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Robert Hopkins
Jun 3, 20231 min read
I look forward to Watercolor again, someday (soon)!
Lois Davidson effortlessly crafted this stunning watercolor masterpiece using only Paynes Gray, Sepia, and Raw Sienna. It is truly a...
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Robert Hopkins
Jun 1, 20231 min read
My Van Gogh, Wheat Field/Cypress update...
I am investing ample time in this painting and utilizing it as a learning experience. At the present moment, here is my progress: I have...
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Robert Hopkins
May 22, 20231 min read
The fun, has begun.
After dedicating considerable time to studying Van Gogh's "Wheat Field with Cypress (June 1889)," I have reached a point where I feel...
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Robert Hopkins
Apr 10, 20231 min read
Van Gogh, anyone?
I am a subscriber of a YouTube channel owned by a French company that specializes in recreating Old Master's paintings. They paint works...
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Robert Hopkins
Mar 10, 20231 min read
I'm taking a break...
Some of my work is excellent, while some of my work is silly, boring, or just comical! My ability of being able to control my hands has...
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Robert Hopkins
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Week 17 was a bust.
I took the week off from art. I needed a break. Painting can be very taxing and a mind $uck sometimes for me. Continuing on, after...
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Robert Hopkins
Feb 5, 20231 min read
Week 16, Still at it...
A difficult week for me. How about you? I did spend the week creating a painting, and I don't like it. It's not bad, but nothing stands...
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Robert Hopkins
Jan 25, 20231 min read
Week 15, California Dreaming
Not to be confused with loving California, but it does have some wonderful views. Both the coastline and the Sierras. I found an image on...
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Robert Hopkins
Jan 15, 20231 min read
Week 14, Digital Mania!
Here you go... A painting in about four hours. Done... Reference image used was from John Singer Sargent. One of my favorite artists....
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Robert Hopkins
Jan 14, 20231 min read
Week 13, What a great number!
New Day, new week, nothing but blue skies, shining on me! It's overcast outside, but not in here! I love my house! I have been thinking...
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Robert Hopkins
Jan 8, 20231 min read
It's time for a "Come to Jesus" talk...
Last week (week 12) was horrid. And today, it's not much better. I have tried painting the same painting now four times, in oil, and it...
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Robert Hopkins
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Week 12, 2023! What do you think of them apples?
What do you think of my latest attempt at art? A simple fall landscape. Sometimes, nothing is better. Greens, Yellows, Purples, Blues......
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Week 11: I am hitting a rough spot.
Why is this happening, again? I get a quarter of the way into a painting and I want to "chuck". Colors are wrong. To stiff. Bad sketch to...
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 24, 20221 min read
Week 11: Not even a mouse...
"Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the...
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 22, 20221 min read
A Default Palette
Below, is the default palette that Kathleen has at the start of every painting. The reason I'm making this post is two-fold. These are...
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 20, 20222 min read
Kathleen Dunphy Limited Palette
12/18/22 to 12/24/22 Below, are notes I have taken from Kathleen's video that I downloaded. This is a wonderful palette! So simple, but...
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Week 10: Two failed paintings, and more training.
12/18/22 to 12/24/22 Friday and Saturday saw failures on my part. Nothing was working. So, I regrouped on Sunday and watched an extensive...
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Week 9, Day 1: California Hills
Too much Yellow Ochre. But, I won't be able to clean that up. I am going to try and paint every day for the next thirty days. Today was...
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 11, 20221 min read
Week 9: Monet Water Lillies (C1906-07), newly framed.
The picture below was generated using ImageFramer software on an Apple iMac. It allows me to create beautiful framed paintings for...
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Robert Hopkins
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Week 8: Hardware, canvas to panels, and maybe Plein-air.
I pulled down the easel I had setup in the attic. It just did not work. I can do everything I need to do in my other studio with the...
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