Visual Art · series and commissions

Love of Nature

Forest imagery, luminous lettering and later dated commissions.

Forest, light and lettering

Steven places luminous words inside forest scenes, making an expression of love part of the landscape itself. Light, shadow and reflections draw the eye between the trees, the lettering and the imagined space around them. The 2024 work combines photomontage, generative imagery and physical layering.

Forest scene with luminous lettering from the Love of Nature collection — Love of Nature · image from the original collection.

The dated commission record

The archived artist CV records Love of Nature #3 for Taffy Stream in Portland in 2024 and Love of Nature #4 for Umi Games in Portland in 2024. Taffy Stream has a separate commission study and montage in the archive.

Concept studies

Digital and AI-assisted studies explore illuminated cubes, reflective landscapes and architectural color.

Pink illuminated cube — Concept study — Pink illuminated cubeConcept study

Pink lettering in a forest — AI concept study — Pink lettering in a forestAI concept study

Board toward the sunset — AI concept study — Board toward the sunsetAI concept study

Pink script cube — AI concept study — Pink script cubeAI concept study

Multicolored lettering — AI concept study — Multicolored letteringAI concept study

Pale blue forest cube — AI concept study — Pale blue forest cubeAI concept study

Red lettering cube — AI concept study — Red lettering cubeAI concept study

Glass, light and reflection — AI concept study — Glass, light and reflectionAI concept study

Floating cube and reflections — AI concept study — Floating cube and reflectionsAI concept study

Colorful colonnade — AI concept study — Colorful colonnadeAI concept study

Love above the water — AI concept study — Love above the waterAI concept study

Orange forest cube — AI concept study — Orange forest cubeAI concept study

Light in the forest

Luminous lettering and its reflection connect the forest scene with the image’s physical layers. Framed and gallery presentations show proposed settings for the work.

Love · lettering and reflection — Artwork detail — Love · lettering and reflectionArtwork detail

Lettering across colored layers — Layered detail — Lettering across colored layersLayered detail

Light and color · close view — Layered detail — Light and color · close viewLayered detail

Love of Nature — Presentation mockup — Love of NaturePresentation mockup

Love of Nature · gallery presentation — Presentation mockup — Love of Nature · gallery presentationPresentation mockup

The image as an object

Some Love of Nature works were Steven’s first tests of large-format Stereo Layering. Bubbles and irregularities remained within the layers; the collection text treats those traces of making as part of the works’ character. The light and neon-script imagery connects a digital composition with a physical encounter.

The original Love product page lists a 2-foot-square illuminated format. The concept studies explore how the same vocabulary of lettering, reflection and forest space might develop. The glowing lettering is part of the imagery; its appearance alone does not identify a particular fabrication material.

Original collection description

Steven’s description from the earlier collection page.

The "Love of Nature" series invites viewers into serene forest landscapes, where the enchanting play of light and shadow unveils the mysterious beauty of nature. At the heart of these tranquil scenes emerge radiant, crystal-clear messages crafted in ethereal neon script. Some pieces in this series were the original tests for Steven's large-format Stereo Layering technique and are riddled with bubbles and human errors, adding a unique charm to the works.