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Steve Hanks Paintings |
Ashley & Clyde
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Coastline
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Winter's Day
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Enter Gallery
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Gallery Description
Steve Hanks, a relatively new artist is already rated among America's top artists by U.S. ART. In 1990 and 1994, he won the Arts for the Parks marine Art Award of Excellence. He has been a winner in the Arts for the Parks top 100 artists from 1989 to 1994.
He paints lyrical, realistic incarnations of women and children. Hanks explained his interest in people. “I’ve always been attracted to people as subjects, simply because they were the hardest thing to do. As I went on, I found the most difficult people to paint were women and children, and that really caught my interest.”
His soft, flowing watercolors reflect a mastery of form, depth of emotion and intricate involvement with light that few artists can duplicate. They evoke emotion and inspiration and challenge the viewer to become involved in the scene. With insight and sensitivity, his detailed and complex style propels viewers on a personal journey of past memories, making them a part of the creative process as well. He paints lithograph portraits of beautiful people in beautiful setting, often members of his own family. Hanks chooses subjects that inspire a sense of the freshness of life and the beauty of moments to be seized. He chooses real subjects, rather than invented ones and his pictures include a lot of subtle details that give them life. His favorite subjects are women. He says, “Women occupy a special niche in my sensitivity. They express more storytelling ability. There’s more magic in them.” His portraits reverberate with both sensuous and innocent rhythms
Passionate and articulate about life and art, Hanks accepts the spirituality that is inherent in artistic expression. He says, “As an artist, you really have to listen to your inner voice telling you what to do.”
Elegant and exquisite are just two of the many adjectives critics have used to describe Steve Hanks Paintings.
Capture the essence of emotions brought out beautifully in his paintings.
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Monday, December, 1 st
2008
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