Stephen Yaeger is a self-taught artist who, by trial and error, has mastered the techniques of creating images in oils, watercolor, pen and ink, graphite, and charcoal.  His interests also include First Day Cover cachets and photography.
   As a high school science teacher (now retired) Yaeger illustrated a number of student manuals and laboratory exercises; edited and illustrated a publicity filmstrip for his local high school; and his workshops and lectures for the NYS Biology Teachers Association, the NYS Marine Educators Association, and the Science Council of NY featured his drawings. His column, “An Artist’s View,” which included a pen and ink drawing, appeared in the NYS Biology Teachers Association publication, Adaptation. Presently he writes a column, “Drawing on Science,” accompanied by a drawing or diagram, appearing in The Wave, published in Rockaway, NY. 
   Yaeger designed and illustrated “Seamore Gull’s Rockaway Fun Book,” which was commissioned by the Rockaway Chamber of Commerce, his First Day and Event Cover cachets are gaining popularity in the collectors’ field, and he wrote and illustrated a children’s fantasy titled Ian And The Woodins.
   Yaeger says, "I've never won a first place ribbon, but neither did van Gogh, so I guess I'm in good company. My philosophy is simple: I neither go into any fanciful explanations concerning my work nor do I give my pieces any fanciful titles. I just paint, draw and photograph subjects that I find pleasing and hope that the viewer finds the finished work equally so."