Resume

Szczepan graduated with an Honours Degree in Architecture from the University of Auckland in 1993. Whilst he had spent his formative years painting and sketching, it wasn’t until 2013 that he rekindled his love of watercolour painting.

In 2013 Szczepan started his watercolour adventure by joining and sketching alongside a number of local urban artists – the “Brisbane Urban Sketchers” and the Brisbane “Plein-Air” Group. Together with another architect and good friend, Mark Fuller, they produced and published a book in 2015 entitled “A Brisbane Sketchbook” that captured in its 72 paintings and sketches, an interesting and alternative view of Brisbane’s historic buildings and urban spaces. This book provided Szczepan the impetus and perfect stepping stone to move “fullcircle” back into a creative cycle – in pursuit of watercolour.

Szczepan is a Member of the Watercolour Society of Queensland. Beyond his new start in 2018 into teaching watercolour classes and offering workshops, Szczepan continues
to paint plein-air and was recently selected as one of Australia’s representatives to the Fabriano in Acquarello Festival in Fabriano, Italy in May 2018. He is active in the WSQ and is injecting a new excitement into the local watercolour scene. He continues to develop a broader range of subject material to supplement his love of architectural and urban themes. Recently exploring nautical themes and seascapes alongside a lifelong fascination with sailing craft and old gaffers.

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
3rd Prize in Traditional Watercolour Category - “Dayboro Cows” - 2019 Brookfield Art Exhibition, Brookfield Show.
Winner – People’s Choice Award “Peaceful Morning in Manly Marina – no. 2”, 2018 Annual Art Competition, Wynnum Manly Yacht Club, Wynnum.
1st Prize in Traditional Category - “Peaceful Morning in Manly Marina” - 2018 Annual Exhibition, Watercolour Society of Queensland