Biography

Desiree Hodges was born in Orlando, Florida but was raised mostly in Texas and New Mexico. She attended schools in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Florida. She also attended college for general studies for a short time in Odessa, Texas and Clovis, New Mexico.

Her love of drawing began at a very early age  although she also had a great love for singing and music. She would draw pictures and give them as gifts to friends, teachers and loved ones. This was her practice through grade school.

Though being painfully shy, occasionally she would “expose” her artistic side to classmates, although this would often  bring stinging remarks which would cause her to quickly slip back into her shell.

In her late teens, she did some oil painting as well as drawing but she was partial to pencils.

Most of what she now does in her work is self taught. She primarily works from photographs that she either shoots for herself or that are client provided.

Ms. Hodges began creating her composition style in the mid 1980′s. She particularly enjoys the human face, framed by magnificent landscapes. She was not introduced to watercolor until the mid-1980s but loved the medium and therefore works in it from time to time. More recently, she was reintroduced to work in oils and is currently experimenting in that medium.

Around the mid 1990′s, all such work ceased until 2007 when it was revitalized by the desire to create a piece using the attributes of a local musician’s profile. That led to further work with other musicians and a renewed love for pencils.

In 2008, Ms Hodges moved to northern New Mexico to the community of Taos where she currently is able to enjoy the beautiful mountains in an art oriented community. She continues to work in the style of portrait composition, watercolor, oil and then off the beaten path playing in a local band. As such, she continues looking for further avenues to express herself artistically.