TomHokansonArt

This acrylic painting on a 12 x 12 stretched canvas seems to strike a chord with a lot of people. Some see a little taste of the Mediterranean or New Mexico. A friend told me that this make her happy and reminds her of Chile where she lived for a time. Another friend told me it brings to mind a red Schwinn she once owned. All of your comments make me especially happy!  Buy this wall art today! See More Bicycle Art on Fine Art America: bicycle art  

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...

Happy Birthday to my wife, Joan! Here's a small acrylic entitled "Coneflowers."  

I found a fascinating photo by Sercan Selvi on Unsplash.com. It shows a coffee shop in Vanalinn, Tallin, Estonia. I enjoyed the process of creating this acrylic 11x14 painting with a blue bicycle against a cracking wall.

 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.