Bob Crane is the 2016 Hummingbird Celebration featured artist. His hummingbird painting is the image on this year's iconic shirt.

Bob Crane

1953 –

Born San Francisco CA

Lives in Rossville TN

501 410 7600

Bobc1302@gmail.com

www.craneartgallery.com

Professional Career in Advertising – 25 years

Parallel career in fine art – 25 + years

Self-taught in graphite, pen and ink, watercolors, oils, sculpting.

Artistic Statement:

Artist’s statements should say something poignant, insightful, slightly revealing and have some meaning of life and how art plays a part in that life.

Poignant

     Be here now, it is all there is. Oh, there are only 2 emotions – love and fear.

Insightful

    We are born alone, die alone and fill the space trying not to be alone.

Slightly Revealing

    One time I felt so alone I thought I might just drop dead, it couldn’t be worse. I didn’t.

How art plays a part in my life

    The above statement could read “How God plays a part in my life.” When I paint I feel as though I am a conduit. One day I was painting a portrait. It was difficult and was turning to mush. I stopped and remembered a statement from a very good friend of mine, ‘Let go and let God.’ With that, I took a deep breath and exhaled as I started applying more paint. Within a short period of time, the painting was done and it was effortless. I am not religious but I am spiritual and found that moment to be cathartic.