years, but reconnected in Oregon more recently and became friends  outside of any art context. 

 I miss you Steven. Thank you for everything,  Greenbaum wrote.

Sylvann Lionni, an artist and associate professor at the University of Oregon in Eugene, wrote on Instagram that he and Stewart  fell in love instantly  after meeting at his studio in 2007.  He was a true believer-in art, in artists, in music, in poetry, in design, in food, in all the things that people make that bring us together,  Lionni wrote.  He was a hustler, a romantic, a showman, a connoisseur; he never held anything back, and he wore his heart on his sleeve. 

 I met so many people I love through Steve, learned so much from him. We had wild adventures together and pulled off hare-brained scheme- usually cooked up on the racquetball court or over a pool table. He knew all my secrets and I knew… some of his. He believed in my work before I did and he made me a better artist. He lived a lot of life in 46 short years. I loved him dearly and miss him desperately. 

Stewart is survived by Berean, and their two children, Francis Claude Stewart Berean and Rainer Beau Stewart Berean.