The Lock-Keeper's Cottage, 1980's, 18cm X 18cm, etching

From the same period as Winter Trees, this etching, titled The Lock-Keeper's Cottage was done after drawing inspiration from the fields of Cotswolds, England. It was this series of etchings which placed Stephen in the pastoral English tradition represented by the great Samuel Palmer, and later Robin Tanner, whom Stephen knew well and who gave him great encouragement.