Stephen Kenneth Hackley at the Poetry Symposium in McKinney meets Poet Richard Blanco

Here is Fine Artist Stephen Kenneth Hackley with prestigous Poet Richard Blanco at the Poetry Symposium tonight in Mckinney Texas.  The event was done in partnership with MPAC and the Mockingbird Poetry Society.  Dr. Khan leader of the Poetry Society was very instrumental in the event.  Each artist selected one of Mr. Blanco's poems and painted an original about that particular poem.  Stephen and Richard had the opportunity to discuss there opinions about art and what inspires them.  The event was quite well attended.

The piece Stephen created is shown here.  It has some texturing is mounted on wood and framed.  It is an oil on canvas.  For more about Stephen's work, his website is www.stephenhackley.com