Mary Ellen Croteau Creates a Self Portrait with Thousands of Plastic Bottle Caps.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnai3dJOxAaXd7D9t4p_rDDvkfisbP3IN4JpQgv852GxZA-7LnljGE4I0Sj8QuEze-g5T_sY2gOhbbDySmD7Pnbf22nTEVeZrAdkzYZNuIK18rBSISTWKpn9bsatvWx3VTMjOaZ_2kx8t/s1600/mary+bottle+caps.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654558687178800818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnai3dJOxAaXd7D9t4p_rDDvkfisbP3IN4JpQgv852GxZA-7LnljGE4I0Sj8QuEze-g5T_sY2gOhbbDySmD7Pnbf22nTEVeZrAdkzYZNuIK18rBSISTWKpn9bsatvWx3VTMjOaZ_2kx8t/s400/mary+bottle+caps.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: detail from CLOSE, a self-portrait of Mary Ellen Croteau made with plastic bottle caps</span></span><br /><br />There seem to be an endless number of talented artists creating portraits using assemblages of unexpected items; licorice, junk, toys, pills, pencils, diamonds, pushpins and more. I have already featured nine different artists who create portraits from such items unusual work on this blog and now I'm introducing you to a tenth, Mary Ellen Croteau.<br /><br />(click on each image below to see posts on each of these nine artists):<br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/comparing-assemblage-works-of-bernard.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654611270731898898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPkvJvLtFVX550_D9waNfLaH629ROrm6df3K_L4FXD9H1qpTZN_ZmE6O-GsBsrLHYC3RYYgVEWNt8jQO7HiAqxzqNxqNow6-Luq9kV3z0fFHzSWnUtzoQJROeWOvE_Qm2hERdU5Zvznx2/s400/Pras-bernard-bruce-lee-photograph-GD.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 219px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/09/zac-freemans-amazing-portraits-made.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654611187642947778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ-f_Hswj5TVAoAY7VxE1u21I3bwnyY3bxInvKQN6Rz4QyVvRQWmYAq74hZQzTAWLtIeh-U9HEQCigTyNwQbpcGd8xow8FpkJS2AHz_zfUXmUPCDUd5yK95ukhaGk0mgIBOvvzU7UdkaV/s320/zac+freeman+Garrett.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 221px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/06/art-to-rave-about-self-portrait-made-up.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654611928971719730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O4VG1nnUag3a15DVwYHirRiBbijjMFFnyHDqqALD8X-Usf4LzXbXzG8NodHRrbI-yPAUYdmpcBL3owaK7meZekW-Fnsb_iPKzWzePwrPoHsripN0jxp60P7Jcme-MTbd51OYv1bGgRNV/s400/Ecstacy+portrait1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 222px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/03/red-vines-candy-junk-become-celebrity.htm"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654611679583778898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3Q60CRBIcA1EGV3tjztq1C5Z1Lh_FWes2p8yODDJDqe2FxPQRtOPp1fCX8v481dacGy_4wkOWhWJFRvAWlk2qGwZHl5mt5-ViKd67P_vsX5e7nYbM3VnKS-7nsyfJ1QeSF-iVm_3hQvk/s400/Kim+Red+Vines+Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 175px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/unusual-art-of-christian-faur.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654611528398449522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWvnNEgxThytHDCEUzIVVavNTpaGDGEWWh-P4hQNPf6cBdFkhTwJ_qjVLYqKpPq9IOkxOvH5ghV2oJa9tSvQHlZxIcu6K-qSkcfCwejNskMf5W5eY9fJLNmqzV3JXkECKOrmW20WhJPCO/s400/christianFaur+crayon+portrait.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 174px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/11/mosaic-portraits-made-from-real.