Even today, his palette is strongly flavored by his geographical and climatic surroundings. The reflective landscapes often involve mountains, rivers, lakes, and streams. Paris speaks from felt and visible Roman Lutetia to the present palpability of Paris today. Paris is in the heart of the artist as he is also in the heart of Paris. Piano In Stilton's studio, there is a three-manual organ and a piano from the early 20th century.
Music is as much a part of the studio as the painting and the poetry.
So it is only logical that the grand pianos should begin somewhere in the artist's work. The place was Glastonbury, Connecticut, as the artist's friends' son Ben played Chopin on the restored Steinway while Stilton painted in his mother's iris garden. The pianos then appeared as part of the mythological past, posing as ships for Ulysses' return to Ithaca, or as chariots in the first Olympic games. They end up on the Lido in Venice, in the woods of Maine. The royal card images in various settings and activities are the direct result of the artist's study of the painted faces found in 13th century French and English stained glass.