Born and raised in Ukraine, Viktoriya Hoover resides in Shippensburg, PA
As a child she found an immense pleasure in drawing and painting. This recreational activity ha grown into a passionate hobby. She works with different media, such as pastel, watercolor, black and colored pencils, but mostly paints in oil.
Being an admirer of Mother Nature, she loves to spend time outdoors. Many of her landscape and waterscape paintings are inspired by outdoor ventures and inspiration is drawn from her surroundings and everyday life.
I, Viktoriya Hoover, was born in Odessa, Ukraine and now live in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
As a child I found great pleasure in drawing and painting.
This childhood activity blossomed into a passionate hobby. My art is reflected in different artistic media such as pastels, watercolor, and black & colored pencils. I now work mostly with oil-based paint.
Being an admirer of nature, I like to spend time outdoors. Many of my oil landscapes and waterscapes are inspired by outdoor ventures and inspiration is drawn from surroundings and everyday life.
I prepare sketches, small studies, and photographs, and then transforms a blank canvas into a painting using a brush and a palette knife.My style of painting can be described as realistic-impressionism.
I am a member of Franklin County Art Alliance in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Shape Gallery in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; and an associate member of MPSGS in Washington, DC.
I participate in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
