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"Solo" - oil on canvas, 48" x 36"
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Allan R. Banks' vision
and progressive nature may be seen in works ranging from portraiture, garden paintings, and interiors, as well
as in major figure works at the studio or in plein air.
Stylistically, Banks relates most closely to the naturalist painters of nineteenth century France,
particularly Jules Bastien-Lepage, the naturalist movement's
chief proponent and greatest practitioner.
  
"With outstanding draftsmanship, Banks' paintings
are at once harmonious and vivacious and, whether portraying his subject in dappled sunlight or in the luminous
light of dusk, they are studded with fragments of light that eternally preserve them. His canvases reveal reflective
figures as if one were discovering the innermost private moments of his subjects."
— Robert Stenstrom, Fine Art Dealer
 
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Allan believes "that portraiture represents the artistic legacy of a
culture and place in time...it is the unique blend of humanity paying
homage to humanity". He strives for the indefinable qualities
presented through naturalism and the individual uniqueness of the
sitter.
  
"Banks' own works show his technical prowess in
characterizing the human figure as well as in a keen sensitivity for recording the evanescent quality of atmosphere
and outdoor light. His skillfully wrought canvases mark him not only as a talented craftsman, but as a link in
the great chain of naturalist painters." — American Artist Magazine
  
  
"He's one of the best, if not THE best, out-of-door
figure painters using natural color. It's important to understand the tradition he comes from, and how very few
people are accomplished in that area." — Richard R. Lack, Artist & Author
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