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- Kenneth Hawkey is an artist who paints with oils or with acrylics.
- Kenneth is represented by Larkin Gallery, Inc., Provincetown, MA and by Post Office Gallery, North Truro Village, MA.
- He appears in solo, group and juried shows and has won several awards.
- Kenneth's realistic, representational painting style is his natural way to convey those things in contemporary life that affect him the most.
- His style aries from natural instincts related to color theory and proportion.
- A sample of available paintings appear throughout this site.
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Art manifests as an expression of who the artist is, of what the artist wants to share and how the audience responds to the work. Art is an expression of experiences, places the artist has traveled to and hopes to visit - physically, mentally, emotionally and metaphorically.
Art uses craft through which the artist attempts to convey history, memories, goals, beliefs and emotion, deliberately depicted or subtly suggested.
In my work I embrace a realistic, representational approach. My path through life and all of my interactions with other people and with the physical world around me are based on my visual impressions and I naturally approach painting from this perspective. I see scenes and compositions when I am seeking subjects. Shape, colors, layers and composition are how I view the world around me. I see how the light controls and reacts in these compositions and I see each individual item in my work as whole unto itself yet part of a balanced and unified expression.
My process has arisen from a natural lean toward proportion, perspective and color theory. These principles have largely defined my style, as they are the principles I most instinctively relate to. Rather than subject my craft and thought to a “school” of art, I seek to grow organically from the foundation I have carefully and thoughtfully laid.
In my studies, my teachers have taught me principles of art and elements of design as well as some technical and mechanical processes. I have also studied art history. I am fortunate, for my teachers encouraged me to find my own way and use processes and applications that suited my temperament and style and thereby helped me to grow into my own artistic identity.
Representational painting for me is a natural way to convey those things in contemporary life that have affected me most. They are things I cherish, respect and enjoy. Painting is the means I have to share these things and experience them more profoundly and wholly both through the work itself and through the impression the works make on the viewer. I may research my subjects in a way so that I feel I better understand the subject and express through the work not only my understanding of and appreciation for the subject, but present the viewer with work that also expresses the importance I attach to the subject.
With each completed work, I feel my work begin anew. I am constantly challenged to go beyond and reach new levels of my own understanding of and relationship to the subject, the craft and the interaction the viewer has with the work.
Copyright 2012 Kenneth HawkeyARTIST'S STATEMENT
