He was known for his public art installations around the San Francisco Bay Area, including the Emeryville mudflats.
[1][2] After visiting Greenwich Village in 1959, he decided to enroll in the University of Kansas, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in drawing and painting in 1963.
[3] In 1965, Hoare, his wife Kathy, and their infant daughter moved to Berkeley, California, where he worked as a restaurant designer.
The sculptures were made using driftwood and other debris, and were often installed on top of former pier posts, where they were visible from Interstate 80.
Hoare embraced the ephemeral nature of his work, simply replacing or rebuilding when sculptures were damaged or stolen.