Steve Hanks is ranked as one of America's top artists by U.S. ART. His paintings reflect lyrical, realistic incarnations of women and children. His watercolors are soft and flowing with a mastery of form and intricate involvement with light. They evoke emotion and inspiration and challenge the viewer to become involved in the scene. Steve Hanks has already become widely recognized in the art world. It is hard to find an artist who can depict the emotional depth Steve Hanks achieves in his watercolors. Each painting is meticulously drawn with great attention to detail, reflecting a moment in time, often a token of the artist's memory. Steve Hanks paints lithograph portraits of beautiful people in beautiful settings. The beautiful people are often members of his own family. Steve Hanks chooses subjects that inspire a sense of the freshness of life and the beauty of moments to be seized. He chooses real subjects, rather than invented ones and his pictures include a lot of subtle details that give them life.