Tom Hoffmann will be exhibiting his work at the Orcas Center in July.

Hoffmann has been a watercolor painter and teacher for 40 years. He teaches three levels of watercolor at Gage Academy in Seattle in addition to workshops locally and internationally. He lives in Seattle and on Lopez Island.

Hoffmann paints from life in the city and landscapes of the Northwest. He has been painting on Lopez for 20 years. Organizers say his work expresses an economy of means that allows each stroke to carry the maximum weight of information and meaning.

Hoffmann’s paintings have been shown in the Seattle Art Museum, Frye Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, Whatcom County Museum, The Copley Society of Boston and the Armory at Park Avenue in New York City. He was educated at Amherst College, Mass. and the University of London.

His work will be displayed at Orcas Center from July 1 through Aug. 2. A reception will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 1 and will include a special presentation by the artist.