Featured Artist Julie Pace Hoff

Folk artist Julie Pace Hoff presents a delightful portfolio of classic paintings that celebrate family and tradition. See more on her website.

 

 

My paintings are about the American family. I portray the connection, love and enjoyment we have for each other by painting every day, and memorializing special events in America.

 

 

My style is described as Americana folk art. Simplistic, yet my paintings are complex in color theory, composition and a flattened perspective. I used the traditional color paint palette in my first years of painting.

 

 

Recently, I have started using seven fluorescent acrylic colors, plus black and white, to challenge myself in color theory. I am creating bright paintings in the Americana folk art style, new to the earthy colors of the traditional Americana folk art community.

 

 

My painting technique incorporates impasto, stippling, and glazes. I like to see the painting’s textures, patterns, and drawing take the viewer’s eyes throughout the painting. The viewer’s eyes never have to stop.

 

 

My goal is to have my paintings bring smiles to viewers’ faces. To evoke memories of past and present times with family and friends. I would also like viewers, for just a moment, to leave reality behind and escape to a fun, wholesome, idealistic, and imaginative place.

 

 

I’d like to stimulate conversations of happy times. I like to think that if you look closely at my paintings, you will see your family smiling back at you.

 

 

My artistic journey has prevailed over many decades. I’ve continued to learn many creative, spiritual and humanity lessons. I hope these lessons are reflected in my paintings.

 

 

I was very fortunate to be artistically trained at The Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena, California, where I graduated in January of 1983. Now I work with two online art galleries, Singulart in Paris and Saatchi in California. I also work with licensing agent Grateful Licensing, who licenses my painted images for products.

 

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