About

I’m Aubrey Hogan, a visual artist based in Eau Claire, working under the name A.D., a family name passed down through generations and carried forward through my work. My studio is based in Eau Claire, where I create paintings shaped by a deep love of nature, texture, memory, and story. My work is represented locally at Two Roots Gallery, exhibited at art fairs across the country, and collected by people drawn to art that feels both grounded and transcendent.

I work primarily in heavy body acrylic, embracing the impasto tradition of French Impressionism where every brushstroke remains visible. Paint is layered thickly across the canvas, creating surfaces that feel tactile, alive, and full of movement. Texture is never incidental in my work; it becomes part of the story itself. I want viewers to feel the painting as much as see it.

My paintings often explore themes of wilderness, wonder, resilience, and the sacredness woven into ordinary life. Drawing inspiration from landscapes, national parks, folk symbolism, and the American West, I create imagery that lives somewhere between memory and myth. Figures like wandering astronauts, bison, wildflowers, and open horizons reappear throughout my work as symbols of longing, exploration, and hope.

At the center of my practice is the belief that art is a form of sacred storytelling. In a distracted and fragmented world, beauty still has the power to slow us down, reconnect us to ourselves, and remind us of the deeper truths that endure beneath the surface of things. My work seeks to create those moments of pause, inviting people back into a sense of wonder, goodness, and presence.