About Ed Hofer
When you look at Ed Hofer’s paintings one word comes to mind… “talent.”
Ed seems to have that ability to not only see beauty in detail but he also has that uncanny talent to be able to communicate that beauty through whatever medium he chooses.
Ed Hofer
Whether it’s the range of colors of his acrylic paintings or the subtle detail of his watercolors, you sense a spiritual connection between Ed and his art. And when he goes “three dimensional” with his raku clay art you realize Ed’s “vision” goes way beyond just capturing reality. His imagination finds humor, irony, and a sometimes bizarre subtlety in his subjects. Just take a look at his clay artwork to see what I mean.
But how does an artist get to his point in their career? Let’s hear what Ed has to say…
“I started out to be an artist and I somehow found myself not drawing or painting anymore. What I found myself doing was a lot of clicking and complaining doing commercial graphic design. With the help of my wife, Diana, I was fortunate to have been successful enough to be able to move to our vacation home on a permanent basis after both of our kids were in college.
And more importantly, I was able to re-kindle my love of creating. I started doing watercolors and some acrylic paintings when I was asked by a local studio to do a large piece. I hadn’t worked on anything larger than 12″ x 18″ for years. I really enjoyed the experience of working on a larger scale and have stayed with the larger format pretty much ever since.
Again, thanks for checking out my web site… I hope you enjoy the art. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.”
Many of Ed’s watercolor, acrylic paintings and ceramic pieces featured in this gallery are now in private art collections, with new pieces available for purchase. Ed welcomes commissions for custom paintings, such as pet portraits, arrangements of favorite collectibles, or places you love.
Ed goes on to say…
“Living and working in the deadline filled, get-it-done-today world we live in, it’s easy to overlook the really cool things around us. That’s what I like about creating… it forces me to slow down and actually SEE the details I wouldn’t have noticed. I hope my paintings offer a little of that. A chance to see the mundane, everyday stuff in a unique way.
My artist philosophy? I’m not sure I have one! I pretty much go on instinct and let the piece I’m working on tell me what to do. I know that doesn’t sound very cerebral but it’s the best way I can describe it. It must be like a musician hearing a tune or lyric in their mind and then expressing it. It beats the heck out of “make the phone number bigger”, “make the logo bigger”, “we like it except change this, this and this”… you get the idea. Now I can let my instincts free and not be limited by a marketing department.
I realized my dream has come true. When I was in my early thirties (I’m 50 something now) I remember watching a special on TV about an artist in the northeast. He lived on a farm with horses and his studio was in the barn He talked about how, after feeding the horses an apple every morning, he would open the doors to his studio and he said it was like opening the doors to his creativity. He would then decide which piece he wanted to work on. That image stayed with me ever since.
Then one recent morning, I was walking back to the house and studio after feeding some geese in the cove. That image ran through my mind again and I realized I was pretty much there! I was going to open the doors to my studio and decide what I wanted to work on that day. My heart filled with warmth and gratitude that I had been fortunate enough to actually be doing this.”
To learn more about how Ed can use his gift to create original art for you contact him here.
