Collen Hoffenbacker

Collen Hoffenbacker’s studio is located in Bellingham, Washington, USA.

Colleen Hoffenbacker’s work explores floral motifs, drawing inspiration from the stunning natural beauty and thriving tech culture of the region. With a commercial art background and more than 20 years of experience painting from nature, Hoffenbacker possesses a profound understanding of the intricacy and beauty of nature and the impact of human activity on the environment. Her botanical paintings explore the evolving relationship between nature and technology, utilizing both traditional and digital mediums to capture the delicate essence of the natural world.

She says, “I create floral paintings that envision a fertile, fantastical garden and reflect the beauty, transformative power, and diversity of the natural world. The ethos and spirit of imagination that emerged in the Renaissance holds great significance in my classical oil painting technique. My floral compositions reflect on the early machine age's admiration of nature's visual order and the potential of our contemporary machine learning era to reveal new perspectives. Like early oil painters who studied botanical forms and structures, I am fascinated by the complex natural patterns found in flowers and plant life.”