We had the good fortune of connecting with Nina Hogan and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nina, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
Number 1 was to help people, mostly mentally.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Since I was a little girl, I would draw and color for hours. When I became an adult and started creating art professionally I realized art was my safe space and as a child being raised by a mentally ill mother, I sometimes needed a safe place to be me.

I have always seen the world as art. The colors. The landscapes. The people. I never knew when I was younger I could make it a career.

I started painting. I paint abstract art with palette knives and acrylic paint. I create digital abstract art. I take photos of mostly the earth’s natural art i.e. sunsets, sunrises, trees, and mountains. I am learning more about portrait photography and would like to create a black-and-white portrait collection in the future.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Definitely an art museum/gallery, some body of water lake or beach, a book store, live music, and a comedy show. We would drink water with lemon and mushroom coffee. We would eat veggies, red meat, and definitely french fries.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My son, Jaden. He is 16 and being his mom has moved me forward when I didn’t want to or felt like I could. He is on the autism spectrum and no matter what life throws at him, he always looks at the world with the eyes of love and with a strong heart. He is my angel on earth.

Website: https://linktr.ee/ninahogan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninahoganart/?next=%2F

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ninaonx

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omst8

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7PpAOeorn49jExqmdx0yAA

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