While remembering his deceased father, Aldo realised in many ways he was the ideal man - he appealed to both men and woman, and possessed a personality of charm, charisma, and grace. What would he have been like had he lived to seventy?
Thus the Hawk was born. Never meant to resemble his father physically, he was intended to personify his spirit and in time to mirror the future the artist would like to live. The Hawk became the ultimate "Old Man."
As a modern day post impressionist, the Hawk has become Aldo Luongo's most recognizable image - spun from the memory of his father and the discovery of his future self. What makes the Hawk so compelling? Look at the eyes - they mirror the soul of a man who has lived a rich full life and still sees joy in every moment. His essence is captured in the sparkle of his gaze. They are the eyes that create the canvases of Aldo Luongo.