I am an emerging abstract artist who explores expressionism art using brushes and knives with acrylic on stretched canvas. My technique brims with bright colours, capturing emotion through the unfettered strokes typical of his style. My art resonates with vibrancy, offering viewers an immersive, emotional experience.
Je suis un artiste abstrait émergent qui explore l'expressionnisme à travers l'utilisation de pinceaux et de couteaux, en travaillant l’acrylique sur toile tendue. Ma technique déborde de couleurs vives, capturant l’émotion par des gestes libres et spontanés, typiques de mon style. Mon art résonne avec intensité, offrant au spectateur une expérience immersive et émotionnelle.
我是一位新兴的抽象艺术家，运用画笔和调色刀在绷紧的画布上以丙烯创作表现主义艺术。我的技法充满明亮的色彩，通过奔放自由的笔触捕捉情感，这是我风格的典型特征。我的艺术充满活力，为观者带来沉浸式的情感体验。
Between energy, texture, and color, abstraction becomes language.
Stéphane Prud’homme, also known as stépru, is a Montreal-based abstract painter whose work explores the balance between structure and spontaneity. Through sweeping gestures, dense materiality, and a boldly vibrant palette, he captures inner movements and emotional landscapes that evoke both the power of nature and the complexity of the human experience.
His gestural, almost choreographic approach gives rise to vibrant canvases where deep blues, organic greens, and bursts of bright orange or red collide. Texture, ever-present, becomes a raw field of expression — a living surface that invites the eye to touch.
A passionate self-taught artist, stépru embraces the present moment in his creative process, welcoming chance as an ally. Each work is an attempt to capture the intangible: breath, tension, the fragile balance between chaos and serenity.
His paintings, often abstract yet deeply evocative and at times expressionistic, find their place in both contemporary spaces and calming interiors. They speak to those who seek to feel, rather than to understand.
Entre énergie, texture et couleur, l’abstraction devient langage.
Stéphane Prud’homme, également connu sous le nom de stépru, est un artiste peintre abstrait montréalais dont le travail explore l’équilibre entre structure et spontanéité. À travers des gestes amples, une matière dense et une palette résolument vive, il capte des mouvements intérieurs et paysages émotionnels qui évoquent à la fois la puissance de la nature et la complexité de l’humain.
Son approche gestuelle, presque chorégraphique, donne naissance à des toiles vibrantes, où les bleus profonds, les verts organiques et les éclats d’orangé ou de rouge vif s’entrechoquent. La texture, omniprésente, devient terrain d'expression brute — une matière vivante qui invite au toucher des yeux.
Autodidacte passionné, stépru privilégie l’instant présent dans le processus créatif, acceptant le hasard comme allié. Chaque œuvre est une tentative de fixer l’intangible : le souffle, la tension, l’équilibre fragile entre le chaos et la sérénité.
Ses toiles, souvent abstraites mais profondément évocatrices et parfois expressionnistes, trouvent leur place autant dans des espaces contemporains que dans des intérieurs apaisants. Elles parlent à ceux et celles qui veulent ressentir, plutôt que comprendre.
You can encourage me in buying my art on Singulart at:
Vous pouvez m'encourager en achetant mes œuvres à l'adresse suivante :
stepruartist.com
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Verts dorés | Golden greens
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
This vibrant abstract painting bursts with energy through its bold interplay of greens and yellows, evoking the vitality of nature and the warmth of sunlight filtering through dense foliage. Thick, textured brushstrokes and palette knife work create a dynamic sense of movement, while the central yellow mass suggests a radiant light source or clearing. The cracked textures add depth and contrast, hinting at natural decay or transformation, and the subtle white highlights bring a sense of freshness, like mist or morning light. The piece feels alive—both grounded in the earth and reaching toward illumination.
This painting pulses with dynamic energy, where sweeping strokes of turquoise, teal, and cerulean blue blend into one another like ocean currents or windswept skies, forming a visual symphony of movement and texture. Amid this cool-toned fluidity, a bold burst of earthy orange-red in the lower left quadrant cuts through the composition with fierce contrast, anchoring the eye and evoking a sense of eruption, grounding, or creative tension.
The textures vary from smooth, watery blends to rough, palette-knife-like ridges, suggesting both depth and tactile immediacy. The inclusion of a small, unexpected accent of yellow in the top right adds a playful yet intentional disruption to the otherwise cohesive rhythm, almost like a punctuation mark in an otherwise flowing sentence. Altogether, the work feels like a moment of elemental collision—water and fire, calm and turbulence—expressed through a deeply instinctive, gestural process.
Une touche de jaune | A touch of yellow
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
Algues bleues | Blue algae
20”X20” acrylic canvas on wood frame
20”X20” acrylic canvas on wood frame
This painting radiates a sense of organic vitality and lush intensity, with its rich spectrum of greens ranging from luminous lime to deep forest hues. The sweeping brushstrokes feel instinctive and layered, suggesting the dynamic growth and density of a thriving natural environment—like foliage shifting in the wind or light filtering through a canopy.
