Did you know… The lady in the Steve Hanks picture (right) is from his painting called “A New Beginning” and is now available at the gallery? Just as the painting suggests, this is the time of year when we see Winter fading and Spring approaching. Flowers and animals, and even people experience new beginnings. We extend to you a joyful Easter and a new beginning in this season of life.
Read more about Steve Hanks…

Steve Hanks is our featured artist for March and part of our “New Beginnings” theme of the month.

Read more about Steve Hanks…

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. He eventually tired of a steady diet of competitive tennis, but continued to surf, finding a spiritual connection with the ocean. “Surfing had a strong influence on my paintings,” he says. “The ocean often appears in my work, because I have such strong feelings for it.” Although it was apparent early on that he had talent, Hanks refused to do the required assignments in his high school art class and earned a grade of C in the class. “To prove I was good, I did a one-man show at the high school and sold my first painting to another art teacher,” he says.

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