About the Artist

Primarily a self-taught artist, Gary Hoff pursued training in the commercial art field while cultivating his painting technique through personal study and frequent trips to the galleries and museums of New York City. There, the works of the European masters provided much inspiration. In addition, Hoff took classes with the Reilly League of Artists, which stressed extensive classical disciplines to refine his personal technique. Later, Hoff furthered his skill in the arts by studying under New York artist Michael Aviano. Several of New York’s most prestigious art institutions have recognized Hoff’s talent including the American Artists Professional League who awarded him the Grumbacher Gold Medallion. Living and working in the majestic Hudson Valley affords Hoff the opportunity to draw inspiration from the same natural beauty viewed and depicted by the original painters of the Hudson River School of Painters from the turn-of-the-century; indeed this subject matter is featured in many of Hoff's landscape oil paintings.