Although a North Fulton native who grew up in Sandy Springs, Hunter had a studio, studied, and exhibited for many years in San Francisco. His background was influenced by the Asian and conceptual art he studied during the seventies, the themes that Mr. Hunter works with “have connections to a ‘Southern’ sensibility: nature, memory, loss, history, and personal expression.”  His studio is now back in Atlanta where he also teaches Illustration and Design at The Art Institute of Atlanta.   For the past several years, his work has focused largely on the images of birds out of environmental concerns, their symbolic associations, and his own personal interest.