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654611431984588082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtF741RF_00-zO3-FA420F21FsZUoS2x8lt9qWYyuM67fw-0srpuRAU1CMAI-mKRvrJlnC5qIqY00GPLgNjv62sbJU8UMazw1AQwgyoIiSevSiJDoda0Qmg3J0pC1K_kx7b47ljYR0Ca8q/s400/MARILYN+in+sapphires+and+diamonds.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 174px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/artist-federico-uribe-creates-critters.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654612869827632370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLhKMPf8YAP3gXWn1yISoL9sAcnMqi-f842f1xhltge86mnCDKJQQHvckaSFv7F9zBhxzfchcuMrfkc7wE4CN55gw2vp-aVgcmoSxfhzUjHIf-ypM2WHdgVEZrKPmPBzlwZZ6HXlddsiF/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+6.04.15+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 210px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/01/rubik-riot-ernos-cubes-continue-to.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654614649675451826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr953oIclbv0u7UOjx8WNqdUfHI-ys3YbZO_Gp0Pnb5LDGvWVssAVbt010eb56P139h2yUA6VPc5phzjktP0Z6mqduNGgVeIkvBRSuY3HY_5p7tBqfH5vny9HfJeu39h7yWoPKtadREMgH/s400/Rubik+Charles+Manson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 208px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/04/artist-eric-daigh-sticks-it-to-us-with.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654616978871674850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90vBbPnQ1qjKj7u2_jS0wCWizmZ0uJfM41CAUhbf88miI8uCrkgcXR__AbCCumD_JuuEhwIyB5WiTSlwTW8yPIaUKeoMFslXSbkVtvs9QjmNOJhd6JtLYSBf34JB96gvQqXxZNAkWo7N1/s400/meghan+III+with+pushpins.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 205px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Top row. l to r: Bernard Pras' portrait of Bruce Lee, Zac Freeman's portrait of Garrett, Scott Blake's self portrait. Middle row, l to r: Jason Mercer's portrait of Kim Kardashian made with licorice vines, Christian Faur's portrait made of crayons, a diamond and sapphire gemstone portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Bottom row, l to r: Federico Uribe's portrait of a tiger made with pencils, Charles Manson made of rubik's cubes, and Eric Daigh's pushpin portrait.</span></span><br /><br />Mary Ellen Croteau had been working with plastic bottle caps to create columnar sculptures, but while crafting these, she became compelled to create a large self-portrait with them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAW4EcYZhsYfcM_lojyRBJb0w26B_MM7HE-eEXc2O3hcP54-NuZLpB4JjDAdw6_NbhrRYpviNlmbAL_0NPtiFuVrmWWevvca4jX63-Sx1P4soIMWCrra6HG8CM9c_l9g4EU-I_PIn-pIO/s1600/DSCF5627.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555388398398130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAW4EcYZhsYfcM_lojyRBJb0w26B_MM7HE-eEXc2O3hcP54-NuZLpB4JjDAdw6_NbhrRYpviNlmbAL_0NPtiFuVrmWWevvca4jX63-Sx1P4soIMWCrra6HG8CM9c_l9g4EU-I_PIn-pIO/s400/DSCF5627.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 195px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmBWuY73bRtQG77V5RPGhqpkWbmS49fOmisplS62kLs0r0fCxnW1U2RrgQlD_usKRezWJl2jgIpgvnJQxTbgtUI6qTLDLui4xuk93B7UXQX5ugELLze5T-R9i6zH3DfCcbBlyhQxX2-Ua/s1600/DSCF4486.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555759665670178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmBWuY73bRtQG77V5RPGhqpkWbmS49fOmisplS62kLs0r0fCxnW1U2RrgQlD_usKRezWJl2jgIpgvnJQxTbgtUI6qTLDLui4xuk93B7UXQX5ugELLze5T-R9i6zH3DfCcbBlyhQxX2-Ua/s400/DSCF4486.