Artist Salon: Josh Hoffman's "Dancing with Light"

Artist Salon Featuring Josh Hoffman

A Conversation and a Gallery Showing "Dancing with Light"

at the Allegheny HYP Club

619 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Thursday, November 6th and Friday, November 7th - 530-730pm

Join us as we begin this new tradition with art, architecture, and lively exchange where we are surrounded by the legacy and conversations that have shaped Pittsburgh's history through the years.

About the artist:

I have been studying art for over 20 years. I began oil painting in college where I quickly fell in love with landscape and plein air painting. There is something special about the connection a painter develops with their surroundings when they are routinely observing and practicing plein air painting, Through utilizing this process, I have learned to reflect not only my physical surroundings, but also my personal experiences, which often are expressed through my use of vibrant colors and bold brush strokes

Though I intensely studied art in college, after college I had a gap in my art pursuits from my mid 20's to my mid 30's through I did draw daily in this time. In 2015 I met my now wife and in 2017 we had our first daughter. it was at this time that I expected that my dreams of being a professional artists were not to be, I found a regular job and life was moving along. We had our second daughter in 2020, I had a cancer scare which has since been cured, and I was laid off from my office job. All during the pandemic days. It was through this rocky time that made the decision that I was gong to become a serious painter, and follow this dream. Because I have two children and needed to make money, I started a handyman service to give myself the ability to make my own schedule, doing this work 3 days per week and art as much as I could outside of this. It was such busy time, waking up at 3:30 or 4 am almost every day to paint, then off to do contracting work., it nearly broke me. But after about two years of this, my art work gained more traction, and I was able to fade out the handyman business. These days, I am a full time painter and part time art teacher. Its a dream come true, and I couldn't be more grateful for those who have and who continue to support my work.

I currently live in Dormont with my wife and two daughters and I work out of a studio which is also in Dormont. Feel free to reach out to me at any time to come see works in person at my studio. (412) 315-4988

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