Day 11. I Never Thought I’d Date a Man Who…
“Paw Paw’s Truck” 12×12, oil on canvas, [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/257499″ type=”big”] Bid Now[/button] SOLD Drives a pick up truck. Another 30 in 30 first: a story from a man! And it’s not just any man, it’s the handsome young fellow that’s been bringing me the flowers I talked about on Day 9. Peter’s been […]
Day 10. Sounds like…
“Reaching” 6×6, oil on gessoboard, $75 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/reaching/256495″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD Meet Robin. I used to babysit her, which I lovingly described at her rehearsal dinner. It’s not every day a girl you played hide-and-seek with and gave frequent lectures to about the importance of baths asks you to be her maid of […]
Day 9/30. How does your garden grow?
“What’s That Scent?” 11×14, oil on canvas, $150 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/whats-that-scent/256278″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD This painting is about Mary, whom I’ve never met, and that marks a first for this thirty day project. Every story thus far has been about someone I know. Mary is a friend of Donna’s (Day 1 post) and asked me […]
Day 8/30. Katie’s Story
“Resting” 12×12, oil on canvas [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/256518″ type=”big”] Bid Now[/button] SOLD I received Katie’s story last week and have been mulling it over ever since. Katie and I were childhood friends. She, Robyn (tomato painting), and I spent most of junior high days finding rides between each others houses. When I moved back to Mandeville, […]
Day 7. When Life Gives Lemons…Love
“When Life Gives Lemons” 8×8, oil on gallery wrapped canvas $100 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/when-life-gives-lemons/255687″] Buy Now[/button] SOLD When I was still living in New Orleans, Jen (whom I wrote about yesterday) and Stephanie (whom I’m writing about today) instituted what we called coffee club. We were all teachers and would schedule after-school meet-ups for coffee […]
Day 6. Holding Fast
“Hold Fast to Dreams” 11×14, oil on canvas, $150 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/hold-fast-to-dreams/255307″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?” When I started this project, I had a […]
Day Five. Muddy Waters
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 8×10, oil on canvas $112 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/our-lady-of-mount-carmel/255084″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD Just when I think I’m going to run out of stories (and it’s only day five), another appears in my inbox. I’ve still got a few I’ve left simmering for a while but the list is a short one. […]
Day 4/30. Be a Duck
“Be a Duck” 8×8, oil on gallery wrapped canvas (1.5 in). $100 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/untitled/254861″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD My mom used this parable often when I was a child: Take a lesson from the duck, sailing smoothly against the surface of the water but underneath paddling like hell. Day four. Be a duck. Remember […]
Day 3. Biting. Chewing.
“Love Tomatoes” 6×6, oil on canvas, $75 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/love-tomatoes/254604″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD What does it mean if at the end of day two I felt completely spent, ready to quit, decidedly convinced that I have in fact bitten off more than I can chew? One bite at a time. I suppose. Paint today and […]