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 196px;" /></a><br /><br />She describes this inspiration below:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Plastic bottle caps - like bags, a plastic product that can’t be/ isn’t recycled. I conceived of an “endless column” of these caps, after Constantin Brancussi’s (sic) iconic modernist sculpture. One became two, and two became many...:<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D4RAo2bP2MEXhY5bYdImxi51f2cC_1iLolkZCG1Euo4GptZdgPP694rQMpOlQmZFOknlxKQv5lKnhvjQv2_fGUotpp2JFJ3ItUzKWktBDWg_H8sK0xERdND1kJFVdjo52_wrtPQKoo0m/s1600/bottle+caps1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654608693209870674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D4RAo2bP2MEXhY5bYdImxi51f2cC_1iLolkZCG1Euo4GptZdgPP694rQMpOlQmZFOknlxKQv5lKnhvjQv2_fGUotpp2JFJ3ItUzKWktBDWg_H8sK0xERdND1kJFVdjo52_wrtPQKoo0m/s400/bottle+caps1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 275px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Vgw5eqtr3SA6kFY9zL9UVfkgvFnfiZL_pOZN0pS_2mYn7o80ndWWmWcUiO1vsoPWkEfFr_ggwZlhQpjJVjkn85VXV61BPXRPtIpbrDorPsvoK3zPERzF7lwjhDZq10oTh2VQszy0Ho54/s1600/bottle+caps2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654608351422090370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Vgw5eqtr3SA6kFY9zL9UVfkgvFnfiZL_pOZN0pS_2mYn7o80ndWWmWcUiO1vsoPWkEfFr_ggwZlhQpjJVjkn85VXV61BPXRPtIpbrDorPsvoK3zPERzF7lwjhDZq10oTh2VQszy0Ho54/s400/bottle+caps2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 275px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">...While making these columns, I noticed the smaller caps tended to nest inside one another, and the color combinations reminded me of Chuck Close’s painted portraits. So I got sidetracked and started on a large self-portrait made entirely of bottle caps. The piece measures 8 feet by 7 feet. No paint is used, except to delineate a few shadows where white board was showing through. In a few cases, the caps are trimmed in order to fit a tight space."</span> - Mary Ellen Croteau<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIodYHydIPuocYoOMmpYv407_EzJZ76vU0wZCNgE0WsQyasgUd8auOcmdA-zfRoO1jU7yGVVj892lOxvdqKrVka4XZh2se3iXbRJeKKx-anME_R7elDBG-q8bikU3K9TH2UMUX6XARb6R/s1600/MEC+bottle+caps1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654562316403041266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIodYHydIPuocYoOMmpYv407_EzJZ76vU0wZCNgE0WsQyasgUd8auOcmdA-zfRoO1jU7yGVVj892lOxvdqKrVka4XZh2se3iXbRJeKKx-anME_R7elDBG-q8bikU3K9TH2UMUX6XARb6R/s400/MEC+bottle+caps1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 591px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfemqrO1naStqG93g5bZQQqPZ8mHRxiAdkpxdu0e4r_tpMb7IRqRwPbiCY7v_EVYag2h5kxKJxtawOdeqE9tAuyUbB9WTs64ZHovH2dyHodZVags411F8IpkGbTS-pDXLdPEEYcWCcg8c0/s1600/piece-in-progress.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654557231427077778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfemqrO1naStqG93g5bZQQqPZ8mHRxiAdkpxdu0e4r_tpMb7IRqRwPbiCY7v_EVYag2h5kxKJxtawOdeqE9tAuyUbB9WTs64ZHovH2dyHodZVags411F8IpkGbTS-pDXLdPEEYcWCcg8c0/s400/piece-in-progress.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 294px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFtVyZ_FKXzRov7iA12kitvuwVBUGvjX07DycX3g61McY0kTSzn6B2r2Up86T1krtzJLt_41XvtUXitZNGeW-uzn64Gp4KBotu24-ZPnR94BMphGGprkO0Effx8WDnbRKQghdaEqfg4CM/s1600/DSCF4882.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555964117573762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFtVyZ_FKXzRov7iA12kitvuwVBUGvjX07DycX3g61McY0kTSzn6B2r2Up86T1krtzJLt_41XvtUXitZNGeW-uzn64Gp4KBotu24-ZPnR94BMphGGprkO0Effx8WDnbRKQghdaEqfg4CM/s400/DSCF4882.