Gary Hopkins
I love the intuitive in art that express mystery, joy mainly with the play of colors and texture. As classical music and jazz influence and create emotions as the full expression of life so does art
Biography
As a self-educated artist, I have painted since early childhood using traditional media, primarily watercolors but also worked in Oils, Acrylics, Egg Tempera, and Gouache before switching to digital painting about 25 years ago. I love reading and have studied a wide variety of artist’s works with my favorites being Wassily Kandinsky, Juan Miro, Richard Diebenkorn, Stuart Davis, David Hockney, and Milton Avery. I have tried to build upon what I have learned from studies of these masters and expand that knowledge into my language of painting and color, emphasizing both the science and poetry of creative expression.
Influences
Stuart Davis, Wassily Kandinsky, Juan Miro, Richard Diebenkorn David Hockney Milton Avery
Education
The artist at work
Prizes and Awards
2019 NeoPop series No.6- Marilyn - BOLDBRUSH Painting competition Online, United States
2018 Abstracts 2018 - Light Space & Time ( Special Merit Category) International Exhibition, United States
Solo Expositions
2018 Colorida Galeria de Arte Lisbon, Portugal
Collective Expositions
2025 2019 CCAN - two works juried in won 1st place for digital art Abilene, Texas, United States
2019 Artworks NW 2019 - Regional juried art exhibition at Hallie Brown Ford Gallery Rosebury, Oregon, United States
2019 Expressions West 2019 Coos Bay Art Museum, Oregon, United States
2019 Gateway to Imagination - National Juried art competition Farmington, New Mexico, United States
2019 36th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts Joseph, Oregon, United States
2019 Brand46th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper Glendale, California, United States
2018 Rossinabro Gallery- Artists Presentation Rome, Italy
2018 Taos Art Insurgency - The New Protagonists Taos, New Mexico, United States
2018 311 Gallery 2018 ABSTRACTS Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
2018 Art Festival in Porto Porto, Portugal
2017 ARTAVITA 25th Annual Online Contest New York City, New York, United States
2017 CCAN2017 - Center for Contemporary Arts Naational Juried Competition Abilene, Texas, United States
2017 35th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts Joseph, Oregon, United States
2017 Shades Of Green New York City, New York, United States