Charles Hoffacker

Artist + Charles Hoffacker

Between two worlds: In one, there is freedom of thought, movement, dress. The other is regimented, military, and censored. I dine between both. Since 2004 I’ve been a policeman. I was a beat cop, narc, homicide detective, sniper and commanded a platoon. But WHO I am is an artist – living with one foot on each side; it makes for a cynical view of society. 

I need you to get uncomfortable and pissed off at my work. A train wreck. All of it is commentary on people. When you see an oil painting of a murder scene, it SHOULD bother you. We are often moved by anger. It rips us out of complacency and forces us to do something other than simply post memes and bitch about how “inappropriate that painting was”. It is inappropriate that it is HAPPENING. It is real, it is raw, and it is only a few blocks away. 

I want you to think about your emotions toward my work. Ultimately, what you get from it is yours alone, but I do have intent. Violence is so common that I have an almost humorous view of it. You knock on enough doors in the middle of the night; see enough toddler’s parents overdose; and hold men’s blood soaked hands, praying with them to a god you do not believe in until the light fades, and it all becomes boring. There is nothing sacred.

An artist’s job is to document his or her time and place. Culture, sex, race, violence, celebration, entitlement. This is New Orleans, and it is now.

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BE3K . Painting
NEW ORLEANS
BE3K .
The Steppers (Step x Step)
Ceaux . Ceaux Artwork
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ceaux .
'You Know What the Ocean Is?' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Heather Bird Harris
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Singleton
When the River Can't Wait to Reach the Ocean
Kat Ryalls Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kat Ryalls
I Wish I Knew
Catherine Walker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Catherine Walker
Gator Hunters
Cassidy Breaux Painting
Cassidy Breaux
Past Life
Jessie Chappuis Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessie Chappuis
RedBean the Crawfish for Bring Back Louisiana
Adam Sambola Painting
SLIDELL
Adam Sambola
“Release”
Max Bernardi Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Max Bernardi
Dr. John
Toné Lowe Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Toné Lowe
Swamp Creatures
Morgan Allain Painting
LAKE CHARLES
Morgan Allain
My people were fair and had sky in their hair
Johnny King Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Johnny King
New Orleans Restaurant's
Connie Kittok Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connie Kittok
Ritual
Virginia Candler Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Virginia Candler
Terrance Strikes a Pose on Lafitte Street
Drew Cooke Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Drew Cooke
The Homecoming
Cheryl Anne Grace Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cheryl Anne Grace
Bring Back Louisiana
Vitus Shell Mixed Media / Painting
MONROE
Vitus Shell
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne Blenker
Blown
Sean Clark Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Clark
Louisiana Grackle with Corn
Caroline Youngblood Painting
MONROE
Caroline Youngblood
Song Trails
Nicole Ockmond Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nicole Ockmond
TRANS/GAZA/SYSTEMIC/WOKE
David Lang Painting
NEW ORLEANS
David Lang
ADORNED III
Lori Sperier Mixed Media / Painting
COVINGTON
Lori Sperier
Let’s Have Brunch When This is All Over
Nancy Lassen Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Lassen
Find Yourself There
Maggie Jones Boudreaux Painting
RUSTON
Maggie Jones Boudreaux
Rhapsody 2
Sadako Lewis Painting
DIAMONDHEAD
Sadako Lewis
Wet Bread
Thomas Deaton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Thomas Deaton
Saint of Lost Causes
Sean Randall Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Randall
Ceramic Vanity Tray
Emily Lovejoy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emily Lovejoy
Le Bon Temp Roule
Nurhan Gokturk Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nurhan Gokturk
Orchestra
Tony Hollums Painting
MARIGNY
Tony Hollums
Nightwork
Spencer Schulz Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Spencer Schulz
Infinite Sadness
Jeremy Paten Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jeremy Paten
I am an Island, custom framed
Josie Azuma Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Josie Azuma
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Daryl D. Johnson
Untitled 002
Gabrielle Tolliver Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabrielle Tolliver
Meditation #6
Kristen Albrecht Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kristen Albrecht
Rain
Tony Nozero Painting
BYWATER
Tony Nozero
Serenity
Anne McLeod Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne McLeod
Get the Shot! (Nutria)
Michael Slage Painting
HOUMA
Michael Slage
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rise Delmar Ochsner
Bakery Village House Portrait
Hayley Roussel Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Hayley Roussel
Wild Ferns, No 1
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rebecca Birtel Madura
Delight
Natalie Acquistapace Painting
FOLSOM
Natalie Acquistapace
Encounter
Malak Morgan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Malak Morgan
Soft Serve at the Billy Goat Hole
Saegan Swanson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Saegan Swanson
Waiter/Waitress
Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Alexandra Kilburn
Indigo 4
Alanna Ali Painting
BATON ROUGE
Alanna Ali
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
NEW ORLEANS
MILAGROS Collective
persimmons on a blue tile