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 294px;" /></a><br />close-up of the nose:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAW4EcYZhsYfcM_lojyRBJb0w26B_MM7HE-eEXc2O3hcP54-NuZLpB4JjDAdw6_NbhrRYpviNlmbAL_0NPtiFuVrmWWevvca4jX63-Sx1P4soIMWCrra6HG8CM9c_l9g4EU-I_PIn-pIO/s1600/DSCF5627.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555388398398130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAW4EcYZhsYfcM_lojyRBJb0w26B_MM7HE-eEXc2O3hcP54-NuZLpB4JjDAdw6_NbhrRYpviNlmbAL_0NPtiFuVrmWWevvca4jX63-Sx1P4soIMWCrra6HG8CM9c_l9g4EU-I_PIn-pIO/s400/DSCF5627.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 398px;" /></a><br />close up of eye in progress:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDLtI3bKYebK9vqT3o6SkSfvQmN0WwPf50CLBWaitYyQoZMEZNUe0XY7zsZCR0lNOpMAbNxfqeXhVg-tWJoVuXdHootC83tAyGaa0Quj0cz4iqmSrPltiRdA6pSxJkLTtjSTKb9H9vD9f/s1600/eye+close+up.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654558478120323362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDLtI3bKYebK9vqT3o6SkSfvQmN0WwPf50CLBWaitYyQoZMEZNUe0XY7zsZCR0lNOpMAbNxfqeXhVg-tWJoVuXdHootC83tAyGaa0Quj0cz4iqmSrPltiRdA6pSxJkLTtjSTKb9H9vD9f/s400/eye+close+up.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 368px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX0L-2bsqXc8ExCWu6QHs9Q61GpkRV2mvPJ-vUC6W74t1C1NZU6ZiVc7j3_iuCGQBO1e1vRQLOLr4GWkVaNJt6-iKDTk3V0A2ojKY0-l2ObtiTF4Kn4Q8wgAvy_K3r-Mv3_Xbofui356W/s1600/MEC+bottle+caps2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654562136473857794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX0L-2bsqXc8ExCWu6QHs9Q61GpkRV2mvPJ-vUC6W74t1C1NZU6ZiVc7j3_iuCGQBO1e1vRQLOLr4GWkVaNJt6-iKDTk3V0A2ojKY0-l2ObtiTF4Kn4Q8wgAvy_K3r-Mv3_Xbofui356W/s400/MEC+bottle+caps2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 468px;" /></a><br />The final assembled piece displayed for Art on Armitage:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWPn7uK-2RcwS7RGmuRDbOs-xgAmVvZce9VSJS0dbGxgUGZsH81y1x80aPzctLyC7b1W2T9UvM3VLcgnWwQ2ZLGWssjN-aBHmh4IRIZMh3VlDEenWcc8oV_OpjUBILYKt20ylsK_rrscg/s1600/DSCF5757.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555146309276786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWPn7uK-2RcwS7RGmuRDbOs-xgAmVvZce9VSJS0dbGxgUGZsH81y1x80aPzctLyC7b1W2T9UvM3VLcgnWwQ2ZLGWssjN-aBHmh4IRIZMh3VlDEenWcc8oV_OpjUBILYKt20ylsK_rrscg/s400/DSCF5757.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />Mary Ellen Croteau is an artist whose work directly addresses the absurdities of social norms, and lays bare the underlying bias and sexist assumptions on which our culture is constructed.<br />She lives and works in Chicago, IL.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maryellencroteau.net/">See more of her unusual art here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:85%;" >a shout out to <a href="http://thisiscolossal.com/2011/09/bottle-cap-portrait/">This Is Colossal</a> for bringing Mary's work to my attention</span>

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Burlesque, Brooklyn, Roller Derby and Realism. The Paintings of Curt Hoppe.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHdg47-hKhAQZkLEBfKdFw5ZJzvObK4AxXYyNhEi3qmbfvqDEZK5kBVvBX_NtBgwuJnJNxb5wS1UA9GdL97wrVJaIMrqqtZ1LetrlTNNqGbDjm3ik3k3faF1SxVTu5NMxlJoX39r5pqY/s1600/DottiesBirthday.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648263747174261938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHdg47-hKhAQZkLEBfKdFw5ZJzvObK4AxXYyNhEi3qmbfvqDEZK5kBVvBX_NtBgwuJnJNxb5wS1UA9GdL97wrVJaIMrqqtZ1LetrlTNNqGbDjm3ik3k3faF1SxVTu5NMxlJoX39r5pqY/s400/DottiesBirthday.