Steven Scholes

Steven Scholes captures with great effect a recognisable local History in his paintings. He creates vivid street scenes, enhanced with spectacular light effects; bringing together movement and life from this bygone age.

Steven Scholes is a professional Lancashire artist, born in 1952.

He has been painting from an early age, winning his first award at the age of five. His talent was recognised when in 1974 he was the winner of the Manchester Evening News Art Competition. This was a competition open to professional artists – as well as amateurs. From this, demand for his work increased so much that Steven became a professional artist in 1978.

Steven’s iconic style was greatly influenced by his grandfather, with whom he used to travel around the city throughout his childhood, appreciating the interesting details of the Victorian and Edwardian Architecture. Steven has followed these experiences as an inspiration to capture with great effect a recognisable local History in his work, creating vivid street scenes enhanced with spectacular light effects, bringing together movement and life from this bygone age.

The keen eye will notice that it is regularly 4.05pm in Steven’s paintings, this is not only due to the fact that Steven likes to evoke winter’s evening rush, but also pays homage to Steven’s own life; 4.05pm was a time when walking home from school Steven had time to day-dream, to free his artistic mind from the rigidity of school life. He remembers the time fondly, and cites it as one of the contributing factors to him becoming an artist.

We have exhibited Steven’s paintings here at the Unicorn Gallery for over 30 years, during this time Steven Scholes has held numerous sell-out, one-man exhibitions with us, as well as providing us with a stunning continuous display.

Steven Scholes is greatly sought after by galleries throughout the country, as well as many private collectors.

  • Steven Scholes - Canning Dock, Liverpool 1938
    Steven Scholes
    Canning Dock, Liverpool 1938
  • Steven Scholes - Market Street, Manchester 1964
    Steven Scholes
    Market Street, Manchester 1964
  • Steven Scholes - Oxford Street, Manchester 1965
    Steven Scholes
    Oxford Street, Manchester 1965
  • Steven Scholes - Oxford Road, Manchester 1954
    Steven Scholes
    Oxford Road, Manchester 1954
  • Steven Scholes - Renshaw Street & Central Station Tunnel, Liverpool 1954
    Steven Scholes
    Renshaw Street & Central Station Tunnel, Liverpool 1954
  • Steven Scholes - The Three Bridges 1961
    Steven Scholes
    The Three Bridges 1961
  • Steven Scholes - Victoria Street, Manchester 1953
    Steven Scholes
    Victoria Street, Manchester 1953
  • Steven Scholes - Oxford Street, Manchester 1956
    Steven Scholes
    Oxford Street, Manchester 1956
  • Steven Scholes - Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester 1962
    Steven Scholes
    Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester 1962
  • Steven Scholes - The Three Bridges 1961
    Steven Scholes
    The Three Bridges 1961
  • Steven Scholes - Hunts Bank from Victoria Station, Manchester 1962
    Steven Scholes
    Hunts Bank from Victoria Station, Manchester 1962
  • Steven Scholes - Manchester United 1958
    Steven Scholes
    Manchester United 1958
  • Steven Scholes - The Pier Head, Liverpool 1953
    Steven Scholes
    The Pier Head, Liverpool 1953
  • Steven Scholes - Market Street, Manchester 1958
    Steven Scholes
    Market Street, Manchester 1958
  • Steven Scholes - Harpurhey 1898
    Steven Scholes
    Harpurhey 1898
  • Steven Scholes - Shude Hill Bookmarket, Manchester 1954
    Steven Scholes
    Shude Hill Bookmarket, Manchester 1954
  • Steven Scholes - Central Station, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool 1965
    Steven Scholes
    Central Station, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool 1965
  • Steven Scholes - New Brown Street, Manchester 1968
    Steven Scholes
    New Brown Street, Manchester 1968
  • Steven Scholes - Tommy Ducks, Manchester 1965
    Steven Scholes
    Tommy Ducks, Manchester 1965
  • Steven Scholes - Market Street, Manchester 1954
    Steven Scholes
    Market Street, Manchester 1954
  • Steven Scholes - Market Street, Manchester 1958 (Wet Night)
    Steven Scholes
    Market Street, Manchester 1958 (Wet Night)
  • Steven Scholes - Manchester United 1958
    Steven Scholes
    Manchester United 1958
  • Steven Scholes - Manchester United 1985
    Steven Scholes
    Manchester United 1985
  • Steven Scholes - Children Playing in the Shadow of the Gasworks 1962
    Steven Scholes
    Children Playing in the Shadow of the Gasworks 1962
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