Jacques Soulas Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jacques Soulas
Flowers from my Daughter - Print
Nancy Rowe Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Rowe
The Promise
Mary Scinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Scinto
Bring Back Louisiana
Vergie Banks Painting
LAFAYETTE
Vergie Banks
Court Lights
Ben Hamburger Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ben Hamburger
"Annie"
Brett Henderson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brett Henderson
French Quarter Stroll
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lyla Clayre
La ville se reveille (The city awakens)
Darlene Langendonk Art Impressions
Painting
NORTH SHORE
Darlene Langendonk
Kindred Spirits
Ron Smith Painting
SHREVEPORT
Ron Smith
Ego - Print
Shelby Little Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Shelby Little
Kermit Ruffins : BBQ swinger
Gabriel Flowers New Orleans Paint and Design
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabriel Flowers
Marsh Island
Jata Craighill Painting
GULF COAST
Jata Craighill
PIGGY BACK
Roz LeCompte Painting
BROUSSARD
Roz LeCompte
Otis
Lucille Anderson Lucille Blues
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lucille Anderson
Heron in the Mist Original Painting
Lorin Vieira Painting
BATON ROUGE
Lorin Vieira
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George Dolgy
You Denied My Existence - James Baldwin
Jason Van Pelt Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jason Van Pelt
Temperance (XIV)
Margaux Hymel Art by Gaux Gaux
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Margaux Hymel
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Leroy Miranda Jr.
"Jacob's Ladder (Marie Laveau Visits Her Tomb)"
John Turner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
John Turner
Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
NEW ORLEANS
Devin De Wulf
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
La Mer
Charissa Owens Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Charissa Owens
Day Dreaming
Debbie Boyd Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Debbie Boyd
Don't Lose Sight
Kris Muntan Painting
NORTHSHORE
Kris Muntan
Plated Oyster
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sarah Nelson
Masked Bricks
Queen Hope Parker Queen Hope Poetic Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Queen Hope Parker
Ascending Trees
Louise Guidry Encaustic / Monotype / Painting / Printmaking
NEW ORLEANS
Louise Guidry
Magnolia Madame II
Rayne Bories Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rayne Bories
"Ancestral REcall" homage to Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah
George McClements Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George McClements
Place in The Middle
Emily Pullin Painting
RUSTON
Emily Pullin
seen
Jessica Strahan JHand Paints
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessica Strahan
Angels of the savannah
Amzie Adams Painting
MARIGNY
Amzie Adams
Transfiguration in Blue
Kate R. Hanrahan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kate R. Hanrahan
May 2024 Garden Blooms
Stephen Rooney Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephen Rooney
Reflections 3
Antonio Ferachi Painting
PLAQUEMINE
Antonio Ferachi
A Minute To Himself
Emre Karaoglu Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emre Karaoglu
The Neighborhood
Ella Albrecht Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ella Albrecht
Carnival Series Yellow
Ayodele Owolabi Painting
JEFFERSON
Ayodele Owolabi
Serenity Series. Lillies.
Anya Lincoln Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anya Lincoln
Bubbles at Brunch - Fine Art PRINT
Kristy Oustalet Duke Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kristy Oustalet Duke
Nelumbo
Danielle Keys Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Danielle Keys
Portals to Anywhere
Katie Yaquinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Yaquinto
Tylor and His Dog Lemon
Paige DeVries Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Paige DeVries
Blue Roots 1
Emma Fick Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emma Fick
Bird Watching
Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
NEW ORLEANS
Ember Soberman
Bayou Diminuendo
Emory Nolan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emory Nolan
The Golden Boat
Lee Morais Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lee Morais
Bring Back Louisiana
Leah Morace Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Leah Morace
A Magical St. Charles Day
Camille Barnes Visionary Design LLC
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Camille Barnes
Days Like This II
Cierra English Painting
BATON ROUGE
Cierra English
Banana flower 2
Katie Kut Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Kut
Emotional Fury #2
Donald Fontenot Painting
MANDEVILLE
Donald Fontenot
Awaken I
Matt Litchliter Mixed Media / Painting
NORTHSHORE
Matt Litchliter
Dragonfly Sky
Matty Whitcomb Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Matty Whitcomb
A New Idea
Carolyn Busenlener Painting
PEARLINGTON
Carolyn Busenlener
"Birds of a Feather: Cockatoo"
Stephanie Reed Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephanie Reed
Oak Tree (Red)
Connor McManus Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connor McManus
"Snake Charmer"
Isabel Perez Gomez Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Isabel Perez Gomez
I’ll Have Raspberries, Please.
Cathie Stuckey Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cathie Stuckey
Off the porch
Patrick Henry Victory Arts
Painting
SLIDELL
Patrick Henry
"Trapped"
RANNIE HOWARD Painting
LOS ANGELES/KENNER
RANNIE HOWARD
Temperatures Rising #17
claire gowdy Painting
BATON ROUGE, LA
claire gowdy
Edison
Brent Houzenga Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brent Houzenga
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