GRETCHEN HOFFMANN
ABENE (Mother)
Gretchen Hoffmann
Abene began painting at a very early age. Her independent study
with noted
established artists such as Albert Handel, Daniel Green, Mario Cooper,
Frank Webb, David
Dunlop, Ati Gropius Johansen and Christine Debrosky has
strengthened her
pursuit of color relationship and composition in the painting process.
”I am most inspired
by the spaces that have been enjoyed by all of the families of
beings on earth.”
Gretchen continues to work within the Music and Art communities and
balances her
creative and family life on a number of different continents. Gretchen is an
Elected Member of Kent Art
Association.
KATHY L. BRAUN (Daughter)
Artist ~
Architect
A native of Cincinnati, Kathy Braun was raised in
New York City. After a career as an actress, she moved to New Mexico where she
pursued a degree in architecture. Kathy, a Registered Architect, received her
BAA from the University of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning and
has her own practice which concentrates on residential work. She later returned
to New York and now lives in Dutchess County with her husband and two Labrador
retrievers. Kathy works primarily with watercolor, graphite pencil and
photography. She is inspired by forgotten and discarded objects and buildings,
the rich diversity of the southwest and northeast, and the simple things in
life.
Roxanne
Loudin (Niece)
Photography
Roxanne Loudin is a New York City native who draws
inspiration from the multitude of urban and rural settings where she spent her
childhood. She received her first camera while living in Oak Park, Illinois and
later developed a passion for industrial architecture and abandoned spaces
while exploring the deserted mills and military forts of New England’s rocky
seacoast. Through the process of documenting these settings, she identified
beauty in the emptiness of these environments and poetry in the words written
by others as they had their own unique experience. This is a collection of the
words, spaces, and people of her hometown.
