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From
the critics:
"...John
Henken's wintry trees, houses and picket fences nestle
in the late afternoon shadows of a crisp oil painting
no larger than a postcard." |
-Mary McCoy, The
Washington Post |
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| "I think [John
Henken's] work is outstanding, beyond the solitude
of each of these images is the presence of a shadow
- these shadows are not spontaneous or somehow
accidental. They are the on-purpose positioning
of one very fine artist...." |
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- Barb Dougherty, Art Calendar |
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| "...attempts nothing
more than good, solid realism. His miniatures are precisely
what they are: well-painted scenes from life, enlivened
by a fine feeling for the animating and defining properties
of light. In [one of his paintings] he captures a clear,
crisp autumnal light that brings out the fall colors
in the trees and sharply defines the geometry of the
houses." |
-CeCe Bullard,
The Richmond Times Dispatch |
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"We were thrown
into the gem-like far reaches of miniaturized back
yards." |
-David
Tannouse, Art Critic/Art Show Juror |
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feel of the paints
on the canvas and the vibrancy of the colors; the
way a scene from life or a point of view emerges from nothing onto
a blank canvas. Versed in many styles, I have
a particular interest in realism, especially the Dutch
Golden Age, Impressionism and all things Italian.
Maryland where I studied under Dr. Arthur Wheelock of the National
Gallery of Art. I have also studied under American Masters Danni Dawson and Peter
Thrasher of the Art League of Northern Virginia. I have taught painting
classes through the Arlington Artist Alliance in Virginia and taught ESL at the
LADO International School in Washington, D.C. My
works have been exhibited in National Juried art shows and have won numerous
awards in regional and local art competitions.