Hoefer's use of the landscape as a recurring leitmotif is integrated into images culled from ethnographical sources that together make a statement about the ancient custodians of the earth, the spirituality in Nature and the fragility of our planet. Inspired by the scenery of the Empordà, with their richly patinated surfaces, glazed with veils of umber and sienna, these paintings present a view of nature that is hieratic, painted almost abstractly and steeped in moody symbolism.
Carefully crafted, these works are unique to their genre: they combine a long landscape tradition with a very contemporary focus and recall a simpler time, that quiet and mysterious place that inhabits our dreams.  They are paintings of love, a paean that celebrates the unique relationship that the artist shares with Nature.