ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“I strive to combine compelling shapes with vigorous and expressive brushwork. Together, they form a visual vocabulary that touches emotions. Shapes evoke thoughts and feelings – spirit. The marks of a painter’s tool make visible the physical energy around us – the world. Flowers burst with life, shadows weave, stones vibrate, mountains heave, and people seem to hurtle toward love, death and rebirth. In this way, painting gets to the core.”

PROFILE

Born in New York City, Rich Hawk has lived and practiced art on the East coast, in the Midwest, the South, and now in Southern California. Travels to China sparked his devotion to watermedia, beginning with a dedication to traditional monochrome brush painting. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa, has completed coursework at the University of Maryland and the Maryland Institute College of Art, and studied with Don Andrews, a.w.s., as well as a host of fine local and visiting painters in the San Diego area.

A number of regional and national shows have honored his work, and his paintings can be found in a number of public and private collections. Active in arts organizations, Rich is a member of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, the San Diego Watercolor Society, the San Diego Art Institute, the La Jolla Art Association, the National Watercolor Society, and allied Artists of America.