There’s a quiet force in the composition, where darker central passages ground the piece while lighter, brighter strokes seem to move outward, giving it breath and rhythm. Displayed above a neutral-toned couch in a minimal, earthy interior, the artwork anchors the space with bold energy and creates a harmonious dialogue between nature and design—making it both a focal point and a source of calm.
Algues bleues | Blue algae
20”X20” acrylic canvas on wood frame
20”X20” acrylic canvas on wood frame
This painting bursts with fluidity and movement, evoking the powerful, immersive essence of water through its layered palette of blues, turquoises, and hints of green and white. Broad, confident brushstrokes sweep across the canvas like waves or currents, while areas of textured buildup add tactile richness and depth, reminiscent of ocean spray, icy formations, or underwater terrain.
There’s an almost musical rhythm to the composition—a visual crescendo that builds from calm to kinetic, from smooth to fractured—suggesting both serenity and intensity. The piece feels alive and elemental, inviting the viewer to lose themselves in its aquatic dynamism and the ever-shifting moods of the sea.
“B”
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
This painting exudes a quiet, introspective energy through its restrained palette of creams, soft beiges, warm taupes, and earthy browns, creating a sophisticated interplay of light and shadow that feels at once organic and serene. The composition is rich with texture—broad, sweeping strokes coexist with finer, cracked or scraped areas, giving the surface a sense of movement and tactile complexity, like layers of memory or sediment unearthed.
Despite the absence of vivid color, the work is emotionally resonant, evoking natural elements such as sand, stone, bone, or weathered surfaces, and inviting the viewer into a contemplative space where absence becomes presence and silence takes form. It’s a piece that whispers rather than shouts, asking the viewer to slow down and feel its subtle rhythm.
Mûre & grêle | Blackberry & Hail
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
VENDU | SOLD
Lava
Round 12” canvas on pinewood frame
12” Rond Acrylic sur canvas et chassis de pin
This circular abstract painting is a vivid exploration of contrast and emotional tension, where vibrant turquoise and teal tones dominate the canvas, evoking depth, calm, and fluidity, while a bold, impassioned streak of fiery orange slices across the center like a sudden eruption or energetic fault line. The composition, enhanced by rich impasto textures, feels both raw and deliberate, capturing a moment of spontaneous movement frozen in time.
The round format adds a sense of completeness or continuity—perhaps alluding to natural cycles, planets, or inner journeys—while the thick application of paint invites a tactile, almost sculptural experience. The interaction between the colors and the dynamic textures creates a compelling visual tension between serenity and disruption, stillness and motion, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in a visceral, open-ended narrative that transcends literal interpretation and instead appeals to the senses and the subconscious.
This piece has a powerful, dynamic energy to it! The bold use of contrasting colors—fiery orange against the cooler teal—creates a striking visual tension. The texture adds depth and movement, guiding the eye across the canvas in unpredictable ways. It feels spontaneous yet intentional, like there’s an underlying story or emotion being expressed through the abstract strokes.
Blue fire | Feu bleu
20”X20” Acrylic canvas on pinewood frame
20”X20” Acrylic sur canvas et chassis de pin
Eaux troubles
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
Troubled waters
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
Troubled waters
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
"R"
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
“Vice-versa”
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
“Vice versa”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
“Vice versa”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
VENDU - SOLD
Le soleil au bout de l'eau
Sunlight at the end of the water
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
VENDU | SOLD
Lune rouge | Red moon
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
VENDU | SOLD
5 elements
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
2024
Bubble Gum
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
2024
Impromptu orange
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 8" X 10"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 8" X 10"
VENDU | SOLD
Flamme blanche | White Flame
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
2024
Coloured movement | Mouvement coloré
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20" X 20"
2024
Les pieds dans le sable | Feet in the sand
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 24" X 36"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 24" X 36"
Donnée à ma soeur pour son anniversaire
Tourbillon d'eau | Water swirl
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 16" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 16" X 20"
2024
Purple chaos
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20" X 20"
2024
White splash!
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 16" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 16" X 20"
2024
Vert comme le pré | Green as the meadow
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
2024
VENDU - SOLD
Là où deux océans se rencontrent
Where two oceans meet
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 16" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 16" X 20"
2024
Forêt bleue | Blue forest
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 16" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 16" X 20"
2024
VENDU - SOLD
Blue stuck in a pot
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20" X 20"
2024
Contre vents et marées | Through thick and thin
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20” X 20”
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20” X 20”
2024
Blue, white, red
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 20" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 20" X 20"
2024
Fontaine dans le parc | Fountain in the park
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
2023
Red Focus | Focus rouge
Acrylic sur canvas, sans cadre, 12" X 16"
Acrylic on canvas, no frame, 12" X 16"
2023
La voie à suivre | The path to follow
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 16" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 16" X 20"
2024
Oasis
Acrylic sur canvas, chassis de pin, 16" X 20"
Acrylic on stretched canvas, pinewood frame, 16" X 20"
2024
