Artist Statement

A native of Louisiana, I have lived and worked in New Orleans since 1960. I am a retired lawyer pursuing my passion—painting---full-time.

I have been a figurative painter since I first picked up a paintbrush. For many years my subjects were solely men and women with features that interested me—gritty folks I called my hardscrabble heroes, my soul portraits. But eventually my subject matter migrated to the animal world. I became fascinated with the way animals share with us humans so many traits—pride, sadness, strength, humor, desperation, loyalty, boredom, anxiety, calm reflection, tension, and joy, to name a few. I try to capture these emotions in my paintings.

Victor Hugo once said that “animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls.” This is a rather egocentric view, but I understand where he was coming from. We do see in the animal world certain characteristics, attitudes and feelings that mirror our own. I try to discover and portray these traits in the animals I paint.

Animals add to our quality of life. Whether it is the comfort and companionship of owning a pet or the exhilaration of spotting a bear or elk in the wilderness, our lives are richer and more joyful because of these creatures. Chief Seattle summed it up when he wrote:

"What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected."

I am in the process of self-publishing my fourth of animal paintings and limericks about those animals. They are meant to be children’s books, but adults seem to enjoy them also.

Campbell Hutchinson
November 2011

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Born: Shreveport, LA

Education    
Tulane University School of Law, LLB
Washington and Lee University, BA

Profession
Since 1987, a painter whose medium is oil on canvas, paper and board
1963-2006 —Attorney, New Orleans, LA

Civic
Co-founder KID smART, a non-profit organization that teaches underserved children of New Orleans life lessons through the arts
Member, Board of Directors, Arts Council of New Orleans

Solo Exhibitions
2011—“Horsing Around“ Soren Christensen, New Orleans, LA
2008—“Wild Things” Soren Christensen, New Orleans, LA
2006—“Coming Home” Amy Baber Fine Art, Shreveport, LA
2006—“Attitude” Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004—“Heroes, and Their Slow Movin' Herds” Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003—“Hardscrabble Heroes” Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2002—“Animal Portraits” Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Ft. Worth, Texas
1998—“Portraits” CC’s Suitcase Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1997—“Soul Portraits” Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA, curated by the Cutting Edge Music Business Institute

Two Person Exhibitions
2008—“Highlands and Lowlands,” Studio on Slough Road, Brewster, MA 
2006—“Mates,” Buchanan Gallery, Galveston, TX

Group Exhibitions
2010—“Local Colors IV” Exhibition Snowmass Village, CO
2006—Opening Exhibition, Amy Baber Fine Art, Shreveport, LA
1999—Twelfth International Exhibition on Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA, jurored by John Bullard, Director, New Orleans Museum of Art
1996—New Orleans Academy of Fine Art 1995—Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
1994—Icons Gallery, New Orleans, LA2006—Inaugural Exhibition, Amy Baber Fine Art, Shreveport, LA

Publications
The following children's books featuring my paintings and limricks 2010—“Great Wooly Beasts, and other animals” 2009—“Strange Bedfellows, and other creatures” 2008—“Wild Things”

Websites      www.campbellhutchinson.com
                       www.stewart-hutchinson.com
                       www.sorengallery.com (Soren Christensen gallery—New Orleans)

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