Day 16. Keep it About the Work
Untitled, 4×4, oil on canvas, $50.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/untitled/534575″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] It was bound to happen: my most productive day to date, and yet not a whole lot to show for it. I worked on FIVE paintings this morning. I nearly completed a big one I’ve been thinking about. It’s 36×36. […]
Day 15. There is a Crack in Everything. That’s How the Light Gets in
“Leonard” 6×6, oil on canvas, $95.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/leonard/534290″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I’m grateful for all the stories I received. I’m out of them for now, but I’m hoping there are still a few of you who just haven’t e-mailed me yet (denise@denisehopkinsfineart.com). I think day 12 contributor, Butch, sensed the desperation […]
Day 14. Vriksasana: Seeing the Forest For the Trees
“Benito” 20×20, oil on canvas, $340.00[creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/benito/534115″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] This one I’m not sure about. A couple weeks ago I walked to Bogue Falaya Park, just a few minutes from my house. I was struck by a particular dark shadow on top of which emerged several trees; some were […]
Day 13. Who am I?
“Alisa” 4×4, oil on canvas, $50.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/alisa/533968″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I can hardly believe it myself. Today, instead of watching my beloved Saints play the Broncos, I took Ezra to the Aquarium where they were having a mermaid (his current obsession) exhibit. There is an older version of me that […]
Day 12. Not Even Medium Brave
“Rodney” 24×24, oil on canvas. [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/rodney/533703″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] An artist is born the moment he [she] gives up. That’s what abstract painter Brian Rutenberg says on a brilliant podcast I listen to regularly (see it here). My friend Rodney (“Butch”) is the inspiration for today’s painting. He talks about […]
Day 11. Into the Woods.
“Hailey” 16×20, oil on canvas. $300.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/hailey/533541″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] The other day I picked up the newspaper from my driveway– the Covington edition of the Times Pic. On the front page was a photograph of some woods at the Nature Conservancy in Abita Springs. The article described world famous […]
Day 10. I Want You to See What Real Courage is
“Stephanie” 6×6, oil on canvas, 95.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/stephane/533319″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Today’s painting is a mockingbird. In the background, if you look closely enough, you’ll see some words scratched in. They are the words of Atticus Finch defining courage to Jem in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The inspiration […]
Day 9. Time Out
‘Brene” 24×36, oil on canvas. $510.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/brene/533137″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Time out. I’m taking one because I woke up this morning with a heavy heart. On my best days, when my four-year-old son gets emotional, frazzled, or downright defiant, I tell him to take a break. To have a moment […]
Day 8. Patience and Persistence
“Rebecca” 4×4, oil on canvas, $50.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/rebecca/532959″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] No surprises here, but I read a lot of parenting books, a lot of which can be summarized by this: you aren’t perfect. How you handle your struggles and shortcomings can teach your kids as much as your flashes […]