Hettinger will be influenced.
Hettinger studied the ability to retrieve information associated with token objects.
That smile inspires a painting that will bring Hettinger into a world of possibilities.
Every painting for Hettinger is a present experience in which he is reliving a past experience.
After four years at the academy, Hettinger moved to New York City where
he studied with David Leffel.
After four years at the academy, Hettinger moved to New York City where
he studied with David Leffel and Richard Schmid.
Hettinger doesn't think of his figurative pieces as portraits
or paintings of people but rather of relationships and moments in time.
The idea of a peaceful summer afternoon being interrupted by a child wanting to do something or
wanting to go somewhere brings a smile to Hettinger.
At age 13 he was given a set of oil paints by Mike Spencer, a local artist who ran the barber
shop across from St. Joe's School where Hettinger was a student.