In memoriam

Working in both acrylic oil and watercolors, as well as in pencil etchings, the late Stephen Meyers occasionally strayed beyond the typical nature artist boundaries, although his love of the outdoors and wildlife was all too apparent. Like many, he caught the artsy bug quite early, first trying his hand at reproducing Mad Magazine drawings and the stunning photographs of National Geographic. In grade school he encountered the seemingly iconic American teacher who took him under her
nurturing wing, encouraging him to wholeheartedly pursue his passion.
Like many teens he gravitated towards sports, becoming an aspiring semi-pro baseball pitcher, and then music also as the British invasion swept over the country.
He took up the electric guitar at the age of 17, absorbing all that 1966 San Francisco had to offer, while one of his bands, Transatlantic Railroad, sent a single all the way up to number three on the charts in Yakima, Washington, of all places. Another of his bands served as the opening act for Van Morrison and he told a great story of getting lost in the labyrinthine tunnels beneath the old Cow Palace after a Beatles concert during their second American tour, knocking on a door and coming face-to-face with John Lennon.
Maturing into an accomplished jazz guitarist, he formed a duo with the torch singer, Jan Robbins, his eventual wife, the two of them becoming regulars on the Southern California club scene.
Later they relocated north to Seattle so that Jan could pursue a teaching career and live closer to family. They produced a “wonderful” son, Hero, named partially by the intensive care nurses who called the baby who was not expected to live beyond a few days their “hero,” and largely by his mother after a character in Much Ado About Nothing. Both Jan and Stephen are now survived only by Hero. Stephen’s paintings are available for purchase through this web site.