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 615px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Dottie's Birthday, oil on linen,64" x 56"</span></span><br /><br />With a keen eye for composition, a deft hand for realism, and an inherent knack for finding interesting subject matter, painter Curt Hoppe immortalizes his surroundings, people and objects in an impressive and aesthetically captivating style with acrylic and oil paints on canvas and linen.<br /><br />Hot Copy:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2rzY8wBeTqsyIjk4VFZ6zsl74DllmPi2UiuZr_FtFVGCtrdyz5MUG92jWmBgr3imJg-fQPL2lKTXV5DJh089gDjmIpq_G9LwqnfXSf247IXnM-7dLFDSKWVXepml2ZWXLqCyUxP69q_U/s1600/HotCopy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648271582648846946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2rzY8wBeTqsyIjk4VFZ6zsl74DllmPi2UiuZr_FtFVGCtrdyz5MUG92jWmBgr3imJg-fQPL2lKTXV5DJh089gDjmIpq_G9LwqnfXSf247IXnM-7dLFDSKWVXepml2ZWXLqCyUxP69q_U/s400/HotCopy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 347px;" /></a><br />The Hustler, Money Shot:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvWahTPRompeyVA_pfKrkBrcqy2sYaHN3YUdHPvqYd0kNRrNiXUGNfGQ2kSv64P-6maLmjMx8xjiyt_wNBpLavlyR6G8wzmcWji48-BMbx3PnuQSDhi8Px7U883yrWefySactYX_QhI86/s1600/The_Hustler_Money_Shot.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648273343981208866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvWahTPRompeyVA_pfKrkBrcqy2sYaHN3YUdHPvqYd0kNRrNiXUGNfGQ2kSv64P-6maLmjMx8xjiyt_wNBpLavlyR6G8wzmcWji48-BMbx3PnuQSDhi8Px7U883yrWefySactYX_QhI86/s400/The_Hustler_Money_Shot.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 309px;" /></a><br />Sunbather:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB2IWMX053ucFtb0VYydUH8nT_Nfu8ouhBapLskiMTHdeMtMsAbQ3sNjAlLymBG5wpxeq1uMtdSitdgnVpPTWI9OGaovdVNYB1Rtn2iDTkZqOgbBnJGi-1VMI-LARrJCugVTiwU8LNxU2/s1600/Hoppe_SunBather.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648267520760930578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB2IWMX053ucFtb0VYydUH8nT_Nfu8ouhBapLskiMTHdeMtMsAbQ3sNjAlLymBG5wpxeq1uMtdSitdgnVpPTWI9OGaovdVNYB1Rtn2iDTkZqOgbBnJGi-1VMI-LARrJCugVTiwU8LNxU2/s400/Hoppe_SunBather.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 428px;" /></a><br /><br />Born and raised in Minnesota, the 61 year old New York based painter is also a talented photographer and sculptor. Citing pop culture, Madison Avenue and politics and some of his influences, he is moved by his obsession at the moment and his environment.*<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfX50bryimsOZBZyBsosaMQ-AYpajnDYPTbG-1K-Clj8Az9A2x5NeOU485diND77G9WcFTRg_iEFyIdQ7DF_NL6QLxtMUFF3IE_Tl200GknDHn58H41JrjAbpCWEBgsLNAwQTV4y9zAlsu/s1600/Curt_Hoppe_at_Sams_Restaurant_East_Hampton.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648270492341469026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfX50bryimsOZBZyBsosaMQ-AYpajnDYPTbG-1K-Clj8Az9A2x5NeOU485diND77G9WcFTRg_iEFyIdQ7DF_NL6QLxtMUFF3IE_Tl200GknDHn58H41JrjAbpCWEBgsLNAwQTV4y9zAlsu/s400/Curt_Hoppe_at_Sams_Restaurant_East_Hampton.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 268px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUU5hSiK9ALyXQRLif3cO0ms4QtjQUebQlPXDNznEJRvcoUYJVE6_6mIBIHj52zCyZzKJ6Bw0Ni0sWVD6HhLPFohMjlWseDjKnn9SvqdOjWIRIeCJXcKtXb2t3IvnxND6VLhll4oQAQf0/s1600/Little_Italy_1975_Holding_the_John_Jovino_Gun_001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648270862548984978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUU5hSiK9ALyXQRLif3cO0ms4QtjQUebQlPXDNznEJRvcoUYJVE6_6mIBIHj52zCyZzKJ6Bw0Ni0sWVD6HhLPFohMjlWseDjKnn9SvqdOjWIRIeCJXcKtXb2t3IvnxND6VLhll4oQAQf0/s400/Little_Italy_1975_Holding_the_John_Jovino_Gun_001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: the artist sits under a painting of his in Sam's Restaurant, East Hampton and above right; striking a pose (on the far left) under the John Jovino Gun store in 1975</span></span><br /><br />Roller Derby Queens, the Hamptons, Burlesque, the Punk music scene, New York restaurants and portraits are amongst his intriguing repertoire. Here are just a few of my favorite paintings of his.