Greg Hester Art Collections
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Artwork by Greg Hester
Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Pearl white with hummingbird by Greg Hester
Imagine in Red by Greg Hester
Serpent set loose on the plain by Greg Hester
Drawing Three by Greg Hester
Red earth by Greg Hester
OBC one by Greg Hester
Here by Greg Hester
Kepler 2 floating peaceably by Greg Hester
Interspecial Communication by Greg Hester
Cow and fish by Greg Hester
Seeking the teacher by Greg Hester
Heat lightning ship one by Greg Hester
Ancient Study by Greg Hester
Helium Flash by Greg Hester
Wistful Pup by Greg Hester
Looking Long Man October by Greg Hester
Arrival - boat on fire by Greg Hester
In the pocket by Greg Hester
Pressure Box Four by Greg Hester
Egg with window 40 by Greg Hester
Egg in window 45 by Greg Hester
Alchemical Copper by Greg Hester
Flash of near recognition by Greg Hester
Bison in winter by Greg Hester
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About Greg Hester
An artist statement/bio:
I have been a visual artist for as long as I can remember. When I decided to devote my time to fine art painting, I mostly used acrylics, but eventually desired to switch over to the creamier medium of oil painting, which I found more satisfying. However, I found myself still desiring a medium which could function a little more sculpturally so I could work more three-dimensionally. Working in encaustic medium has been the perfect evolution for me, as it accepts oil as a colorant and allows for embedding of lightweight found objects.
Over my 20-plus years of serious painting I have gradually managed to come to a point where I may pursue art full-time. I have also developed a body of work that is focused on three specific areas: the male figure, the life of the sea, and box constructions. The three areas of focus are not always distinctly separated from one another, as there is often crossover in terms of approach and in the underlying theme of the interdependence of all things.
The male form has been inspirational to artists for millennia for its expressiveness, complexity, erotic power and mix of strength and vulnerability. Often I depict the male's spiritual connection to other beings --- such as animals, birds and fish. I also like to juxtapose a representative depiction of men with an abstract, primeval or pyroclasmic surrounding atmosphere; such a contrast can be dramatic and evocative of the experience of two connected worlds --- the world of the manifest and the world of potential.
My current "Fire and the Sea" paintings explore the structural similarities and spiritual connection between all beings and forms, as well as their ongoing dynamic evolution. Everything is either in the process of dissolving into the chemical bath of fire and water from which it came or in the process of being generated from and within it. I am fascinated by our origin out of the hydrothermal vents in the ocean's depths - the fact that we are resultant from the competing forces of water and fire in underwater volcanoes.
My "Black Box" constructions are an exploration of the mysterious process of creating a talismanic object, an object that can transport a viewer by the force of its inherent riddle, out of often utilitarian objects. Every item contained within the encaustic ground has symbolic significance. Various metals and mechanisms previously made to function in a machine are here given new context as symbols of volition. The boxes often contain eggs, a symbol of potential and life. Screens are employed to refer to the hidden; keys are used to symbolize a way of gaining access to power. Ultimately, however, the pieces are to be experienced uniquely by each viewer, who will provide their own personal iconographical context for all of these objects that make up each piece.