he opened Stavast Studio Gallery in Oakhurst, California in 1992 and it remains the mainstay of his career.
This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting. The result is wide acceptance of Giclee by galleries, museums, and private collectors. Stephen Stavast started painting in 1967 and has had great success as a realist in watercolor, pencil, pen and ink, acrylic, and oil painting. Stephen Stavast 'A Bolder View' Canvas Art,35x47 Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured a hidden, wooden frame.