Steven Kenny’s paintings are startling, beautiful, and utterly unique. In this how-to video for young artists, he explains that in art, you're free to explore and have fun - and there are no rules.

Kenny shares the creative process behind his latest painting, "The Night Traveler" - how to start with a photo that interests you, follow your imagination, change direction and explore wherever your ideas lead you - to create a drawing or painting that's your own personal vision.

Steven Kenny is a professional visual artist and internationally-known Surrealist, whose exquisite skill with oil paints may remind you of European Old Masters or Salvador Dalí. But the characters who look directly at you from his works are wholly original, set in dreamlike worlds that blend the natural with the very personal.

You can explore his art at stevenkenny.com.

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