Lilac Inn Art Gallery

Original Art by Kate Hoekstra

Figure Paintings · Oil on Canvas · Mixed Media

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Blue Nude — representative work by Kate Hoekstra

About the Artist

Kate Hoekstra is a fine artist based in New York's beautiful Hudson River Valley. Working primarily in oil on canvas, her figure paintings explore the human form with a mastery of color, light, and composition that speaks to decades of dedicated practice.

From the bold strokes of "Blue Nude" to the quiet intimacy of "Cami in White," Kate's work captures what the camera cannot: the presence of a person rendered through the hand and eye of an artist who sees beneath the surface.

The Lilac Inn Art Gallery is Kate's personal studio gallery — a space where art and the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley meet. Each piece is created with intention, rooted in observation, and finished with the kind of care that only comes from a lifetime of practice. Originals and prints available.

Yankate2@Optonline.net

katehoekstraart.com

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Original paintings, prints, and merchandise from the studio

Blue Nude — Original

Blue Nude

Oil on canvas, 22 × 30 in

$1,200

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Woman in Jade — Original

Woman in Jade

Oil on canvas, 24 × 36 in

$1,800

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David on Gold — Original

David on Gold

Oil and gold on canvas, 18 × 24 in

$1,500

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Gone Fishing — Original

Gone Fishing

Oil on canvas, 24 × 36 in

$1,800

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Woman in the Black Hat — Original

Woman in the Black Hat

Oil on canvas, 18 × 24 in

$1,200

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Considering — Print

Considering — Fine Art Print

Archival giclee on cotton rag, 14 × 20 in

$85

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The Present — Print

The Present — Fine Art Print

Archival giclee on cotton rag, 18 × 24 in

$95

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Interested in a piece not listed? Contact Kate for commissions and availability.

Payments accepted via PayPal. Collectors: BSV micropayments accepted at 1FRDti7djgx9hiDt7Xm8UpATHzX5XwXrSR

Studio Journal

Art, blockchain, and the future of artist sovereignty

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July 2026 · by Anna

Why Artists Are Moving to Blockchain

Galleries take 40-60%. Etsy charges 15-20% before shipping. Instagram gives zero revenue share. The US Copyright Office charges $65 per registration with 3-6 month processing. For an artist producing 30-100 works a year, that's $2,000-$6,500 just to protect what you made.

Blockchain changes this. A sub-cent on-chain timestamp replaces a $65 filing. A 2.5% platform fee replaces a 40% gallery commission. Every painting authenticated, every sale transparent, every royalty automatic.

Further Reading

ForgeArt: Sovereign Art Ownership on BSV — Jack Mosel / ForgeChainOS, 2026. On the broken economics of artist copyright, gallery commissions, and how blockchain-native provenance replaces paper certificates with immutable chain records.
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System — Satoshi Nakamoto, 2008. The foundation: timestamped, immutable, peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries.

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July 2026 · by Anna

What Is Sovereign Art?

Sovereign art means the artist owns the storefront, the identity, and the provenance chain. No platform can delist you. No algorithm decides who sees your work. No middleman sits between your brush and your buyer.

The 2021 NFT boom promised artist empowerment but delivered a speculative casino. ForgeArt reclaims the technology by stripping away the speculation and building for people who actually make things. Kate Hoekstra is among the first to embrace this model.

Further Reading

ForgeArt: Sovereign Art Ownership on BSV §1-3 — Why NFTs got poisoned, why the underlying technology is exactly what artists need, and how ForgeArt reclaims it.
FORGE THRIVE: Sovereign Social Growth Engine — Jack Mosel / ForgeChainOS, 2026. The operating system powering sovereign storefronts — no vendor lock-in, no platform rent.

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July 2026 · by Anna

Collectors: How Blockchain Protects Your Investment

In the physical art world, provenance is a chain of paper documents — gallery receipts, handwritten notes, auction catalogs, estate records. These can be forged, lost, or simply never created.

Every painting from Lilac Inn Art Gallery carries an immutable on-chain record: who made it, when, the medium, dimensions, and an unbroken chain of ownership. No paper to lose. No forgery possible. Verifiable by anyone, forever.

Further Reading

ForgeArt: Sovereign Art Ownership on BSV §4-6 — The Deed, the Artist Profile, and the Marketplace. Sub-cent registration vs. $65 government filings. Automatic royalty enforcement on secondary sales.
Detente: Peace Technology at Species Level — Jack Mosel / ForgeChainOS, 2026. Immutable truth as the substrate for trust between parties.

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Ask Anna

Have a question about blockchain art, provenance, or collecting? Anna wrote these articles and knows the subject.

A Pioneer in Artist Sovereignty

Kate Hoekstra is among the first artists to embrace sovereign ownership of her creative work on the blockchain. Every painting in this gallery is authenticated, provenance-tracked, and permanently recorded — not on a platform that takes a cut, but on infrastructure she controls.

Traditional galleries take 40-60%. Online platforms take 9-30%. Kate's work is sold directly to collectors and patrons, with provenance verifiable on the blockchain. No middleman. No platform fee. The artist keeps what she earns.

For collectors, this means authenticated provenance from the artist's hand to yours — a permanent, tamper-proof chain of ownership that increases the value and trust of every piece. For patrons and community members, it means supporting an artist who owns her own storefront, her own identity, and her own creative future.

Powered by ForgeArt on ForgeChainOS — sovereign art, sovereign commerce, sovereign community.

Get in Touch

Interested in a piece? Commissioning a work? Or just want to say hello?

Hudson River Valley, New York
Yankate2@Optonline.net
katehoekstraart.com