Art Opening at Down Creek Gallery
On Wednesday, May 27th from 5-8pm, join artist Douglas Hoover at an opening reception to see his new work at Down Creek Gallery. Local musician Rob King will provide live music, and refreshments will be served.
Douglas Hoover’s work can be described as representational with a slight impressionistic quality. Specializing in oil paint, he captures images of urban cityscapes and coastal lifestyles from his home state of North Carolina. Douglas’s interest in creating art began at an early age with the encouragement of family and teachers. While in junior high school, he exhibited his artwork in several juried shows garnering many awards. This allowed him the experience of showing his work and the opportunity to gain exposure to a wider audience.
Having studied creative design and graphic arts in college, Douglas pursued a successful career as a graphic designer and art director for the advertising industry. Never losing sight of his artistic passion, he worked on creating his art at night and on weekends, building a coherent body of work over time.
Now working as a full time artist, he not only creates his own body of work for exhibits and shows, but also accepts commissions from private collectors. Abiding by the motto “Never stop learning,” he continues to study painting, sketching, and embraces new techniques that he believes will challenge and help further his artistic skills. Douglas’s original oil paintings and reproductions are currently shown in several galleries along the Carolina coast.
Down Creek Gallery, now in its tenth year of promoting local artist and their works, will continue its “Expose Yourself To Art” series this summer. The Art Openings are held at the Gallery with refreshments, live music, and light hors d’oeuvres provided. All are welcome to share in these enjoyable, entertaining, social evenings with the local artist. The openings are from 5:00 pm until 8:00pm. Check the Current calendar for dates!
Down Creek is open every day at 10am. Expose Yourself to Art!
