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Artist at Work
Oil paintings and prints for sale by Memphis-based artist, Stephen Shoel Wachtel.
Specializing in modern art: Cubism, Landscapes, Portraits and Religious themes.
![9d. Moses at Sinai artist at work.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6698e_96512f88a7c34891abedd04c0af4ca90~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_586,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/9d_%20Moses%20at%20Sinai%20artist%20at%20work.jpg)
Moses at Sinai
Adding fine detail
![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel stands alongside the newly-finished the portrait of "Jack."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_c573641d9e7740c9886cbe5db205c173~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_510,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_c573641d9e7740c9886cbe5db205c173~mv2.jpg)
Jack
Final touches and signature
![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel laughing with props in front of a cubist painting in progress.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_45b009c2ad544873aff0cb9da9d77fe0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_480,h_522,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_45b009c2ad544873aff0cb9da9d77fe0~mv2.jpg)
Woman with a Vase
Playing with the props
![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel adds brushstrokes to his large cubist painting, "Resolution of Paradox."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_c290fe0abac344f28b859e8630094afd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_486,h_695,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_c290fe0abac344f28b859e8630094afd~mv2.jpg)
Resolution of Paradox
Paradox: too big for the easel. Resolution: use the wall.
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![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel showing an early stage of his painting, "Village Elder."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_a097fbb0aa3a4fd09d9e8a7710b93f08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_509,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_a097fbb0aa3a4fd09d9e8a7710b93f08~mv2.jpg)
Village Elder
Soul brothers
![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel standing with his cubist portrait of "Bob."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_8df25626f39043c29115bca88e7c940b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_621,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_8df25626f39043c29115bca88e7c940b~mv2.jpg)
Bob
Portrait of my in-law
![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel adds varnish to his painting, "Joseph's Coat," which is now in the Belz Museum in Memphis TN.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_8d20462b30d6430da3131389214283e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_491,h_650,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_8d20462b30d6430da3131389214283e2~mv2.jpg)
Joseph's Coat
Varnishing the canvas
![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel in front of his painting in progress, "In the Harbor."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_24f704505aea401b8fc83b7a471d151d~mv2_d_1416_2084_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_497,h_731,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_24f704505aea401b8fc83b7a471d151d~mv2_d_1416_2084_s_2.jpg)
In the Harbor
Taking a break
![Artist Stephen Shoel Wachtel adding texture with his palette knife, onto the portrait, "Solus."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/820f37_b5659648f321459fa208ded2d8833b22~mv2_d_2127_2715_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_497,h_634,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/820f37_b5659648f321459fa208ded2d8833b22~mv2_d_2127_2715_s_2.jpg)
Solus
Portrait in progress
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