[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Perfect Patience” 4×4, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/perfect-patience-4×4-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Great Blue Herons are painfully patient. They’ll stand still in shallow water waiting for the perfect fish to swim by. And when it does, they seize their moment with […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Morning Walk” 6×6, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/morning-walk-6×6-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] My friend Kama posts all kinds of beautiful nature photos with the frequent caption “morning walk”. She posted a beautiful photograph of a yellow rose recently from her yard, […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Sunlit” 10×10, oil on canvas $200.00 [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/sunlit-10×10-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy now” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I woke up this morning early. I was ready to paint something entirely different than what actually transpired. As I was going through some of my photos, I stopped […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Red Head” 6×6, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/red-head-6×6-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] For today’s painting, I referenced a beautiful photograph of a red-bellied woodpecker I found on instagram by @the_peck_deck. At first I just saw the more abstract painting I would […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Ruby Throated” 24×24, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/ruby-throated-24×24-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] This is what I meant to do in the beginning of this 31 days: Completely abstract the form such that you can only see the image upon which it’s […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Not Just” 24×24, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/not-just-24×24-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] When I do live paintings at weddings I hear a variation of this comment a lot: “Look, Suzanne! She’s painting that whole thing with a butter knife!” My favorite […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “A Moment Composed” 4×4, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/moment-composed-4×4-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I usually treat Sunday nights like a weekly new year’s eve. With lofty and numerous resolves for the week ahead, I go to sleep with the best of […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Baby Steps” 20×20, oil on canvas Earlier in the month, I knew I’d need some back up paintings for that inevitable day in the 31 where I just can’t quite complete a painting or don’t quite think what I have “completed” is actually done. […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Gentle” 4×4, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/gentle-4×4-oil-on-canvas/” icon=”” label=”More Info” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Yesterday, I got the same good advice from a handful of people: be gentle on yourself. So yesterday, full of worry and panic, I opted to go for a walk […]
