About
Stewart Phillips paints in oils. His love of beautiful and striking design saw him go back to his roots in 2010, when he took up painting as a full-time artist after a long career as an interior designer. With interior spaces in mind, his work, predominantly oil on canvas, has developed into a unique style: original paintings with an often noticeable architectural slant, be it three-dimensional or in perspective. The work has been recognised as very distinctive and has been represented by various galleries in London and the South East, and shown at several exhibitions. Before painting, Stewart designed luxury cruise ships, hotels and palaces: public areas on Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas, projects for Crystal Cruises and Viking Line, Harrods, the QE2 and private residences for royal families in the Middle East. That eye for space, light and perspective is what you see in his paintings today.
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Education 1972 Degree in Interior Design, Nottingham School of Art (Trent University) A level Art, grade A Career in design Brent Walker and Dale Keller Associates: five-star hotels and a Royal Palace for the Sultan of Brunei On-site designer, Intercontinental Hotel, Cairo Fletcher McNeece Associates: casinos and Middle Eastern palaces for the Saudi Royal Family Cruise ship architect, public areas of Sovereign of the Seas (Royal Caribbean), the world's first large-capacity 2,500-passenger luxury cruise ship Co-founder BPW Associates: cruise ships and ferries for Royal Caribbean, Crystal Cruises and Viking Line; external design consultant for Harrods (5th floor Sports and Leisure, basement retail) Co-founder Bidnell Phillips Associates: luxury cruise ships and hotels, the London private residence of HRH the King of Saudi Arabia, refurbishment of the QE2 Phillips Design: super yachts, luxury private residences and villas in the UK, the Middle East and Pakistan; partnership with a Qatar-based architect (including Bank of Doha) Painting 2010 Full-time artist, oil on canvas Represented by galleries in London and the South East; several exhibitions