Following retirement from a career as a high-school music teacher, Mr. Duff has been active as a writer, with five books and nearly 100 magazine articles to his credit, covering such diverse topics as history, music, and rail & marine transportation.
As well, he is an enthusiastic artist. His preferred medium is watercolour, but he also works in acrylic. As to style, Steven is primarily a realist, but has also made excursions into Impressionism and various forms of abstraction. He is always happy to consider commissions.