Steve Hanks is the premier artist working in the
technically-demanding field of realistic watercolor
figure painting today. His astonishing realism comes
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," says the artist. "I just want to be
part of the ride."
Throughout his body of work, the study of the figure
is primary and no where is this more in evidence than
in Hanks' nudes. Forms are defined by light slanting
through windows and sunlight through fabric or the
drape of a sheet. Through Steve's mastery of composition,
shadow and light, his figures emerge from the paper
fully formed, unique, and mysterious.