Sunday, September 3, 2023

Meet Mrs. Hopkins

 Hello! I am Mrs. Hopkins, one of the art teachers at Grace Prep this year. The previous posts on this page are all the wonderful creations and artwork of my students from the past 6 years. I am so thankful for Mrs. Benitez, one of my good friends, who stepped in to take over the art program last year. I had to step back for a while to deal with some health issues but I am glad to be back this year for a couple of the classes! 

I graduated in 1990 from Texas Tech University with a BS degree in Exercise and Sport Science and a minor in Art, an interesting combination isn't it? Let's just say it was hard to decide between two very different subjects that I was interested in. Being creative, however, is something I have enjoyed since I was a little girl and still do to this day. I think my favorite art media is drawing with regular and Prismacolor pencils but I like to try other things too.

My husband Mike and I have been married since 1994 and we have four Treasures ages 27 -17, Megan, Nathan, Nolan and Stephen. In the summer of 2021 we added a fifth Treasure, our new son-in-law Garrett who married our daughter in a beautiful ceremony in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area and a sixth Treasure followed, our baby granddaughter Eliza Sigrid born Spring 2023. Many members of my family, both immediate and extended, enjoy being creative whether it's in the written, visual, or musical arts.

My theme verse for teaching art, and something I hope that all of my students never forget, has been Ephesians 2:10. I like how it reads in the Amplified Bible:

For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].

Just for fun, here are some samples of my own art from through the years. You can click on the photos to see more closely:

Psalm 91:4 - Mixed Media on Paper, 2022

Still LIFE with Toilet Paper, 2020 Edition - Prismacolor on Paper, 2020


Tribal Man - Half-Prismacolor drawing by me, 2022 (and Half-Photo by Alexander Khimushin)


Mythical Insect - Mixed Media Study on Paper, 2021


Fish - Soft Pastels on Paper


Entertainment Cabinet - Acrylic on Wood, 2010
Entertainment Cabinet - Acrylic on Wood

Acrylic and Fabric Mosaic on Fabric

Frog - Pencil on Paper

College Drawing Assignment - Pencil on Paper

My Heart Sings - Mixed Media

College Drawing Assignment - Graphite on Paper

Resting in His Reality Cover - Prismacolor on Paper

Hand - Pencil on Paper

Foot - Pencil on Paper

Homer Pigeon's Post Office - Pencil on Paper

Homer Pigeon's Typewriter - Prismacolor on paper

College Drawing Assignment - Pencil on Paper

Crazy Quilt

Piet Mondrian Art Theme Quilt

Flowers - Torn Magazine Mosaic

In the Garden - Torn Magazine on Paper

Armor of God - Ink on Paper

Metal Vase - Lost Wax Casting Technique

Ceramic Vase

Ceramic Bowl

Ceramic Bowl

Silly Goose - Photograph

Gulls in a Row - Photograph

Legs - Photograph

Spring Wildflowers - Photograph

Ready to Fly - Photograph

Thistle Flower - Photograph

I won my school district's logo design contest when I was in 11th grade (1984-85). The father of a family who lived in the district, Bob Overmyer, was an astronaut and my logo was made into a patch and flown on his space shuttle mission!
Clear Creek ISD used my design for close to 20 years!  (:-D)

My logo design as a patch (on right).

My logo design as a metal medallion.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

High School Art II/III - Drawing with Linear Perspective

Students in High School Art II and III had a review on drawing with linear perspective and then had the assignment of creating their own work of art using linear perspective. They could do a landscape, cityscape, or the view inside a room. 

(Click on each photo to see more closely.)


By Rachel R.

I was inspired to draw Downton Abbey because I love Downton Abbey. All I could think of when I thought of a perspective drawing was this establishing shot of the Abbey during scene changes. I wanted to do something big for my final project.




Digital Art by Julia L.

I had a lot of fun trying a new art media for this project. I also enjoyed working with color.




Pencil Drawing "Places I haven't Been" by Grace O.

I drew this because I like drawing buildings and I liked keeping it black and white because it was simple and cool.




By Zoe S.

For this project I wanted to do a landscape with a road coming in from the distance. I thought it would be cool if I did a more sketchy outline with a Sharpie, too. The colors I picked are more vibrant to give the picture some brightness.







By Maddie B.

This is definitely one of the best work of art I have done. I have never done anything similar to this one point perspective and I am really proud of myself. This artwork is definitely a keeper.






By David M.

This art represents how quickly life changes by showing the past alongside its future.






By Michelle B.

My one-point perspective is very colorful and fun. My artwork is a little town with a park next to it. I used pencil, watercolors, and colored pencils to color and draw. This piece helped me learn more about how to use watercolors. The finished results aren't what I imagined but it still looks good and I still love it!







By Josiah T.

There's no rhyme or reason for the way I did it but I like the way it comes out. The land in the piece is nice and seems quiet and nice. 





By Vivian M.

I chose to draw a sheet with linear perspective, I used colors to make it look like the nighttime. 





By Stephen H.

For my linear perspective project I drew a house, tree, and a road. Behind them is a field. Colors used are yellow, blue, brown, tan, grey, and white.





By Mallory W.



Middle School Art - Pen & Ink Drawings

 Middle School Art Students recently finished their "trip around the world" looking at art and creativity in different cultures. For their final project students got to draw a picture where they are looking through something at a scene. Some of the "views" they drew are looking through keyholes, open windows, cell phone screens, glasses, etc. Before they began their drawings, we learned about shading techniques when using ink pens. They are stippling (using dots); hatching, cross-hatching, and contour-hatching (using lines); and scumbling (using scribbles). Enjoy their drawings with a view! 

(Click on each photo to see more closely.)


By Jenova C.

By Abigail F.

By Kambrie K.

By Maddy L.

By Lexi W.

By Scout S.

By Somerlie M.

By MacKenzie M.

By Emaleigh F.

By Karley K.

By Isabella A.

By Graylynn S.

By Kasey S.

By Sam S.

By Luke T.

By Aaralyn S.

By Leah V.

By Grace Y.

By Lydia L.

By Avalee L.

By Jaxon F.

By Brinsley B.

By Morgan D.

By Kate O.

By Titus R.

By Olivia B.