Artist Statement
I will quote Flaubert from the novel, Madame Bovary: "…….as if the fullness of the soul did not sometimes overflow in the emptiest metaphors, since no one can ever quite give the exact measure of his needs , nor of his sorrows; and since human speech is like a cracked tin kettle on which we hammer tunes to make bears dance when we long to move the stars." My work is an effort to reach out and into people, my words may only be fit to make the bears dance.
elizabeth featherstone hoff

Brief Biography
Life, my life, that belongs to me alone, started in NYC when I began studying art. Previously, I had had a short career as a song lyricist working with jazz and rock musicians. I had some success but it was not what I wanted to do.
Fortunately for me, one of my art teachers encouraged me to enter shows right away, so my career and resume were beginning along with my studies. I continued studying and working as a professional artist when I moved back down south to Virginia, where I grew up. And, where I longed to be because "southern light" is what I crave. I recently was able to build my own studio which I am just starting to get used to using.