<br /><br />John Gotti on Mulberry Street:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2youE_jGZPVsR2yoE4WNTVeY1jdrmi3Ey1-58Kd817HyGzL1VdtvBRapZQjbl4gNQTzITIZ41vOanEfbojiiBEbbpAgrGdB4GiPL9gwAWA708VYa1r_g_fLDrEq-WTHwCMSYht3SQJ_nc/s1600/John_Gotti_On-Mullberry_Street+jpg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648266892296070818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2youE_jGZPVsR2yoE4WNTVeY1jdrmi3Ey1-58Kd817HyGzL1VdtvBRapZQjbl4gNQTzITIZ41vOanEfbojiiBEbbpAgrGdB4GiPL9gwAWA708VYa1r_g_fLDrEq-WTHwCMSYht3SQJ_nc/s400/John_Gotti_On-Mullberry_Street+jpg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 334px;" /></a><br />Luna Restuarant, Mulberry Street, New York<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6khdaTDlACzLUlvO_Q5ipHRpgrdwUkwMWhfKwEEE8cE6zsvSDdq3VaQ1ts1CPERHhcn-8QI093cntIOHtmbPhUw-rQK-JpYHDkxNYsQ1ibQm2H7GP4QwIVBtEyeKU0vwA3zE9DAD2QssI/s1600/Luna_Restaurant_Mulberry_Street_New_York.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648261509036068626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6khdaTDlACzLUlvO_Q5ipHRpgrdwUkwMWhfKwEEE8cE6zsvSDdq3VaQ1ts1CPERHhcn-8QI093cntIOHtmbPhUw-rQK-JpYHDkxNYsQ1ibQm2H7GP4QwIVBtEyeKU0vwA3zE9DAD2QssI/s400/Luna_Restaurant_Mulberry_Street_New_York.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 340px;" /></a><br />Yonak Shimmel Knish Bakery, New York:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKetlJfH0jXcy__6743FXHGCMD-IE2SWzfOOe1gcy4VvZPi2AsbaSrvZa2E_7aBwriUsJxDW1nBCN7Xp41Kj4u6NW7tfOTo11EkSHiRtq_-uWy1DFS7bmjQ6gP8rjvWeBEjos6tWtnjEh/s1600/Yonak_Shimmel_Knish_Bakery_New_York.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648260718381597378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKetlJfH0jXcy__6743FXHGCMD-IE2SWzfOOe1gcy4VvZPi2AsbaSrvZa2E_7aBwriUsJxDW1nBCN7Xp41Kj4u6NW7tfOTo11EkSHiRtq_-uWy1DFS7bmjQ6gP8rjvWeBEjos6tWtnjEh/s400/Yonak_Shimmel_Knish_Bakery_New_York.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 503px;" /></a><br />Sip n' Soda, South Hampton:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4jUkMdGLy6TXoD3-P1hUCdGTntASLnDCEh8Lni5bQoeZZIeQZPeIQuGSsOif21UoyPlD_bVqgoqJop6F3xfQ5jCWR7iRtqvfrkWdTyMDF6KmlHukiQ37St0Il4lv5xj6xjMpC18cBbAW/s1600/Sip_n_Soda_Southhampton.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648264711764072594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4jUkMdGLy6TXoD3-P1hUCdGTntASLnDCEh8Lni5bQoeZZIeQZPeIQuGSsOif21UoyPlD_bVqgoqJop6F3xfQ5jCWR7iRtqvfrkWdTyMDF6KmlHukiQ37St0Il4lv5xj6xjMpC18cBbAW/s400/Sip_n_Soda_Southhampton.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />John Jovino, Firearms on Baxter Street:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJnMCKuTTB_0AiTmQz-QNZkC1EBM2nDEKItShf2IYRYAhZn0VyHDuH4RaiSjPMPmkcePnOCrI9Yj_Aldaz0m3tsuGt0dm1uJkC41O_aiQmJhXE8pGQZ3yyo4p3uE3p8dsrlft0sr4I-vb/s1600/John_Jovino_Firearms_On_Baxter_St.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648265388261601474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJnMCKuTTB_0AiTmQz-QNZkC1EBM2nDEKItShf2IYRYAhZn0VyHDuH4RaiSjPMPmkcePnOCrI9Yj_Aldaz0m3tsuGt0dm1uJkC41O_aiQmJhXE8pGQZ3yyo4p3uE3p8dsrlft0sr4I-vb/s400/John_Jovino_Firearms_On_Baxter_St.