Peter Hoffer Still-life Paintings
Canadian, b. 1924
Peter Hoffer's contemporary paintings have been described as being as much about studio materials and techniques as the subjects they convey.
Peter Hoffer portrays trees. He invites the audience to take a closer look at their posture, their details and their expressions. The subject is as important as the technique: the way trees grate, scratch and age is as much of a concern to Hoffer as the trees themselves. They are painted in a very classical, realistic and almost photographic manner, but they have a strong contemporary feeling imparted by the epoxy resin finish and the rough wooden box on which the artist paints. Hoffer’s work is a paradoxical mix of past and present, old and new, rough and sophisticated, realistic and abstract, outside perspective and intimate feeling.
The trees that Peter paints are not a copy of an existing geography. Sometimes he paints from photographs, but most of the time these trees are reminiscences. However, whether they exist or not, he sees his work as more about technique, about how he perceives the world, rather than the reality of the world itself. A few kilometres from Montreal, Peter has a cottage in the middle of the forest, which has become his lair, a place where he loves to paint. When he gets started, he starts by painting with oil on wood, then the more creative part begins: he applies touches of acrylic paint and several coats of epoxy varnish, which he makes himself. This process was inspired by the varnishes used in the academic painting salons of the 19th century, a way of embellishing paintings and conserving them. For the artist, it is a question of staging evocative landscapes, which will awaken memories, dreams, a feeling of déjà vu in each one. But at the second reading, if we see more than a landscape but a true reflection on art, the representation of nature and the painting as an object in itself, then he will have succeeded in his wager.(Biography provided by K plus Y Gallery)
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Artist: Peter Hoffer
Tree Portrait 20207 - small, green, pink, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Peter Hoffer is best known for his nostalgic landscapes reminiscent of artists such as John Constable. This is one of a series of 12 portraits of deciduous trees in f...
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Tree Portrait 20202 - small, green, blue, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this charming oil painting by Canadian artist Peter Hoffer, a single deciduous tree fills the canvas—its rich green foliage set against a summer’s pale blue sky, Hoffer is known f...
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Tree Portrait 20203 - small, green, pink, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Peter Hoffer is known for his romantic, elegant landscapes reminiscent of artists such as John Constable. This is one in a series of 12 atmospheric portraits of single deciduous tree...
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Tree Portrait 20205 - small, green, pink, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
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A single tree in full leafy green foliage stands against the pretty pastel colours of a morning sky—pale blue and pink in this tree portrait by Peter Hof...
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Guardian II - large, tree, landscape, impressionist, acrylic, resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A lone, iconic tree stands against a vast, glowing sky. The dynamic surface of this painting is protected by a reflective resin. This is a muscular, large format and haunting landsca...
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2010s Contemporary Peter Hoffer Still-life Paintings
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Chickadee II - soft, blue, lilac, bird, acrylic and clay pigment on canvas
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Perched on a branch, a lone chickadee is enveloped in a cloud of dusty yellow and mauve in this atmospheric painting by Peter Hoffer.
Peter Hoffer (b. 1965, Brantford, ON) holds an...
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Sparrow - soft, blue, lilac, bird, acrylic and clay pigment on canvas
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A beautifully rendered sparrow sits on a white branch in the center of this painting by Peter Hoffer. Known for idealized landscapes, Hoffer has chosen to honor a little bird indigen...
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2010s Contemporary Peter Hoffer Still-life Paintings
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