Bio - Personal History
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     My paintings, collectively called Innerscapes, combine elements of imagination and realism to capture the spiritual visions that come to me through dreams, ideas, spiritual concepts, imagination and the conscious contemplation of spiritual subjects.
        I truly believe that when our heart is in the right place spiritually, dreams, contemplations and the conscious use of the imagination are important practices for understanding life, for the personal development of a greater awareness of who and what we are in relationship to Spirit, to the reasons we're here in this world, and for understanding what we choose to give to life. These practices have surely helped me on my spiritual journey through life.
        Being a self-educated artist my only formal training was a two year
correspondence course from The Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, co-founded by Norman Rockwell. I've studied the paintings and glazing techniques of Maxfield Parrish, the writings of Robert Henri, and the visionary works SalvadorDali, a few of the more prominent artists that inspired me on my journey through this artist  path of self-discovery.
        I was especially drawn to Parrish's use of transparent oil glazing for developing my own technique for maintaining color depth, brightness, and clarity in my paintings. After painting with oils for many years I turned to acrylics for what I considered a more direct approach to transparent painting which I consider a symbol for the
seamless overlap and transparent connection between the inner world and the outer physical world.
        I was born in east Texas in the small salt mining town of Grand Saline where I spent my  younger  years  until age thirteen when I moved to Dallas. I've lived in
several states in the USA including California, Pennsylvania, and Washington State.
I love to travel and have been fortunate to visit some beautiful places in Europe. Many of my art + nature photos are from my travels abroad.
        I've been painting professionally since 1975. I love to play guitar, write songs and perform every chance I get. Songwriting gets me into the contemplation of the great mysteries that inspire and engage me in the wonders and mysteries of life.
My music CD "Into the Innocence" is about Love, Life and Hope. Enjoy!
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         Innerscapes Studio - Jeff Hukill (214) 321-9793 innerscapes@sbcglobal.net
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