30 in 30. Day 24. And At the Hour of Our Death
“Little Angel” 8×10, oil on canvas, $112 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/little-angel/259785″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD Shae e-mailed me weeks ago after I posted “Brown Eyes,” a painting inspired by a story her cousin, Kristi, sent in. This painting is based on a story from her father, Bobby Siers, founder and craftsman of the Little Angels Foundation. It’s quite […]
Day 23. And I Really Didn’t See That Coming
“White Fire”, oil on canvas, 16×20, $225 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/white-fire/259512″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD These are egrets, two of them. My new favorite bird. I love seeing them in the ditches along highways, ponds next to traffic. They are at home in the secluded swamp and the busy city. In my limited experience, they are quiet birds– hunters […]
Day 22. Anna’s Home.
“Watching Waves” 6×6, oil on gessoboard, $75 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/watching-waves/259293″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD You know those people you knew before facebook existed? And then you’re facebook friends, you watch their lives develop in the pictures you see, but you haven’t actually spoken to them in years? I don’t think I’ve seen Amberly in at least […]
Day 21. When Statues Come Alive
“Incarnation” 8×10, oil on canvas, $112 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/incarnation/259108″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD I had a great time at Teche Fest in Breaux Bridge this weekend– sold some paintings, made a lot of new contacts. I was forced to talk a little about my art, as in out loud. It was awkward at first because paintings, […]
Day 20. Shadow Hawk
“Shadow Hawk” 11×14, oil on canvas $150 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/shadow-hawk/258854″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD I’ve never met Janet but I’ve read the story she wrote about four times and counting. I can’t stop reading it. Rather than go on and on about it (which I most certainly could), I think you should just read it. You won’t […]
Day 19. Strongest Woman I Know
“Annie” 11×14, oil on canvas, $150 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/annie/258640″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] When I first dreamed up this project, one of the stories I most wanted to tell was my friend Annie’s. I wrote a little about her back in April when I did my first 30 in 30 challenge. Annie and I met in May of […]
Day 18. When the Tears Come (Again)
Molly 2, 6×6, oil on gessoboard SOLD Yesterday, I was so eager to paint Molly. One of her nine godmothers, Donna (day 1), had been telling me about her for years. Karen’s beautiful recounting of the months leading to Molly’s birth deeply moved me– something about expectations and re-envisioning a world we’ve seen too narrowly. […]
Day 17. Molly and Her Nine Godmothers
“Molly” 6×6 oil on gessoboard $75 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/molly/258172″] Buy Now[/button] SOLD The beautiful little girl in this painting is the famous Molly. I’ve been hearing about her and her nine godmothers for years, but, a couple of days ago, I heard the story of Molly from her own mother, Karen, whom I’ve never met. […]
Day 16. Stop and Smell the Flowers on the Steps Just Outside Your Door.
“Smelling Flowers” 6×6, oil on gessoboard $75 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/smelling-flowers/257892″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] On Day 12, I wrote about my friend Sidney and her thirty day bikram yoga challenge. Someone read it and decided they too had a story to tell about Sidney. It’s short and sweet but a really good day 16 reminder. Erica, who’s […]