Robert Stevens

Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026 – Finalist

Image courtesy of the artist.

Robert Stevens | Love at first sight | 2024 | oil on canvas | 104 x 79cm

For those who paint, all of life can be found in the strangest places.  A Sunshine Plaza shop display can reveal the drama of unrequited love. He approaches his heart’s desire timidly, dressed in his finest apparel. What makes her stand out from the crowd? She ignores his approaches with distain. Is she playing hard to get?  Is she really pleased by his attention? Will they get together or will his heart be broken? So many questions to which we will never know the answers.