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 432px;" /></a><br />Grotta Azzura, Little Italy:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpU-XMSiYM7rstd_IFXHDrhfS1uCBLE_uL6YKaf5UI0ERWJaN0r_9JyWhr2voiw5PyRzUHXS8cJiILZ4oAY_Vc47bWy_VIB1SwkJYxpTu49LAku7yPdGETFPMdR8gJqY-ssSBm4AGSTfj/s1600/Grotta_Azzura_Lttle_Italy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648265237476018066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpU-XMSiYM7rstd_IFXHDrhfS1uCBLE_uL6YKaf5UI0ERWJaN0r_9JyWhr2voiw5PyRzUHXS8cJiILZ4oAY_Vc47bWy_VIB1SwkJYxpTu49LAku7yPdGETFPMdR8gJqY-ssSBm4AGSTfj/s400/Grotta_Azzura_Lttle_Italy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 403px; height: 403px;" /></a><br />Dottie:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqLX71xd25eA_wH5v2-ZiwxVk-Hi8mo9ouUzjYI1fbb6Y42obuqUggfVqFoaOK2PtLMHv-09fxfBO9DUjD28cA8Ud_J4a92hvu2KM8gm4E6gAgij2LuEfy8VD9yI8p9gsxVoS1IGCuNhU/s1600/Dottie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648263550803929554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqLX71xd25eA_wH5v2-ZiwxVk-Hi8mo9ouUzjYI1fbb6Y42obuqUggfVqFoaOK2PtLMHv-09fxfBO9DUjD28cA8Ud_J4a92hvu2KM8gm4E6gAgij2LuEfy8VD9yI8p9gsxVoS1IGCuNhU/s400/Dottie.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 714px;" /></a><br />Coney Island Fire Eater:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv3-MBjbhsLLoev6qytL_iscnyrPsrsxXeHgO2HNCJwTQxDujy9DtIXbOyclYm542JULLs1XxNZu-RFzvRdBwCRYm-XSuUo608ekU750hc8YzfObtbkSyEhrLaIcIBfVHUU8u08NsmKQO/s1600/Coney_Island%2529Fire_Eater.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648279332311076482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv3-MBjbhsLLoev6qytL_iscnyrPsrsxXeHgO2HNCJwTQxDujy9DtIXbOyclYm542JULLs1XxNZu-RFzvRdBwCRYm-XSuUo608ekU750hc8YzfObtbkSyEhrLaIcIBfVHUU8u08NsmKQO/s400/Coney_Island%2529Fire_Eater.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 353px;" /></a><br />Baby Ruthless:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIBSuJstEj0s2K2Kj5SuHEEjYTc_2jo_q2teRulCxYnGsDMtJkdxmbA5pKS3dFRBnwGpUWDNDYUnn7-krWNbu3NhrmMWcbxubddCXHK-TjOUxXqSQ76ESB_x0rGnQ2JsLb_fbS_EeQgqL/s1600/BabyRuthlesspainting1small_copy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648262385920452290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIBSuJstEj0s2K2Kj5SuHEEjYTc_2jo_q2teRulCxYnGsDMtJkdxmbA5pKS3dFRBnwGpUWDNDYUnn7-krWNbu3NhrmMWcbxubddCXHK-TjOUxXqSQ76ESB_x0rGnQ2JsLb_fbS_EeQgqL/s400/BabyRuthlesspainting1small_copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 396px;" /></a><br />Lux Alptram (aka Joey Hardcore XXX) Gotham Girl Queens of Pain:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIy_K6Vkbf_MWeck-mHbyH1xa_h5fcg5isQRze-QNbqJQG9U6I9KowPm-hdhwy7lTZOxw-LonqRfGOEbr-2Y1sRL0jUCe6q_ojL17hw4YT3kR8rlAQOwShVfiNUeRPvbXe5tq7GNVZfI2/s1600/Lux_Alptraum_AKA_Joey_Hardcore_XXX_Gotham_Girl_Queens_Of_Pain.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648261204246074482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIy_K6Vkbf_MWeck-mHbyH1xa_h5fcg5isQRze-QNbqJQG9U6I9KowPm-hdhwy7lTZOxw-LonqRfGOEbr-2Y1sRL0jUCe6q_ojL17hw4YT3kR8rlAQOwShVfiNUeRPvbXe5tq7GNVZfI2/s400/Lux_Alptraum_AKA_Joey_Hardcore_XXX_Gotham_Girl_Queens_Of_Pain.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 391px;" /></a><br />Sugar Smack Gotham Girls:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYGWGhOVJj7DkAdJzIAnvyPaYvpKnmyJ9V_NnPViwYlI510CWmekPprMXT4uPPisWpRufZJ1aYXNQG90haLoP2b8gMKkgNQcp2j1R7kiGGewgA3d_kFM7g8RFYEgujtV6ZYikf7vK7Q8b/s1600/Sugar_Smacks_Gotham_Girls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648261039105816482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYGWGhOVJj7DkAdJzIAnvyPaYvpKnmyJ9V_NnPViwYlI510CWmekPprMXT4uPPisWpRufZJ1aYXNQG90haLoP2b8gMKkgNQcp2j1R7kiGGewgA3d_kFM7g8RFYEgujtV6ZYikf7vK7Q8b/s400/Sugar_Smacks_Gotham_Girls.