TomHokansonArt

For much of the spring and early summer, I would meet my daughter, Jill, for a walk around Lady Bird Lake. One morning, we stopped at Lou Neff Point and I snapped a photo showing the Austin skyline reflected in the waters. I took other photos of the rowers as they glided past and melded the two together to create this 10x10 inch acrylic painting. Tuesday Morning at Lou Neff Point

I salvaged several Saltillo Tiles from a neighbor's curbside and completed three pieces of art shown here. Each has several coats of UV Clear Coat varnish for permanence with a thin corkboard backing. 

Golden Birches , an 11x14 framed acrylic painting, was donated to the 2025 Holiday market at Abiding Love Lutheran Church. The market is on Saturday, November 1 from 9am to 3pm. Flyer is below the image of the painting. Golden Birches

 The Pigeon Point Lighthouse , south of San Francisco, is stunning. Here's my attempt at capturing the iconic view on an 8x8 canvas in acrylics. Pigeon Point Lighthouse

This was a fun project. During our trip to Arizon and Utah, I took a photo of the Temple of Sinawava and Zion National Park.  Back home, I decided to paint it, first in watercolor, then in acrylics. The results are below, along with the source photo. What do you think? Watrercolor Acrylic Source Photo

 I found an amazing photo of some purple crocus so figured it was worth trying to paint on a small 8x10 .canvas. Here's the result.

Black and White in a Colorful World is a series of five 11x14 inch acrylic paintings that I really enjoyed creating. Order Prints today! Birches in Color Panda in Bamboo Young Dalmatians Zebra in Color Windmill and Dairy Cows

  This 16x20 inch painting is done on canvas paper, mounted to Gesso Board. I'm loving the rich colors and more impressionistic style. Hope you do too! Now available in My On-Line Store .

Trying a new technique and a new style for fun. The result was "Fire in the Sky," and explosion of a sunset over mountains and a little stream.  

 Blue Bicycle at the Beach is an 16x20" acrylic painting. I repurposed an old canvas my daughter, Jill, gave to me of a painting she needed to let go of. I hope you like it!

 “The Good Father” is an acrylic painting from a photo of my son-in-law, Perry, carrying Mathilde and Evelyn near the end of a long hike down to Barton Creek. I hope it reminds us to spend time with our loved ones out in nature. The Good Father

I am excited to announce the release of my new book,  Carry Your Love to the World , now available on Amazon as a paperback or e-book. Please consider it for your next read!  Click here to check it out on Amazon What began as a song,  Carry Your Love to The World , became a study of the cycles of change centered around four paintings I created depicting the verses of the song. (see below). The book can be used as an individual or group study or simply as a nice browse through paintings, inspirational quotes and stimulating discussions. The paperback edition is most helpful as it provides space for answering questions and jotting notes. But I must say that the e-book is pretty cute, especially with Kindle for iPad where you will enjoy the vivid, colorful paintings!  Chapter I: The River   calling for a deeper gratitude for our beautiful world. Chapter II: Freedom  explores what it means to be free and how we can develop a deeper appreciation for the freedoms...

 A little garden gate in watercolors.

The portico at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, near the entrance, had wonderful vines on the walls which I tried to capture in this 12x12 acrylic painting. Below the painting is the source photo.

Continuing on my Water Color learning experience, I painted the birds below. One for Mathilde and one for Evelyn.

 More experimenting with watercolors. These are for Evelyn and Mathilde.

 Tried my hand at water colors today. Fun!

In August of 2021, we went to Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin and I captured Mathilde and Rachel tip-toeing across the lily pond.   

"Introduction to Paddleboard" was a gift to my daughter and son-in-law, Rachel and Perry, for Christmas. The subjects are their daughters, Evelyn (age 2, at the top) and Mathilde (age 4, at the bottom). The source photo is also below showing them on a weekend outing where they rented a paddleboard.  

"Blue Butterfly" was a Christmas gift to my Mom. Find more butterflies on Fine Art America: butterflies art