Stephen Bruce
A native Californian, Stephen Bruce was influenced by art and nature at an early
age. After graduating from Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, he
studied Business Management at Sacramento City College and, prior to college
graduation, accepted a management position with Lucky Stores Inc. spending
the next two decades of his life in Retail Marketing & Management.
During this same period of time, Stephen began his own business as a Marketing
Representative for an extremely popular and nationally known artist. While
working in the art world as a business person, Stephen realized in his heart that
he really wanted to be an artist and began researching the complexities of metal
patination. Now as a part of the art world in his own right, Stephen’s work is
being collected internationally by designers and art connoisseurs.
Stephen’s metal of preference is copper, although he appreciates the beauty and
unique characteristics of all aging metals. Describing his work, “Copper is my
canvas and patinas are my pigments”, Stephen is self-taught and has
experimented with different chemical formulas, timing and the results on copper.
Each patina develops spontaneously and he is left with the challenge of creating
the perfect environment to obtain his unique artistic vision and the desired effect
of pattern, color and texture. Never far from his mind in this creative process is
his desire to blend art and nature -- the result: original patinated abstract
landscapes and mood pieces on metal – an artwork that reflects a sense of
Stephen’s soul with an industrial flair.