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“With a Little Luck” 18×24, oil on canvas Buy Now

When I first started painting full time, I wrote a lot about my divorce; it was, after all, the catalyst for my newfound career ambitions. Eventually, I started writing more about the paintings themselves, the process, and the business of it all. In many ways, I have healed from what was the “dark ages”. In many ways, I’m no longer angry. I’m definitely not nearly as afraid. My God, I remember constant fear.  (more…)

31 in 31

A 31 day creative journey… Denise Hopkins Artist What is the 31 in 31? Hi! I’m Denise Hopkins, a Mississippi artist and gallery owner. Every January I start off my year with 31 paintings in 31 days. The paintings are mostly very small, and I post them on...

31 in 31

A 31 day creative journey… Denise Hopkins Artist What is the 31 in 31? Hi! I’m Denise Hopkins, a Mississippi artist and gallery owner. Every January I start off my year with 31 paintings in 31 days. The paintings are mostly very small, and I post them on...

Day 22. Think about that time

  Yesterday my six year old asked me if the Saints had ever won the Superbowl. It’s a question I can honestly remember asking my own parents at his age, but where I got to say yes, they had to explain the playoff curse– not only had we never gone to a...