Kathryn A. Stephens

Artist/ Designer

Faux Finishing

Faux wood graining, stonework,and plasterScenery for Jacques Brel...designed by Cliff SimonJanuary 2011

Faux stone finish, distressing, and trompe l’oeil shaping

Acting Blocks for The Jungle Bookdesigned by Kathryn Stephens

October 2009

Faux wood grainingThree chairs painted to match one from stock forI Love You, You’re Perfect, Now ChangeMarch 2010

Faux wood grain and wallpaper treatmentsScenery in the style of an art nouveau hotel lobby

for A Midsummer Night’s Dreamdesigned by Bill Pierson

April 2008

In the process of creating theatrical scenery, I havelearned how to imitate many realistic surface treatments on a variety of building materials including wood, metal,plastic, foam, and glass. These finishes are a combinationof paint and textures such as joint compound, glue,sawdust, paper, and recycled fibers. More examples aredispldisplayed on the following page.

Faux Finishing, continued

Brick painted on carved foamScenery for I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Changedesigned by Cliff SimonMarch 2010

Faux brick painted on muslin backdrop 20’ x 45’

Scenery for Tales of Hoffmanndesigned by Scott Aronow

June 2009

Oxidized copper with trompel’oeil moldingScenery for Pirates of Penzancedesigned by Adam KochJuly 2010

Perspective Rendering

These digital renderings were created usingVectorworks drafting and 3D modeling, then given color and texture in Adobe Photoshop.

Conceptual rendering for The Misanthropein pen and marker

drawn using drop-point perspective

Conceptual rendering forGhost Sonata

in colored pencildrawn using drop-point

perspective

Design

Scenery for Mulan, Jrdesigned and painted in March 2010 for Riverside Children’s Theatrelighting design by Michael Bell

Floor detail from Mulan, Jr.

Vectorworks groundplan, rendering, construction photo, and final show photo for The Jungle Book. This was one of two thesis projects completed at Shenandoah University. In addition to designing the set, I supervised construction and painting of the show.

Design, continued

Caucasian Chalk Circle was the secondof two scenic design theses completed

at Shenandoah University. I also supervisedconstruction and painting of this set,

including doing some welding on the steelframes.

Production completedin October 2008lighting design byJennifer Vinciguerra

1/4” scale model

Seussical, Jr.designed and painted for Riverside Children’s TheatreFebruary 2011lighting design by Amanda Harris

The Jungle Book Kidsdesigned and painted for Riverside Children’s TheatreDecember 2009lighting design by Sean Nicholl

Personal Artwork

The images on this page represent a sampling of my artwork from the last several years. Mediums represented here are graphite, colored pencil, ink,marker, and acrylic paint on paper and canvas.

Architectural Elements

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now ChangeRiverside Theatrescenery designed by Cliff SimonMarch 2010

Die FledermausBrevard Music Centerscenery designed byAdam KochJune 2010

TintypesBrevard Music Centerscenery designed by Bethanie WampolJune 2010

Hello, Dolly!Brevard Music Centerscenery designed by

Adam KochJuly 2009

Guys and DollsRiverside Theatrescenery designed byRobert KovachJanuary 2011

These images show some of the full-stage theatrical sets

I have painted and helped toconstruct over the last

few years.

Trompe L’oeil and Specialty Painting

Process and final photo of one of three copiesof Georges Seurat’s painting of ...La Grande Jatte

Two copies painted in reverse on scrim,One copy painted from the front on muslinfor the musical Sunday in the Park with George.

November 2008

The images on these pages show some of the unique projects I have painted working in theatre. They show some of the skillsand attention to detail I have acquired over the last few years. My favorite projects are recreations of classic images and paintings,or attempts at shaping objects through trompe l’oeil.

Cherub candelabra for Die Fledermauslatex paint on lauan and plywooddesigned by Adam Kochpainted in June 2010

Trompe L’oeil and Specialty Painting, continued