As day 28 of a 31-day painting practice, this red-bellied woodpecker emerged with its head lifted and chest forward—ready for whatever comes next. A reflection on posture, pattern, and approaching the end of a daily creative rhythm.
“A way out of no way (raven study)” 6×6, Acrylic on canvas, framed For today’s painting, I chose a lesser-known quote from Martin Luther King, Jr., and, rather than illustrating his words directly, I approached the painting as a response—allowing color, movement, and texture to carry the emotional weight of the quote. I was especially […]
“Led by Love” 8×8 oil on canvas Writer Elizabeth Gilbert has a spiritual practice called “two-way” prayer where she writes a letter to God which she often just calls Love and then writes a letter back to herself from Love. I tried this practice months ago and it was so good, so healing that I […]
“Splendidly Small, Brilliantly Blue” 4×4, oil on canvas Beginnings are hard because they necessarily involve loss. With the first stroke, suddenly what once held infinite possibilities now displays just one. And a completed painting, a recorded song, a finished poem is now only what it is instead of all the infinite things it could have […]
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30x40in, oil on canvas. [creativ_button url=”https://denisehopkinsfineart.com/product/pelicans-layers-30x40in/” icon=”” label=”Buy Now” colour=”blue” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”straight” target=”_self”] The pelican above has been my arch nemesis for months. We’ve been fighting. My weapon of choice– the palette knife. His– wings that reached on and on forever. They nearly knocked me out. At first I thought the issue was the […]
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