🌟 In Time For The Holidays…

Unwrap Art! 🎨🎁

As the holiday season approaches, let's channel peace. This year, let your loved ones unwrap the timeless gift of art. Here's your guide to finding my art:

🖼️ Edna Contemporary, San Luis Obispo: The first two pieces from the Aftermath series are on sale at Edna Contemporary. Elevate your home décor with this artwork; perfect size for almost any wall.

🎨 Los Angeles Art Association / Gallery 825, West Hollywood: AURORA, LAAA's holiday art sale, features artwork by emerging artists priced at $1,000 and less, including my work “Bounced Around” from the series Life In The Round. AURORA is an online exhibition that runs until December 31, 2023.

🌟 Black Friday Flash Sale! This Black Friday (through December 31, 2023) visit my website and browse. When you find that special piece, reach out to me, and together we will figure out the rest, e.g., gift wrap, shipping etc.

🎁 Let’s Wrap Up the Year with Sketchbook Freedom!

📔✨ Join me on Sunday, December 31, 2023, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm for Sketchbook Freedom workshop. Cost is $50, includes sketchbook and payable in advance via PayPal. There's magic in sketching, and your sketchbook can be a private haven of inspiration. Whether you're an experienced artist or a novice, this workshop is designed for you. Learn tips to kickstart and maintain a daily sketching practice, creating a treasure chest of ideas, observations, and emotions that will fuel your art. 🖋️ To register, send an email to vicky@vickyhoffman.com at least a few days prior to the workshop.

Warm Regards

This holiday season, let's not just give gifts; let's give experiences, love and beauty. Wishing you a festive and art-filled holiday season!

More Eyeballs on my Art

I’m delighted to share with you about three upcoming receptions where my artwork is being showcased so get ready to mark your calendar.

Closing reception at bG Gallery on Saturday, July 1 from 7pm to 9pm. I have three pieces in Spectrum-Gestalt exhibit. It’s fun; it’s a rainbow of color and the work is hung salon-style. If you missed the opening reception, join me at the closing reception. bG Gallery is located at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., #A-2, in Santa Monica, CA and this exhibit is up until July 5.

Spectrum-Gestalt, the blue section

Aftermath II was selected by juror Kassandra Voyagis, producer and director of LA Art Show and Art Palm Beach, to be included in the group exhibit, Specimen, at Gallery 825/Los Angeles Art Association. The reception is scheduled for Saturday, July 8 from 10am to 5pm. Gallery 825 is located at 825 La Cienega, West Hollywood, CA and this exhibit is up until July 28.

Aftermath II

upRooted is headed to the Brand Library & Art Center with the opening reception also scheduled for Saturday, July 8 from 7pm to 9:30pm. This year’s annual exhibition, Brand 51 Works on Paper, features 98 artworks out of over 1,200 entries from around the country selected by juror Ara Oshagan, curator of ReflectSpace Gallery in Glendale. Brand Library & Art Center is located at 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA. The Brand Library & Art Center is truly a unique public library focused on visual arts and music! The architecture and gardens are stunning and not to be missed. This exhibit, Works on Paper, is up until September 1, 2023.

Notes from My Artist Residency

I had a great experience at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony. I will definitely apply to more residencies and one week was too short. I barely touched my giant roll of watercolor paper as finding wall space that could accommodate a large sheet was close to impossible. Dang it! I completed two new artworks and started a third. I met some lovely people, did a little hiking and enjoyed the sunsets.

New Art Alert

I’m thrilled to announce that Aftermath was selected to be showcased in a group exhibit at Gallery 825/Los Angeles Art Association. This artwork is in response to the atmospheric storm(s). I found intriguing debris in the Salinas River and used it to apply pigment to kozo paper. It’s a diptych – 30” x 60” on 2” cradle boards. The Salinas River, known fondly as the “upside down river,” is the longest underground river in the country, flowing both above and below ground for about 175 miles from its headwaters in the Los Padres National Forest to the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary.

