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Art Center College of Design in LA. It was while in Albuquerque that Hook was captivated by the New Mexico landscape. That early inspiration still informs his work. By the early 1990s, Hook's career was in high gear. Over the years, while living in Santa Fe, he traveled here often. "At one point, I was visiting about once a month, painting in Marin and Carmel. This area has always interested me," he says. "I never thought of California as being a strong market for me, but because of my colorful palette and landscape work, it was." And is. Today, Hook is represented by Reiser Fine Art Gallery in the Su Vecino Courtyard on Dolores between 5th and 6th in Carmel. While attending a solo show opening in Denver, Hook met Kate Singer, and encountered her again a short time later. "The elevator doors opened, she stepped out, and a light went on," he says. The pair were mar- ried on the white sands of Carmel Beach in 2000. They decided to put down roots here. "Monastery Beach." "I love the rhythm of the grape stake fences near the small house overlooking Point Lobos. I'm always looking to do something different, to portray a creative viewpoint that others might not think of." 142 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 1 "Aspen Geometry." "This is a New Mexico scene. I've painted aspens for forty years now. I use the square in a lot of my compositions and here I used the main trunk to create that geometry."