Stephen Hannock

Stephen Hannock
BornMarch 31, 1951
Massachusetts, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHampshire College (1976)
StylePainting
SpouseBridget Watkins (died 2004)
ChildrenGeorgia
The Oxbow: After Church, after Cole, Flooded (Flooded River for the Matriarchs E. & A. Mongan), Green Light, 2000. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Stephen W. Hannock (born March 31, 1951) is an American painter known for his atmospheric landscapes––compositions of flooded rivers, nocturnes and large vistas––which often incorporate text inscriptions that relate to family, friends or events of daily life. The artist is known for creating a unique luminosity[1] using a signature technique that involves building up layers of paint on the canvas, sandpaper-polishing it, applying new layers of paint and polishing again. Some of his work is thought to be inspired by the Hudson River School.[2]

  1. ^ http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=55042#.UXMhc4LbZG4 [bare URL]
  2. ^ Vogel, Carol (6 January 2012). "Grand Galleries for National Treasures". The New York Times. p. 25. Retrieved 26 April 2013.