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STEVE
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Steve Hanks, Whose paintings sensitively portray women
and children, spent his childhood on |
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the coast of California. His inspiration to paint
developed in his late teens, after his family moved |
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from Venture County to New Mexico. Away from the ocean
and his friends, Steve found |
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comfort in drawing and painting. After graduating
from high school, Hanks entered the |
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University of California at Berkeley in the 1960s.
Later, he attended the Academy of Art in San |
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Francisco, and graduated from the California Collage
of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. |
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In 1973, Hanks began publishing a few of his originals
as stone lithographs, posters, and limited |
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edition prints. |
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| Today, Steve Hanks continues to paint
numerous, beautiful works that reflect a mastery of form and an
intricate involvement |
| with light. Highly detailed and realistic,
his watercolors urge the viewer to become part of the creative process.
Mr. Hanks |
| is passionate about life, passionate about
art. "I try to capture a certain introspective solitude in
my figures," he comments, |
| "and deal with a vulnerability that
all of us, sometimes, feel." Steve Hanks has won many awards
and honors. U.S. Art |
| ranked Hanks among America's top artists
from 1994 to 1996, an honor confirmed in the results of dealer surveys. |
| More than 170 of his paintings are included
in his book, Poised Between Heartbeats, which has won accolades
from critics |
| and collectors. |
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