Stefan Pastuhov's grandparents fled to the United States from Russia during the revolution of 1917. Pastuhov was born in 1953 and grew up in Massachusetts and has lived in Maine for seventeen years. He graduated from the Museum School of Fine Arts and the Tufts University in 1980. He is a plein air painter who loves the outdoors and paints outside year round. For the last 14 years, he has devoted his fulltime efforts to his painting. "I try to capture the day on canvas," he said, noting, "If it's cloudy, that's the image that I will capture. I look to create the mood of the day." The beautiful seasonal changes in light appeal to him, and he captures this change on canvas. He has shown his work in many galleries in Maine , Vermont , Massachusetts , Virginia and New Jersey . His paintings of outdoor scenes have twice appeared on the cover of L.L. Bean catalogs, reaching an audience of more than 6 million . He loves Maine and enjoys a number of activities including fly fishing, and snowboarding, he is an avid cross-country and downhill skier. He lives with his wife and three children in a renovated 18th century farmhouse in midcoast Maine.

The South Street Gallery hosted Stefan's exhibit which opened on March 12, 2004. View paintings 'here'.

Our Gallery hosted a unique “ Isle Au Haut ” show, offering the recent paintings of a local traveling group of artists. Stefan was one of the artists and you can view his paintings 'here'.

In January 2006, Stefan was part of a group show featuring winter scenes. Click 'here' to view the show.

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"Lincoln House"
oil, 12"x16"

"Otter Cliffs in the Distance"
oil, 8"x10", SOLD

"A Classic"
oil, 8"x10"

"A Walk on the Beach"
oil, 20"x24", SOLD

"Blue Hill, September"
oil, 8"x10"

"Way Out"
oil, 16"x12"

"Maine View, Stonington"
oil, 16"x20"

"Misty Morning"
oil, 16"x20"

"November's End, Blue Hill"
oil, 16"x20"

"October Color"
oil, 16"x20"

"The Meadow's Edge"
oil, 12"x16"