Bruce B.
Hancock
California
Painter
Sacramento,
California
Nearing the age of sixty, Bruce B. Hancock began a new phase of his life. After more than 40 years in design and construction
management in both the public and private sectors, Bruce returned to a
childhood pastime of drawing and painting.
Setting aside his coat and tie and picking up a smock and brush, he
began to paint again.
From the shores of the Pacific coast to the open spaces of
the Central Valley and up the foothill slopes of the Gold Country, Bruce paints
California. He is also drawn to the
ancient lands and cultures of the great American Southwest. “The
vast spaces of the Western landscape overwhelm and inspire me. Capturing the majesty, the history and the
people of the West will keep me busy for the rest of my life.”
Bruce paints in both oil and acrylic, but oil remains his
favorite medium. Whether it is landscape,
still life or portrait painting, his work is distinguished by strong brushwork
and bold color. An active member of the Sacramento Plein Air
Painters, Bruce finds the moments of creating art outdoors to be among the most
rewarding aspects of painting. The
immediacy of the plein air experience draws him back again and again. “Nature
is a humbling and endlessly demanding teacher,” he says, “But If you are patient and attentive you
will learn lessons that cannot be taught anywhere else.”
Coming late in life to the easel has presented challenges
and opportunities in abundance. After the initial excitement of returning to
painting again, he began to understand how much he had to learn. To grow as an artist, he regularly studies
through workshops and studio sessions with gifted painters he admires. “There
is so much to learn and to experience and to try. I have to admit that I feel the pressure of
time, but I understand that the artist’s journey never
ends, no matter when in life it started.
How blessed I am to have each of these days at the easel. “
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