Robin Hanes graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with honors in 1978. Her paintings focus on the spiritual aspects of nature, creating a calming and soothing atmosphere. Hanes completed the Atlanta Art Therapy Institute’s certification program in 1983, and has worked in the field as an art therapist for 9 years.

Artwork from Robin Hanes’ latest show at Gallery C, The Life of Trees: The Art of Robin Hanes, can be viewed here.

Robin Hanes on her current body of work: “I continue to paint elaborate borders, often with wildlife I observe in or near the trees. The borders show an added dimension to the subject’s life. I often choose the mandala form which lends a note of honor to these trees. This fits well because there’s truly a spiritual aspect to trees. It is a loving meditation to paint them. Architecture is a theme in some of these borders. Trees inherently have a kind of architecture beyond human constructions.”