A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art Stephen Carruthers is a full-time painter living in Scotland and exhibiting throughout the United Kingdom.

His primary influences are in the works of the original Glasgow Boys of the early 20th Century and the early Colourist painters. Both these groups of Artists exhibited a passion for Landscape and for colour, and a freedom in their use of paint.

A recent exhibition catalogue stated: "Stephens work has a unique subtlety of tone and variety of colour in its palette which is used to great effect and tends to reflect the season in which he is painting. The tranquillity of composition and his willingness to vary subject matter means that there is a constant freshness in his work."

Stephen has received a number of awards from various professional groups including the Scottish Arts Club, the Paisley Arts Institute, and the Royal Glasgow Institute, and is a past president of Visual Arts Scotland.