“Onward” 20×20, oil on 1.5in canvas, $250.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/onward/374727″ icon=”shopping-cart” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] Still loving on my birds because they allow me to play around with texture and color. It’s almost like the bird is my excuse– when the form takes shape, I can then mess around with what surrounds it. Lately, I’ve wanted […]
“Flawed” 24×36, oil on (torn) canvas $375.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/flawed/374474″ icon=”shopping-cart” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I love painting on brand spankin’ new canvases. There’s something clean and fresh about it. But sometimes I get the urge to paint over an old painting knowing the textures underneath bring challenges and difficulties but also possibility. Some […]
This was the painting I’d planned for last Friday, but it took a little longer than I expected. It’s a 16×20, oil on canvas. I used only a palette knife. Here’s a little interview with the adorable subject: Bravest thing he’s done: “Ride Seven Dwarves Mine Train. It was pretty cool when they were singing […]
18×24, acrylic on paper When I first decided I wanted to day a mothers’ dayish painting, my first thought was of all the lofty things I’d write about. About my own mom and grandmother. My sister and her newborn. My sister-in-law’s ever-growing belly. My friends who can’t conceive or couldn’t, then did. Those […]
“Long Walk” 10×10, oil on 1.5in canvas. This is another commissioned piece. The man in the middle is Lance. He was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in the fall of 2013. He is currently receiving treatment at M.D. Anderson in Houston. He’s been through two surgeries and one clinical trial. He’s a fighter. The photograph […]
“Oysters” 12×12, oil on canvas, $150 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/oysters/373733″ icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] You can tell from the title of this one that I’m getting a little burned out. It’s the “Oh, sure’s” that are haunting me. Back when I envisioned a 100 day painting challenge, it was nothing but “oh, sure, you […]
“Gathering” 20×20 oil on canvas $250.00 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/gathering/373372″ icon=”shopping-cart” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] As long as I kept getting fresh flowers delivered to my door, I’m going to keep painting them. Never mind the part about the virgins, I think Herrick’s famous poem could have been about painters. If I didn’t paint them […]
“Dinner” 12×12, oil on canvas $150 [creativ_button url=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/dinner/373237″ icon=”shopping-cart” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] I’ve only done two other oyster paintings. They’re tough. So when I got a request to paint them again, I was a wee bit hesitant. I’m glad I went for it though as I found this particular oyster painting […]
“Picnic Prep” 20×20, oil on canvas This is another commissioned piece, one I put off and put off doing, then finally started. As I was painting, I wondered why I’d put it off. It was fun. I might still add a few strokes here or there. I think I captured more movement in the girl on […]
