Never Give Up with Joshua Hoffman

About this episode

Joshua Hoffman shares his journey as a first-time Plein Air Easton juried artist and discusses the importance of mentorship and pursuing his passion for painting.

Marie and Tim talk with first time Plein Air Easton juried artist Joshua Hoffman who won 3rd place in this year's festival with his painting "Youth". Joshua talks about the importance of mentorship, pursuing his passion, and the story behind his award winning painting. "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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Marie, Tim

Guest: Joshua Hoffman

Topics covered

• mentorship
• plein air painting
• artistic journey
• personal experiences
• overcoming challenges

Keywords

• Plein Air Easton
• Joshua Hoffman
• art mentorship
• landscape painting
• vibrant colors
• bold brush strokes
• artistic challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Youth

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