Day 6: It’s Been A While Since this all Began
“Traveler” 6×6, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/traveler-6×6-oil-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Last night I dreamed I spoke my mind to someone I never speak my mind to, and I’m wondering if sometimes we get to practice in our dreams, a rehearsal of sorts. I must admit in the dream I did not […]
Day 5. In a bit of a Jam Session
[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”] “Lucy” 6×6, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/lucy-6×6-oil-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] My day 3 painting left me excited, energized, and ready to do more. These types of paintings challenge me because I’m trying to eliminate details I usually emphasize in order […]
Day 4: Mandeville Tree Hugger
[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”] On a recent trip to Muir Woods in Marin County, California, I stood in awe of the redwood trees, ones I had visited a few times before but which still feel like church every time. I come from trees. My native Mandeville, Louisiana, […]
Day 3: So Pinteresting.
[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”] “On the Balcony” 6×6, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/balcony-6×6-oil-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] If you looked at my pinterest account, you’d notice I’m a hoarder of recipes that involve herb garnishes, I’ve got a thing for fresh flowers, and I love […]
Day 2: All “Puffed Up” and No Where to go
[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”] “Puffed Up” 6×6, oil on canvas [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/puffed-6×6-oil-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] It’ll be easy, she said. You’ve done these a hundred times, she smiled. No need to get too fancy too fast. It’s only day 2, for crying out […]
Day 1: I’m a Failure

“Looking Ahead” 16×20, oil on canvas[creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/looking-ahead-16×20-oil-canvas/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] In this specific instance, yes. I entered an art contest I very much wanted to win, and I didn’t. Here’s the context: In 2012, I started running again after my son was born and I’d recovered from the C-section I […]
Think that you Might be Wrong

[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”] When we were in our twenties, two friends of mine had a little sign in their living room that read, “Think that you might be wrong”. At the time, I was far more interested in discussing all the reasons why I was right about […]
What Picasso Taught Me

[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”] Do you know what these four paintings have in common other than their subject matter? They share the same creator: Picasso– the guy who once said, “My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are […]
911 Art

[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”] 9/11/17 It’s still strange typing today’s date. I remember being a college sophomore watching the news from my white mini-tv with a vcr built into the bottom (remember those?). The same footage over and over. In 2001 I was taking my first ever painting […]