Growing up immersed in the work ethic of the small farming community, he became an exceptionally prolific artist producing a wide variety of imagery.Later, living in the Pacific Northwest, Steve would periodically return to the farm for extended stays, where he devoted himself to developing his own vision. Largely informed and influenced by such painting movements as Surrealism and Pittura Metafisica, his photographs touch on themes of memory, landscape, dreams, randomness and hidden worlds.