New Shoreline Steve Hanks Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Print

Steve Hanks, the premiere artist working today in the technically demanding field of realistic watercolor figure painting, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from complications of treatment for cancer. His astonishing realism came from a skillful control of washes, edges and layers, and his knowledge of the properties of water and pigment.

"Now I understand how to gain control by letting go, " he said in his 2006 book, Moving On. I just want to be part of the ride. Although teachers often cited his artistic ability, Steve Hanks' main interest while growing up around San Francisco was sports. As a young teenager, Hanks pursued surfing and tennis with passion and his spiritual connection with the ocean never left him. After high school Hanks enrolled in summer session commercial art courses at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. He did well in his commercial art classes, but it was a life drawing class that captured his interest. He focused his energy on the study of anatomy and figure drawing and transferred into the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California. He graduated in the 1960s with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and then moved back to New Mexico in search of a home art gallery.

Initially, he drew in pencil and painted in oils. His paintings were impressionistic while his drawings were more realistic.

Eventually, an allergic reaction to oils forced him to experiment with watercolors. Using the techniques learned from other mediums, he found he could create watercolors as "finished" as oils. Jurors, galleries and collectors have long recognized Steve Hanks' talent. He received the National Watercolor Society Merit Award and the National Academy of Western Art Gold Medal, in addition to consistently appearing in the list of top ten American artists compiled by U.

Art for the Parks has honored his work with many awards. Deeply affected by the emotions, shifting attitudes and music of the 1960s, the music of Bob Dylan often accompanied Hanks as he painted in his studio.

His paintings are much more than endearing images of women and children. Rather than conveying a specific message through his paintings, Hanks preferred to explore memories and emotions. "All art is an escape to somewhere you want to be or a feeling you want to have, " Hanks said. People see different things in my paintings because we all have different backgrounds and feelings. His highly collected nudes convey an introspective solitude that prompts the viewer to think about his or her own life and path.

Women occupy a special niche in my sensitivity. They express more storytelling ability. There's more magic in them, he said. The emotional impact of these detailed and highly realistic paintings is stunning. Whatever the subject-children, families, women, nudes, landscapes, water, textile patterns-the paintings are also about light, shadow and emotion.

They each reveal a personal challenge, pain, or joy of the artist. "I want my whole body of work to tell a story when I'm gone, " he said. It will tell the story of my life emotionally.

Steve Hanks lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he raised his three children who were often portrayed in his art. "New Shoreline" Steve Hanks Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Print.

A woman stands in the shallow water, lost in contemplation. As the cool waves wash gently over her feet, she feels the warmth of the sun on her back and shoulders and is thankful for her surroundings, for the blessings in her life and for new beginnings. "New Shoreline, " like all of Steve Hanks' work, is rich with layers of symbolism and meaning.

His titles are often the key to understanding the deeper message waiting to be discovered in each painting, and they often have more than one meaning. This young woman stands on a new shoreline that is unfamiliar and yet it opens a new world of opportunities. Waves wash away the superficial layers of her past as she prepares herself for the many challenges and possibilities the future offers. She stands ready on the New Shoreline. 28" by 18" Image Size, Edition size 300, signed by the artist.

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That's why Limited Edition prints are more expensive - and more valuable to collectors - than "open" edition. Rare objects are more valuable. The term "giclee" denotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper.

The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries. All Limited Edition artwork is subject to availability at time of order. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "airplanesandmore" and is located in this country: US.

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Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Edition Size: 300
Print Type: Giclee Print
Style: Realism
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30\
Date of Creation: 2000-Now
Signed?
: Signed
Artist: Steve Hanks
Framed/Unframed: Unframed
Print Surface: Paper