Remembering Ron Hoover

My friend, Ron Hoover, passed away 4 years ago today. He was a fixture on the Houston art scene, both loved and despised.

Ron Hoover

My good friend Ron Hoover passed 2 years ago today.

Ron Hoover Retrospective

The staff of the Art Car Museum is presently compiling a list of paintings to be included in an exhibition of work by Houston artist Ron Hoover who passed away recently. Many collectors have already come forward offering to loan their pieces for the show which will likely take place near the end of this year. If you have one of Ron's works and would be willing to loan it to the museum for this exhibition, or if you know someone who has a Ron Hoover in their collection, please contact the Art Car Museum at 713.861-5526 or via email at info@artcarmuseum.com. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Jim Hatchett
curator
Art Car Museum

Ron Hoover, "Will Shell Oil Co. Do In Iraq, What Shell Oil Co. Has Done in Nigeria?", April 2003, Watercolor on paper, 8"x5"

Ron Hoover

My close friend Ron Hoover passed away early this morning. An artist that never shied away from matters that was important to him. Ron never followed the mainstream and thus his work was not widely exhibited. His art came directly from his personal experiences, alternative newspapers and public radio. Ron revealed the untold truths behind little known allegations of crime, corruption, and social injustice. I first met Ron in 1995 when Sally Sprout took me to his studio to pickup a painting that I had purchased. Ron was not an easy person to get to know. He was very opinionated, would get in your face, and challenge you to prove him wrong. This came out in his work and one reason his work was so strong. I visited Ron almost every year and sometimes 2 or 3 times a year. In 2002 I started working on an exhibition of Ron’s oil pastels of which he had been creating since 1995. The Arlington Museum agreed to the exhibition of which I am so grateful. Ron was at the opening which was a big success. The following day Ron spoke on Arlington Public Television and I suppose those who watched the program have not forgotten. I last visited Ron in August of this year where he shared with me the numerous watercolors he had been working on. He had completed a new drawing entitled “US” and I am so sorry I did not take a photo.

Terrible News

I just received a call from a mutual friend of Ron Hoover. Ron is in bad shape and right now I just want to share some pictures of a great friend and artist.

Ron Hoover

Watercolors 2004-07

Visited with my good friend Ron Hoover, lives in Houston, on August 23rd and 24th, absolutely the most under recognized artist in the State of Texas. Ron was in good spirits, now that he had a new place to live, and that he had sold more than 10 works on paper in the last couple of months.

Ron Hoover

"Everything's Included, part XXXIII - Texas Colonial Homes, Brunswick Lake", 2004.

This watercolor is by the great Houston, Texas artist Ron Hoover. The content of Ron's work comes directly from his personal experiences, alternative newspapers, and public radio programs. His paintings deal with the human figure - an interest and concern about the human condition.

private view: a collection of Art

Visual Art League of Lewisville

Tracy Hicks, "Filtering Frogs"

Ron Hoover paintings

Helen Altman, "Wire Birds"
Bill Davenport sculptures

Visual Art League
May 19 - June 26, 2005