About Artist Stephanie Hoover

Stephanie Hoover is a full-time artist, specializing in oil pastel, who designs and creates all of the items on this site in her Mid-Atlantic studio.

In her previous career, Stephanie worked as an author, researcher and television consultant who specialized in historical true crime and the 19th century Spiritualism movement. Her television work includes an appearance on Travel Channel's Dead Files, consulting for the Jason Sudeikis episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, and research for a SyFy Channel special on the Kecksburg, Pennsylvania UFO incident. She is a popular speaker and has made guest appearances on several well-known podcasts including Most Notorious! and Coal Region Campfire. Her own podcast, Stephanie Hoover Has That Story, can be found on YouTube and other streaming services.

Artist Statement

I want the subject of my art to immediately make itself apparent to the viewer. As such, I prefer close-up views and scenes that limit themselves to intimate and critical components. If the story I'm hoping to convey doesn't exist in real life I invent it - however, the emotions and reactions I hope to invoke are fully genuine. I'm an oil pastel artist, but I allow my subject matter to tell me if it would like a splash of watercolor, a streak of gouache or the fine lines of color pencil. My ultimate goal is to make the viewer see - or question - the story being told in my art.

Exhibitions

April/May 2025

Show Name: Pulp Noir

The Studio Door, San Diego, CA

September/October 2023

Show Name: Reflections

The Smith Gallery, New Cumberland, PA