• Exhibition dates: June 3, 2023 through June 30, 2023 with the opening reception on Saturday, June 3 between 10am to 5pm. Let me know if you plan to attend the reception; perhaps we can meet.

• Location: Gallery 825, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, CA

• Juror for this exhibition: Walter Maciel of Walter Maciel Gallery in Culver City

Exciting Publication News

My work was chosen to be published in Studio Visit magazine – either in volume 53 or 54. Over 1,000 artists entered the competition and I was one of 350 artists invited by the juror, Francine Weiss, Chief Curator at the Newport Art Museum, to participate. Studio Visit magazine, published by Open Studios Press, reaches an audience of 2,000 selected curators and gallerists nationwide, as well as a growing subscriber base of collectors and art enthusiasts. Look out for this publication in the Fall of 2023.

Artist’s Retreat at Dorland Arts Colony

I’m delighted to be attending the residency program at the Dorland Arts Colony. This is a great opportunity to work in a location that is both inspiring and free from the distractions of daily life. I’m bringing the substantial 60” x 4 yds. watercolor paper, an array of new materials along with trusted paints and brushes. Be sure to follow me on social media for photos and updates.

Greetings & holiday gift giving ideas…

What’s new

Circles are fun as there’s no beginning, middle or end. To quote Feist, “the circle married the line” which as a side note is a great song with two different meanings. For me, I use circles as an ontological exploration of life circumstances and being. Here are three paintings – one is included in the online exhibition, Habitual, at Los Angeles Art Association running through December 31, 2022, the other is patiently waiting for a name and the third is Fixated/Freed.

Cookies and holiday reading

Tacos, pizza, guacamole are just a few of my favorite foods. Where does pie fit in? Recently, I was invited to a book signing at my friend’s home and we were greeted with pies…many pies. Beth M. Howard wrote World Piece. This is her memoir of traveling around the world to bring peace with one piece of pie at a time. It’s an inspiring read and she has received extensive media coverage from Forbes, Los Angeles Times, CBS This Morning, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 and more.

Another book by my friend Robyn Jamison who is an artist in Austin, Texas is on a mission to make modern and contemporary art accessible to everyone in the world. Hip, hip, hooray Robyn. Her book, The Magic of Modern Art, is on my list to complete reading over the holidays.

Lastly, my holiday present to myself is Syllabus by Lynda Barry. All I needed was a little nudge from my dear friend to say “read this” and within minutes, it was purchased. It should be delivered to my doorstep within the next 24 hours.

Wrap up 2022

Sketchbook Freedom workshop is scheduled for December 31, 2022 from 1:30 to 3:30. Cost is $50 and includes sparkling wine and a sketchbook. This is a fun gathering and does not require any art expertise. It’s playful and practical. To reserve your spot in the workshop, please email me.

Happy holidays with much joy and love.

Wrapping Up 2021

This is a sweet way to wrap up the year. I’m pleased to share with you that I have a piece, Untitled #4 (black), in the Los Angeles Art Association Open Show 2021 exhibition. This highly competitive, juried exhibition was open to emerging artists across the United States. The juror for this exhibition was the renowned art critic Peter Frank. My abstract painting represents the view from the studio window on a dark, rainy day. Here are more details:

Open Show 2021 reception at Gallery 825
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Hours of the reception are 10am to 5pm
(I should be at the gallery around 10-ish.)
Exhibition is up from December 11, 2021 to January 7, 2022.
Gallery 825 is located at 825 N. La Cienega, West Hollywood, and will also be open by appointment for in-person viewing.

With the holidays in full swing with Santa Claus parades and parties, it’s a great time to support the arts with either donations, purchase of a hand-crafted art gift or your favorite art-oriented charity. This year, I purchased fun sets of colorful pens for children age 4+ for Toys for Tots drive. I’m always concerned about budget cuts in the arts education so this seems like a good way to stimulate the creative interest.

Art Workshops are scheduled for 2022, including creative sketchbook workshop, collage and encaustic. Let me know if you’re interested. Also, I have already lined up a group exhibition for February. More information coming soon.

Thank you for your ongoing support, friendship and partnership. I couldn’t do this without you.