Creating slowed these past months — family needed me, and I gave up my studio to help a loved one. Painting in a tiny pass-through was cramped and frustrating. Now the studio’s back in its full space, supplies are unpacked, and inspiration is bubbling again. Feels like a brand-new beginning.

Recent Works

Meadow Song
Listening in the Grass
Cabin by the Lake
Still Blooming
Evening Surf
Midnight Moon

Additional Images Available in the Lakes Region Art Gallery

Fine art pastel painting of bright orange lilies blooming among delicate white Queen Anne’s lace against a soft, earthy green and golden background, by Stephanie McQuade.
Pastel painting of a weathered white beach cottage nestled among golden sand dunes and sea grass, overlooking a calm blue ocean under a bright summer sky. A red flag flutters near the cottage while waves roll gently ashore, creating a peaceful coasta
Watercolor painting of a weathered rowboat with rope and pink buoys resting among tall marsh grasses against a soft blue coastal background.
Sea turtle swimming beneath the water's surface, painted in watercolor with green, brown, and cream tones against a bright blue ocean background.
Fine art acrylic painting by Stephanie McQuade depicting a solitary windswept tree growing from a rocky coastal landscape. The tree bends gracefully toward the sea above turquoise waters, rugged shoreline rocks, and a bright sky filled with soft clou