Please introduce yourself and briefly describe your art.
My name is Barbara Hoffmann and I work mainly in watercolor. Watercolors have a magic all their own that I don’t find in other mediums.
What led you to be an artist and to share your art in Auburn Old Town Gallery?
I have always been ‘doing’ art and spent much of my time in elementary school drawing. Then I gradually moved on to other mediums. Eventually it became time to share my work and AOTG seemed a great place to do it. I applied and I was on a waiting list for two years. The gallery, in addition to showing my work, gave me an opportunity to work with other artists which is priceless.
Where are you originally from?
I was born and raised in Chicago. A great place to be from. I moved to California in 1973.
What did you want to be when you were younger?
I always wanted to be a teacher and eventually became an art teacher. I taught art in elementary and in the School of Education at UC Davis. I continued in art education until 1998.
Tell us about a compliment that you’ve received that you’re most proud of.
I teach an art class to adults and whenever they are moved by their own art and what they have learned in the class always fills my heart.
What’s one thing that has made you smile recently?
I smiled recently when one of my students called out after struggling with her own work. “I get it!”
