Day 15. Why I Didn’t Paint A Dove.

  “Quiet Fire” 5×7, oil on gessoboard, $75 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/quiet-fire/257625″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] SOLD This is a painting of the Holy Spirit. I wanted to paint a dove because, well, that’s how the spirit is usually depicted, and this story is about someone being led and called. The mascot of her alma mater (which plays a […]

Day 14. It’s the Little Things

  “Brown Eyes” 6×6, oil on gessoboard, $75 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/brown-eyes/257438″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] Today’s painting is of a little girl I’ve never met or seen. The wonderful Kristi (also a fellow teacher at Mount Carmel Academy but not to be confused with day 5 Kristi ) sent me a story last night that I couldn’t stop […]

Day 13. When the Cock Crows.

    “Through the Fence” oil on canvas, 12×12, $150 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/through-the-fence/257193″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] “…glass-headed pins, oil-golds and copper greens, anthracite blues, alizarins, each one an active displacement in perspective; each screaming, “This is where I live!”

Day 12. Why the Gym Makes me Cry

  “Namaste” 8×10 oil on canvas, $112 [button link=”http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/denise-hopkins/namaste/256975″ type=”big”] Buy Now[/button] I do my painting every day during Ezra’s nap time. I do my writing at the health club, Francos, because I get two hours of childcare with my membership. It’s nice. Steam room, hot tub, fake fireplace, water features, friendly good-mornings, have-a-nice-workout from attractive […]

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 […]

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