"To sense the invisible and to be able to create it, that is art."
Hans Hofmann
Look, really look, at the world and see what others miss.
As an artist, I am a storyteller. I am not a camera that takes a static image of a scene, but an active participant in conveying my emotions of my experience of that scene. And, as we all share in our humanity, it is important that I leave a space in my art ("space for the spirit to breathe" as Rainer Maria Rilke so beautifully stated) so that the viewer can enter my scene and connect to our shared experiences. Art is my search for my true self and I am honored that you are on this journey with me.
Everything I am as an artist I owe to my teacher, David C. Gallup. Without his knowledge, skill and patience I would not be an artist. Thanks are not enough.
SHOWS AND EXIBITIONS
2019 Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains juried exhibition " On Location in the Santa Monicas"
Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA
2019 California Art Club juried exhibition "Santa Monica Mountains & Malibu Miniatures"
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Visitor Center, Calabasas, CA
2017 California Art Club juried exhibition "Quintessential California"
Altadena Town and Country Club, Altadena, CA
2016 Malibu Art Association juried exhibition, Malibu Art Festival
Malibu, CA
Hans Hofmann
Look, really look, at the world and see what others miss.
As an artist, I am a storyteller. I am not a camera that takes a static image of a scene, but an active participant in conveying my emotions of my experience of that scene. And, as we all share in our humanity, it is important that I leave a space in my art ("space for the spirit to breathe" as Rainer Maria Rilke so beautifully stated) so that the viewer can enter my scene and connect to our shared experiences. Art is my search for my true self and I am honored that you are on this journey with me.
Everything I am as an artist I owe to my teacher, David C. Gallup. Without his knowledge, skill and patience I would not be an artist. Thanks are not enough.
SHOWS AND EXIBITIONS
2019 Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains juried exhibition " On Location in the Santa Monicas"
Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA
2019 California Art Club juried exhibition "Santa Monica Mountains & Malibu Miniatures"
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Visitor Center, Calabasas, CA
2017 California Art Club juried exhibition "Quintessential California"
Altadena Town and Country Club, Altadena, CA
2016 Malibu Art Association juried exhibition, Malibu Art Festival
Malibu, CA