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Steven Ray Hughes Artist Painter
Harlem, Montana
I remember looking at it: the colors, the textures, the mood.
I remember the awe. I remember thinking that it was miraculous.
It was the work of my Mother: a pastoral romantic landscape with a red barn and a pond.
The sky was turbulent. It was a paint by number painting. I was 6.
I remember looking at it: it was geometric, simple, linear.
I couldn't believe it was created by human hands.
I looked at it every night before I went to sleep. It was taped to the wall next to my bed.
It was drawn and given to me by my teacher. It was a car and I was 7.
I remember looking at it: an ancient sailing ship with a red cross on the sails. I was drawing it.
The teacher would have me draw in the back of the class. The class ran much smoother when I was drawing.
I saw the picture hanging in the hallway by the office. (I went to the office often.)
I couldn't believe I did it. I was 8.
In the years since, I have found solace, direction and validation in the arts;
from formal training and an M.A. in the fine arts, to the major museums of the world,
to the self-taught folk artist, to nature, to spirituality and to children, I still look.
From memory, imagination, viewing and pictures I respond to the experience of looking through the interpretation
of thought and feelings. I apply the results in a variety of media and styles.
You see here some of the results. And, still I look! Steven R. Hughes '07
Steven has been teaching art from kindergarten to college level for the past 23 years,
in addition to teaching workshops and exhibiting.
Much of his art is owned by private collectors.
For more information:
Steven Ray Hughes
PO Box 501
Harlem, MT 59526
(406) 353-2655
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