started in 1979 when he first began to paint in watercolors, soon becoming a member of the National Watercolor Society. It was while doing illustrations for his book on beach volleyball that his interest in art developed. By 1986 Hare was exclusively working in oils. "Hare's early figurative work catapulted him to success in the 1980s". Hare is a self-taught artist, having visited museums and studied the work of classic talents to develop his own skill. Hare works mainly in oil but uses a variety of material in his pieces, especially discarded items, junk and especially objects that show signs of weathering. Hare's art work is on display at his home studio. His pieces have appeared in private galleries such as the Westbrook Galleries, Art Cube, the Crocker Art Museum, and the Donna Seager Gallery in Laguna Beach, San Rafael and Carmel. He is represented by galleries in New York, San Francisco and Laguna Beach as well as in other parts of the United States. His work was featured at the Charles Campbell Gallery (later the Campbell Thiebaud Gallery), San Francisco, for over a decade. In 1993 the Salander O'Reilly Gallery featured Hare in the show, Four West Coast Painters: Nathan Oliveira, David Park, Dennis Hare and Larry Cohen. In 1995 Hare was included in the Campbell -Thiebaud Gallery show, The Figure: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, Balthus, Elmer Bischoff, Joan Brown, de Kooning, De Staebler, Diebenkorn, Chuck Eckart, Dennis Hare and Manuel Neri. Hare was also represented by The Allan Stone Gallery in New York and the Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco. Hare gives frequent lectures and workshops on self-expression and the artist within. Hare currently resides in Mentone, California in a hacienda-type bungalow which he redesigned. This hosts his art studio with an extensive collection of his work, which was featured by the local YMCA in its 2013 Holiday Home Tour. In 2013 he also donated art to the Family Service Association of Redlands towards their fundraising efforts. References External links Artists from California American abstract artists 1946 births Living people San Diego State University alumni