Neal Hughes

Neal Hughes' paintings are rooted in the American realist tradition as defined by artists such as Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth. Striving to create work that is imbued with emotion and divine inspiration, he is an exceptional technician with a luminous palette and profound aesthetic sensibility.

Interested in art from an early age, Neal started painting in grade school, eventually earning a degree from Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts). His work is included in numerous private and corporate collections, and he has completed major commissions for the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team and The National Civil War Museum.

Hughes won numerous awards, including the Maritime Gallery Yachting Award and an Award of Excellence at the prestigious International Marine Art Exhibition at the Gallery at Mystic Seaport. He was also the grand prize winner in the Utrecht 60th Anniversary Art Competition, winning the top prize out of over 12,000 entries.