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About Stephen... Stephen Strain is an accomplished artist and musician. He was born in Hungary and started painting at a young age. Ultimately he earned four diplomas: interior design, guitar, movie animation and eventually painting. He worked in several fields relating to his training but didn't find much satisfaction. He decided to concentrate on the guitar. Attracted by the gypsy flamenco style, he started to learn the technique. He found this to be a challenge for a time. One day one of his Spanish guitar teachers stopped him and said he was playing flamenco. He had tapped into the heart of flamenco, a skill that is every bit heart and soul as it is about technique. Many of his paintings are filled with multiple images, which conjure up different feelings or events and complete a story. He said he often requests people to look at his paintings for the duration of a song, in order to get a fuller feeling of their story. Stephen has performed at such venues as Spruce Meadows, the Rimrock Hotel in Banff and select places in Calgary. His artwork can be viewed at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Aura Gallery of Contemporary Art, both in Banff. He has also had his artwork auctioned to raise money for the Calgary Opera and the Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre. |