![Ron Hicks - Kisses and Coffee [2014]](http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1617/24507867486_1bbde93cfe_o.jpg)
Ron Hicks’ works have been characterised as a blend of representational art and impressionism. His creative process involves explaining an idea for a pose to a model and then waiting for her to strike a comfortable facsimile. “The best postures are the ones that just happen; then the models stay comfortable,” he says. “I don’t want to paint a pose that is unnatural and has nothing to do with actual life.” Hicks paints full time with every show he creates selling out. His goal is to travel around the world and spend enough time gaining a deeper understanding of the people of the counties he visits. “If you are not moving, evolving and solving problems as a painter, you are dead. I don’t want to be one of those artists that says, ‘This is a nice flower painting. Now let me do it again and again.’” Hicks says. “My goal is to keep my work as fresh and new as possible.”
See: www.ronhicks.com/
[Art Renewal Centre - Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches]