Bradley Hankey
About My Art

In my work I see memories of places I have been. I am inspired by my travels and my surroundings. My paintings are observational: a direct response to the world around me. My current body of work, titled “Natural Beauty: The Los Angeles Paintings,” documents my observations and experiences since moving to West Hollywood in the summer of 2009. Through my work, I am probing the mysteries of my new environment. The beauty in the Los Angeles area is hard, at times, to define, but exists nonetheless. My paintings render the grandeur of the natural landscape that has inspired generations of artists; and the undeniable allure of the city, an airbrushed Eden, that continues to captivate my imagination.