"It's almost a calling," said Zawacki. "It's something that is therapy for me when I'm painting a seascape, of the ocean with the turquoise water and everything. It's very soothing to me." ...

William Hoffman was an American painter known for his depictions of Pacific seascapes and the American West. Born in 1924 in Montana, Hoffman was a self-taught artist who found painting late in life.