More about Tim Hovde

Education

Arizona State University, 1992-1993

Al Collins Graphic Design Institue, Associates Degree, 1994

Bio

Tim Hovde was born in North Dakota and moved to Arizona in 1992. Influenced by his father who was a professional photographer, he grew up immersed in the world of art, music and photography. A self-taught artist, Tim believes the "art" of painting is highly instinctual.

Most of Tim’s paintings come from the places to which he has traveled; the images that end up on his canvases are often from the places that inspire him. An afternoon spent walking through the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris inspired the Dans le jardin series. He pulled apart the gardens that he visited and painted with a heavy oil texture to show the movement of the flowers on a breezy day, along with the background of vines and leaves, eventually exposing the garden for what it is - nature.

Tim's work is shown in galleries and museums around the United States and is in private collections in the US and Europe.

In Our Words

Experiencing Tim Hovde’s paintings is like diving into into a pool of pure color. Monumental in size, the viewers are enveloped by the textures and hues of his extraordinary pieces and find themselves immersed in a garden like no other. Tim uniquely translates his reality into paintings that are visually appealing as abstractions, yet remain true to the essence of his subject.

Selected Exhibition History

• Artist of the Month Muir Fine Art Gallery, Houston, Texas 2010
• In the Garden Muir Fine Art Gallery, Houston, Texas 2010
• NeoCon Worlds Trade Fair- Peterson Frame/Art-Impact, Chicago, IL 2008
• ArtExpo ArtExpo NY, New York, NY 2008
• "It is What It Is" Gallery 360, Scottsdale, AZ 2008
• 7th Annual "3rd Alarm" Scottsdale Firefighters Charities, Scottsdale, az 2008
• Beach Ball Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 2008

Selected Sales History

• Virgin Colour Big Red – Oil On Canvas – 84'' h x 60'' w – $10,000 – January, 2008
• Virgin Colour Pooling Radiance 1 – Oil On Canvas – 40'' h x 30'' w – $1,700 – May, 2008
• Virgin Colour Pooling Radiance 2 – Oil on canvas – 40'' h x 30'' w – $1,700 – May, 2008
• Surfs Effervesence – Pencil on paper – 30'' h x 22'' w – $800 – July, 2009
• Pooling Reef Ocean 9 piece set – Oil on canvas – 56'' h x 56'' w – $5,600 – July, 2009
• Siennaddiction 1-16 – Oil, enamel on canvas – 12'' h x 12'' w – $1,600 – November, 2009
• The Deep End – Oil On Canvas – 40'' h x 30'' w – $1,500 – November, 2009
• Dans le Jardin 22 – Oil on Canvas – 58'' h x 36'' w – $3,800 – November, 2009
• Virgin Colour WaterFall – Oil on canvas – 40'' h x 30'' w – $1,700 – December, 2009
• Pooling - Artwork Lavendar 1-3 – Oil on wood – 10'' h x 10'' w – $300 – January, 2010
• Dans le jardin - Desert Sunset 2 – Oil on canvas – 40'' h x 30'' w – $3,100 – February, 2010
• Dans le jardin - Desert Sunset 1 – Oil on Canvas Panel – 40'' h x 30'' w – $3,100 – February, 2010
• Dans le jardin - Bleu – Oil on canvas – 40'' h x 30'' w – $3,100 – March, 2010