"Pipe Dream" Painting

Denise Hillman, a California-based artist, is a studio painter working primarily in oil.

I have always felt that being an artist was my destiny, and would sit for hours drawing as a child. After college, I had a long and successful career in marketing while raising my two sons. I’ve since developed a robust art practice that includes abstract, figurative and narrative subject matter often inspired by my travels. Some of my key inspirations are the Bay Area Figurative Painters like David Park & Richard Diebenkorn; and the New York Abstract Expressionists like Elaine and Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner and Rothko.

I regularly show in juried exhibitions throughout Northern California and Arizona where my work can be found in private collections.

Artist Statement: For me, the act of creating is about self-exploration along with the desire to connect with others on a deeper level. I want my work to spark an emotion from the viewer, perhaps inspire curiosity, awaken a memory from their life; or simply to delight them with the particular colors, values, shapes and texture that allow them to create their own story in the painting.