Brunswick); Belgium (Antwerp and Leuven); The Netherlands (Utrecht and Amsterdam); and the Philippines (scheduled—November 2004, Sto. Thomas, Mindanao).

Artwork from the first Facing Faces Exhibition shown at the Museum of Art and History in Juarez City, Mexico.

2003: Showcase at the International Open Image exhibition at the Deluxe Gallery, London with Refocus-Now.

2003: Exhibition at the Period Gallery (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA), in the Digital Experimental III Exhibition; Award of Excellence.

2003: Illustration published in Digital Photographer Issue Eight Imageer Profile: meet a man who's a dab hand woth an image editor as he explains the ups and downs of working with digital pictures in Adobe Photoshop.

2003: FUSION Competition Exhibition at the Gallery 47, Bloomsbury, London (December), with Refocus Now London (www.refocus-now.co.uk).

2001: Feature in EFX Art and Design: Photographic Special (Sweden).

2000: Exhibition at the SeaChange Gallery (Great Yarmouth).

2000: Featured in Design Graphics: Portfolio Issue (Australia).

1999: Exhibition in the Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts (State College, Pennsylvania, USA).

1999: Exhibition at the White Crow Gallery (USA).

1999: Exhibition in the September Song Soho Multimedia Festival (London).

1999: Showcased at Colville Place Gallery (London).

1999: Showcased at Metro Imaging Gallery (London).

To find out more about Stewart’s art, visit his website at: www.stewartbruce.clara.net
His work can also be viewed at the American Artist Rep website: www.amerartists.com/index