ARTIST BIO

            RANDY HOFMAN   -   PAINTING  DELMARVA'S COASTAL BAYS

"There are rich moments in viewing nature  such as the diamonds on the water, or hazy sunlight through clouds and trees that seem to bridge a connection between the Creator and oneself."

    Randy Hofman began oil painting when Kennedy was in office.  Originally from the countryside between Washington and Baltimore, he chose to study art at  Pratt Institute in Brooklyn NY to balance a mostly rural world experience.   While majoring in Advertising Design and Visual Communication he learned how to make pictures talk and move the viewer.  What he wanted to say would come to focus later through Theological study.  While most renown as the Biblical sand sculptor of  Ocean City MD for the past quarter of a century, Hofman continues with the more permanent medium of oil painting in his witness of the face of God in nature.  He has also been a life long portrait painter.  Currently he's capturing the special light and moods of Delmarva's coastal bays, paradise on the verge.

Exhibitions and Events

• One man show The Treasure Chest Berlin MD 2006

• Murals of Black History a grant through the Julia A Purnell Museum 2006

• Murals at the Son's Spot Ocean City MD 2005

• Bay Country Shop group show 2005

• Julia A. Purnell Museum  the feature exhibit  Snow Hill MD  2005

• The Featherstone Gallery  solo exhibit  Martha's Vineyard MA  2005

• Bishop's Stock  group show  Snow Hill MD  2005

• The Waterline Gallery  group show  Berlin MD  2005

• Internet web site  randyhofman.com   2003-Present

• Globe Theater Gallery  group shows  Berlin MD  1998-2005

• Plim Plaza Lobby  rotating art of a solo exhibit  Ocean City MD  2003-6

• Coral Reef 17 st. Holiday Inn  permanent exhibit  Ocean City MD   2002-present

• Art Institute and Gallery  3 man show  Salisbury MD  2001

• Eastern Shore Americana  bird & fish decoys  international distribution 1985-1998

• Liljenquest & Beckstead Jewelers  paintings for three showrooms Ocean City MD  1984

• The Biblical Sand Sculptures of 2nd st. and Boardwalk Ocean City MD 1981-Present

• The Art League  solo exhibit  Downtown Ocean City MD  1980

• Biblical Chalk Drawings on cement  by the Boardwalk Ocean City MD  1975-1983

• Four Phase Computer systems   Corporate lobby mural   Wash DC  1976

• Venus Movie Theater  entire north wall mural  Worcester st.  Ocean City MD  1976

• Commercial art in NYC,  Wash. D.C. metro area,  Ocean city MD  1972-1986

• Owen Brown Community Center  solo exhibit  Columbia MD  1976

• The Olney House  group show  Olney MD  1973

• Benoit's Red Barn Art Show  group show  Brookeville MD  1972

• Portrait commissions  1971-Present

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