Paint Annapolis 2022 Spotlight: Stewart White

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival. 

We’re excited to welcome Stewart White from Baltimore, Maryland as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2022! Stewart is a watercolorist and egg tempera painter with a background in architectural illustration. Stewart won First Place among the Juried Artists at Paint Annapolis 2021.

(Above) Stewart White

Stewart’s background in architectural illustration adds to his skill set and his paintings reflect his knowledge of good design. Stewart’s paintings have a pleasing combination of good structure with a painterly style. He is a transparent watercolorist in the purest tradition of watercolor painters. Whereas watercolor expresses its nature as fluid oil paint is stiff and seems to want to be expressed in a thick and buttery way.

“Southgate Avenue,” watercolor, by Stewart White, Paint Annapolis 2021 First Place Winner

He studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and after serving 3 years in the US Army he returned to graduate from UC Berkeley with a BFA. He works as an architectural illustrator and designer. His watercolors both in his architecture illustrations and in painting competitions have won him many awards.

In June 2009 Stewart was invited to teach a workshop in Paris on his techniques for architectural watercolors to an organization of architects. He continues to teach in Paris every other year.

“Ship Shapes,” watercolor, by Stewart White

Stewart is President of the Mid-Atlantic Plein-Air Painters Association (MAPAPA). He exhibits his paintings in juried and gallery exhibitions throughout the US. He is the Grand Prize Winner of the prestigious Easton Plein air Festival (2009) and Plein Air magazine’s Grand Prize Salon. He was a featured artist in McBride Gallery’s June 2009 exhibit: “Rising Stars: 10 Artists to Watch.”  Stewart is a member of the American Impressionists Society (AIS), a signature member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS), a signature member of The American Watercolor Society (AWS) . and past President (2012) of The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI).

“Sunday Morning in Georgetown,” watercolor, Stewart White

Learn more about Stewart and read more of his achievements on his website here.

Join Stewart for this year’s Paint Annapolis plein air festival and register to participate as a public artist. Learn more at paintannapolis.org