You are invited on November 6, 2026 to Aiken Center of The Arts. We will hear from Steven Squillante. South Carolinian Steven Squillante is an award winning artist who began painting in oils at the age of fifteen. His art has focused primarily on wildlife, with an emphasis on birds. In addition to working oil paint, graphite, and ink, he works with Scratchboard. Scratchboard is a subtractive medium that involves an engraving technique to remove a black India ink coating to reveal a white clay layer. Tones, values and shadows are created through varied mark-making. While most of his work remain high-contrast black and white, he often adds transparent inks to the exposed white clay. Many hours are spent on each scratchboard artwork which generally take weeks to months to complete. These are executed on professional grade porcelain clay
boards that are archival and of museum quality, humidity and warp resistant. The finished piece is sprayed with up to 5 coats of UV resistant finish to protect the image. Scratchboards are exhibited as a fine art medium in galleries and museum exhibitions worldwide. They are unique and sought after by collectors. This event is open to the public. We hope to see you there.
Event venue
Aiken Center For the Arts, 122 Laurens St SW, Aiken, SC 29801, United States
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