Welcome…
… to My Online Gallery
A Little About Me and My Art:
My figurative oil paintings aren’t just static images of a single time period—they’re a dynamic instant in time, a moment of human connection caught in mid-action and expressing a feeling or sharing in an event. Whether it’s 1700 or 1949, the people in my paintings often look right at you, inviting you into their world. I’ve been oil painting for over 40 years, and my art lets me combine my love of history with my passion for creativity. Each piece connects with something deep inside us all, reminding us of old friends, parents or family members we hold dear who are not so much something to look at as someone to interact and participate with. It really saddens me how easily we forget the past, tossing aside what seems old and worn. There’s a tendency to value only what’s new and trendy while discarding, replacing and forgetting—sometimes even discrediting—that which has become unwanted, disposable and perhaps even forgotten. But without those older times, events, ideas, inventions, fashions, buildings, vehicles, devices, activities, wars, styles, attitudes, wishes and dreams of those many people who came before, whose experiences were just as real and tangible and meaningful to them as ours are to us, none of us would be here. I aim to bring back and celebrate those moments and those people who were part of the American Dream. Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy exploring my work.
“Nobody just walks past
Edward K. Hudson’s paintings –
they have a way of drawing you
in. Like turning a corner and
coming upon your dad as a young
man with a group of his friends,
suddenly you are there. You are
laughing with a group of women
in vintage swimsuits at the local
swimming hole; you are sitting on
your grandfather’s knee being
read your favorite story.” – Nicole
D’Amore, Ventura County Star
© Copyright Edward K Hudson 2024
Welcome…
… to My Online Gallery
A Little About Me and My Art:
My figurative oil paintings aren’t just static images of a single time period—they’re a dynamic instant in time, a moment of human connection caught in mid-action and expressing a feeling or sharing in an event. Whether it’s 1700 or 1949, the people in my paintings often look right at you, inviting you into their world. I’ve been oil painting for over 40 years, and my art lets me combine my love of history with my passion for creativity. Each piece connects with something deep inside us all, reminding us of old friends, parents or family members we hold dear who are not so much something to look at as someone to interact and participate with. It really saddens me how easily we forget the past, tossing aside what seems old and worn. There’s a tendency to value only what’s new and trendy while discarding, replacing and forgetting—sometimes even discrediting—that which has become unwanted, disposable and perhaps even forgotten. But without those older times, events, ideas, inventions, fashions, buildings, vehicles, devices, activities, wars, styles, attitudes, wishes and dreams of those many peple who came before, whose experiences were just as real and tangible and meaningful to them as ours are to us, none of us would be here. I aim to bring back and celebrate those moments and those people who were part of the American Dream. Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy exploring my work.
© Edward K Hudson 2024
“Nobody just walks past
Edward K. Hudson’s paintings – they have a
way of drawing you in. Like turning a
corner and coming upon your dad as a
young man with a group of his friends,
suddenly you are there. You are laughing
with a group of women in vintage
swimsuits at the local swimming hole; you
are sitting on your grandfather’s knee being
read your favorite story.” – Nicole D’Amore,
Ventura County Star
