Collection: Deborah Hoover

A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE ARTIST

1. What do you do when you’re not making art? (Day job etc...).

My day job is making art. I also like to read, bike and kayak.

2. Why do you make art?

I love to draw and paint. When things are going well there is a sense of wholeness that is wonderful.

3. What inspires you?

Swiss artist Paul Klee's statement, “Make the invisible visible.”

4. What/who are your influences?

Vermeer, Chuck Close and Van Gogh.

5. If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would it be?

Steve McQueen.

Read our interview with Deborah Hoover in the AllArtWorks Featured Artist Series here.