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May 6 2012

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"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude."

Friedrich Nietzsche (via devidsketchbook)

April 21 2012

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John Hawkins in the Studio, April 14th, 2012.

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April 17 2012

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The “Retro” series within JR’s Resin Works has expanded by two more pieces.  The colors for Retro #2 are rather subdued, whereas for Retro #3, John utilized white colored dyes to create a negative space with greater contrast.

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Finally and after a hiatus of a several months, the website has been updated with 5 new pieces.  I very much hope you enjoy them.

February 17 2012

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“Busy Blue” This is the most recent high-density color abstract that John has completed.  It contains a variety of colors with an abundance of fluid-like textures.  This piece is somewhat larger than many of the previous abstract works, at 48 inches wide by 24 inches tall.  John made this piece in preparation for creating a larger piece at six feet by three feet, which he plans to start sometime this spring.

“Busy Blue”

This is the most recent high-density color abstract that John has completed.  It contains a variety of colors with an abundance of fluid-like textures.  This piece is somewhat larger than many of the previous abstract works, at 48 inches wide by 24 inches tall.  John made this piece in preparation for creating a larger piece at six feet by three feet, which he plans to start sometime this spring.

February 13 2012

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Hot off the press!!!  The society’s first annual year-in-review rétrospective d’art of John’s works from 2011 is back from the publisher.    

Hot off the press!!!  The society’s first annual year-in-review rétrospective d’art of John’s works from 2011 is back from the publisher.  


 

February 10 2012

“B’s Colors” Until John actually named this piece, I had called it “Not Amber” since the background color was clearly not amber in color, but I could not come up with another color name for it.

“B’s Colors”

Until John actually named this piece, I had called it “Not Amber” since the background color was clearly not amber in color, but I could not come up with another color name for it.

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These recent two works are the next installment in John’s Phoenix series.  The first piece is a study for the second and consists of a simple pencil sketch set within the fiery-like resin.  The second Phoenix consists of an acrylic image on acetate overlain by an ink image on acetate, which are both then set within the resin.

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February 3 2012

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The resin that John uses in his art creates a hard smooth finish that can have many other applications.  To that end, this work entitled, “Table Bombs” is John’s first attempt to make one of his resin panels into a piece of furniture.  The base and legs were fashioned from a single piece of African mahogany and then the resin table-top was poured and affixed to the wood base.  The finished product is a unique artwork that works well especially in small spaces.

The resin that John uses in his art creates a hard smooth finish that can have many other applications.  To that end, this work entitled, “Table Bombs” is John’s first attempt to make one of his resin panels into a piece of furniture.  The base and legs were fashioned from a single piece of African mahogany and then the resin table-top was poured and affixed to the wood base.  The finished product is a unique artwork that works well especially in small spaces.

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“The Friendship Dance” The piece was poured in very early 2011 and was the first of what I call the “Second Batch” of works done within the new studio.  This work was created specifically for one of John’s dear friends.  The image is meant to symbolize the dynamic and often emotional experience that is the forming of new friendships.  The timing of this piece was also important for John in that the emotional feelings of this work inspired a prolonged creative period which lasted for much of 2011.

“The Friendship Dance”

The piece was poured in very early 2011 and was the first of what I call the “Second Batch” of works done within the new studio.  This work was created specifically for one of John’s dear friends.  The image is meant to symbolize the dynamic and often emotional experience that is the forming of new friendships.  The timing of this piece was also important for John in that the emotional feelings of this work inspired a prolonged creative period which lasted for much of 2011.