My name is Tyler Hennings. I am a husband, father, painter, and professor. My paintings are about the act looking, the process of painting, and the foundations of art. It is my goal to create work from carefully observed reality with an abstract sensibility; to create a dialogue between representation and abstraction, which I do not see as mutually exclusive ways of working. I make forceful, confidant marks that describe my subject, and that also document my emotional and painterly reaction to that subject. I choose subjects that are somewhat banal, but that have a subtle sense of amiable humor and warmth. I like to paint these subjects on a very large scale to give them a sense of grandeur.
I have also started a series of pet portraits and daily paintings.
You can also see my work at:
www.tylerhennings.com
www.henningspets.blogspot.com
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