Nuthatch III

About Nuthatch III

This contemporary figurative mixed media composition of a bird is by Peter Hoffer.

Peter Hoffer’s realistic artwork is masterful and exquisite in detail. The Canadian artist has exhibited in major cities throughout the world. This is one in a series of ‘portraits’ he has created of a Nuthatch, a small bird indigenous to North America and Europe. Using mixed media on a panel, the little blue, purple and white feathered bird sits on the branch of a tree surrounded by a ‘halo’ of white. The colour palette of the backdrop is a vivid mixture of bright yellow highlighted by black graphic markings, and drips of red and blue paint. Hoffer’s bird portraits are reminiscent of the tradition of 18th and 19th century artists who often painted prized birds and animals.

"While we admire the beauty of the work, we are aware of a modern artist asking us to consider the process and the act of creation itself.“ Lynn Moore, Art Critic, Montreal Gazette

Peter Hoffer holds an MFA from Concordia University and degrees from the University of Guelph and OCAD University. Hoffer has lived and worked in Toronto, New York City, Paris, Montreal and Berlin. He has exhibited widely at art fairs in Basel, Toronto, New York, Stockholm, London, Milan, Amsterdam and Hong Kong. His paintings are held in many private, corporate and public collections around the world.