Day 52. Taking Breaks
“Standing Tall” 24×30, oil on canvas, $340.00 [creativ_button url=”Buy Now” icon=”” label=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/standing-tall/386777″ colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I’m still working on my musician series and have a couple that are almost ready to go. I just can’t seem to get the last touches right. That’s when I pulled out this peacock painting that I’d never […]
Day 51. All Jazzed
“Day Job” 6×6, oil on canvas. $75.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/day-job/386579″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I really loved doing the musician painting on Day 46, so I revisited some of those old French Quarter photos from years ago. I’ve started a few others, but this one feels the most complete. The 6x6s are becoming increasingly […]
Day 50. Glass Half Full
“Feeling Blue” 8×10, oil on canvas, $115 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/feeling-blue/386322″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] SOLD Day 50. Day 50. Day 50. I just have to say it few times so it sinks in. I feel like I’ve just started. I feel like I’ve been doing this my whole life, and there’s no […]
Day 49. Let’s Keep Going
“oyster” 6×6, oil on canvas, $75 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/oyster/386056″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Sometimes the 6×6 canvases are so small, people aren’t really sure what to do with them. Sometimes they need company. So I thought I’d continue my tiny seafood series with a little oyster to go with the little shrimp and […]
Day 48. Celebrating the Season
“Celebrate” 6×6, oil on canvas, $75 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/celebrate/385851″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Last weekend, we celebrated my new niece and goddaughter’s baptism with a crawfish boil. It got me in the mood to paint crawfish again and as everyone ate, I carefully placed lonely crawfish on the table and photographed them to […]
Day 47. Adventures in Wedding Painting
When bride Marianne contacted me about doing a live painting at their reception, I was thrilled. After last month’s trial run, I was eager to keep going. This one took place at the very beautiful Maison Lafitte in old Mandeville. I started setting up at about five o’clock. A light rain was failing as I unfolded my […]
Day 46/100. Play On
“Play on” 12×12, oil on 1.5in canvas, $150.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/play-on/385341″ icon=”shopping-cart” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I didn’t take any art classes until college. When I started, I wasn’t allowed to take painting until I’d fulfilled some drawing and design requirements. I could hardly wait. I wanted to paint. And then it happened, and […]
Day 45. My Inner Critic
“Flighty” 12×12, oil on 1.5in canvas $150 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/flighty/385187″ icon=”shopping-cart” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Last night and all day today I’ve been particularly pessimistic, which is funny considering my “I love my life” post from yesterday. Maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed (which is what I told Ezra, […]
Day 44. Is it Summer?
“Summer” 5×7, oil on gessobaord For a while, I’ve been telling Ezra that we can’t go to the pool because it’s not summer yet. Almost. So when we made our first pool trip last week he said, “Is it summer now?” When I started my 100 in 100 in April, I knew theoretically the challenge […]