oil painting – Faye Hoffman

About Inspiration

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A few months back I signed up for a weekly portrait drawing group which had changed their practice from in-person to online due to the COVID situation. A weekly inspirational photo is sent to members and the portraiture begins. Participants…

The Lazy Artist’s Guide to Subject Matter

fhoffman June 20, 2015 British Columbia, faye Hoffman, plein air painting

I do believe that a good amount of the reason I love plein air painting is that it helps me avoid having to choose a subject to paint. You arrive outside in the wild (or semi-wild as the case of…

Rejections in New Directions

fhoffman June 15, 2015 British Columbia, Exhibiting, faye Hoffman, plein air painting, rejection letters

The other day I opened my email inbox to find one of those R-word letters; the dreaded rejection letter. All artists deal with rejection more or less if they choose to open the studio door and let the little beasts…

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