Artist Spotlight - Highlighting the works of painter Stephen Hayes
Western Art & Architecture April/May 2018 Michele Corriel Orlando, FL 6-12-16, 2017, Oil on canvas, 72" x 96" Like the calm in the eye of a hurricane, Stephen Hayes’ body of work, In the Hour Before, portrays a place before tragedy embeds itself. Using images from Google Earth, Hayes, a longtime plein air oil painter, turns his attention on cities where upheaval has ripped away ordinary lives.
The artist responds to the “political moment,” contemplating social issues, such