Oro Valley Library invites you to an exhibit by local artist Dan Hoffbauer, on display until July 15, 2025.
Artist Statement:
Dan Hoffbauer started his art career at the age of 5 with stick figures and who-knows-what. His mother was an artist and Dan’s sister Julene is a pastel artist of note. Dan has been self-schooled in art, usually with historical scenes. He started out with oil but switched over to acrylics on canvas (who likes turpentine and linseed oil?). For 30 years Dan had “artist block” and could not finish a painting. What broke the logjam was his six years in NW Arkansas—having moved there from Southern Californian—and walking the Civil War battlefields of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove.
Dan’s historical interests and artistic talents combined to produce 13 major paintings from 2020 to 2023 in Arkansas about Civil War battles in Arkansas. He also did a book cover! In June 2024, Dan and his wife Jackie moved to Oro Valley and he immediately started to get into Southern Arizona scenes and history. To date, Dan has completed or is working on over 10 paintings.
Dan grew up in Burbank California and is 73 years old. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and owned and operated a manufacturing company for 32 years in Southern California—then embarked on a second career as a real estate agent in 2008 and is currently licensed in Arizona with Tierra Antigua Realty.
Dan is constantly working to improve his technique and subject matter, and is grateful to the Oro Valley Public Library for the opportunity to display his work. Your input on this is very helpful and will help him plan his art future here in Tucson!
Dan and his wife Jackie have been married for 41 years. To contact him, the front desk has more information, or contact him direct at 479-717-7091, or email at dantherealestateman1@gmail.com, opens a new window
Images courtesy of the artist