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 715px;" /></a><br />Suzy Hot Rod Changes Wheels:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViUpq2Uc3zAj_y2867fzq8rIkCEpJ_D0D4JRZ54fhmn0esPUkcrefPC2hBxSBditMxe3aGl9wtyg6SHPBHrf347ob4XniEXCwQXpx5x_eNveZfQJs467U0UmgvIuRg57jFkHMDUsmcyi3/s1600/SuzyHotrodChangesWheels.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648260878956611122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViUpq2Uc3zAj_y2867fzq8rIkCEpJ_D0D4JRZ54fhmn0esPUkcrefPC2hBxSBditMxe3aGl9wtyg6SHPBHrf347ob4XniEXCwQXpx5x_eNveZfQJs467U0UmgvIuRg57jFkHMDUsmcyi3/s400/SuzyHotrodChangesWheels.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 411px;" /></a><br />Suzy Hotrod:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w-CH86dH1TYWKDU1aTpZPqr_PWHB9IBNLNJODpD9p6mktqT_K691Cee2INAIYMtPd9a64jTun4Mkhj7MDSs3hVxNBfqw9dtNQDccoxMF0OJJUOFiEUXnO5zRTg2iu3NP4K53imz4CFle/s1600/Curt_Hoppe_Suzy_Hotrod.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648263277642646466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w-CH86dH1TYWKDU1aTpZPqr_PWHB9IBNLNJODpD9p6mktqT_K691Cee2INAIYMtPd9a64jTun4Mkhj7MDSs3hVxNBfqw9dtNQDccoxMF0OJJUOFiEUXnO5zRTg2iu3NP4K53imz4CFle/s400/Curt_Hoppe_Suzy_Hotrod.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 351px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span> Italian American:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO4e-pbukTHKyg3sXpzRLcuQmILHha7WtcIuMWbgruF76IclFGlCwn8MByFeiZFxGAA2srIOxwyCYgAyU-SQsITNtNirOotc-oPIKZZLgnkIQaxXnaeUb5K_kBjWU1-StwJ7ujOB_GaD0/s1600/italian_american001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648266251915298098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO4e-pbukTHKyg3sXpzRLcuQmILHha7WtcIuMWbgruF76IclFGlCwn8MByFeiZFxGAA2srIOxwyCYgAyU-SQsITNtNirOotc-oPIKZZLgnkIQaxXnaeUb5K_kBjWU1-StwJ7ujOB_GaD0/s400/italian_american001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 452px;" /></a><br />Eye Opener:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild_7NTI5sVxNd9GbLCSnQFlTUfwET6ri_zfeyu0UnzoPLz_S0vCExHTSjTfpcqG22rdtrqbPmJjQl98ruP7RcBBfunXIS8K5g9hx3-O-HSyhv3AB3TjOu6nDLGAsYR-AzbD0a4jXiKf-U/s1600/Eye_Opener.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648264478980452418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild_7NTI5sVxNd9GbLCSnQFlTUfwET6ri_zfeyu0UnzoPLz_S0vCExHTSjTfpcqG22rdtrqbPmJjQl98ruP7RcBBfunXIS8K5g9hx3-O-HSyhv3AB3TjOu6nDLGAsYR-AzbD0a4jXiKf-U/s400/Eye_Opener.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 326px;" /></a><br />You Wish:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFJvy-1zb992fk284uAUV_hm7Cqsy_KYEanT0B1DydOrEIIms7cxJNbCbNnqWpBH7Mlf5cr9OyHU45bA9F-3uw9ewyIo-u6gj5vHuKxF4P_kLvAGQ3SKWQoxyZr05-pqoj2npTpZoWsVz/s1600/You_Wish.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648260591144747042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFJvy-1zb992fk284uAUV_hm7Cqsy_KYEanT0B1DydOrEIIms7cxJNbCbNnqWpBH7Mlf5cr9OyHU45bA9F-3uw9ewyIo-u6gj5vHuKxF4P_kLvAGQ3SKWQoxyZr05-pqoj2npTpZoWsVz/s400/You_Wish.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 258px;" /></a><br />Lou's Game:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQN6-0tXbscgsYAp_oJOi0cZ8HbI5FxPpSHYtpXHFZMkAd-lWU3qzYHJbe6ZHyYXUaNADQWk2zmlao-onCEANt3Xv6V9urcHMdCUnhdaMhODXGwG5nEoUBWYCNnbwrFQqF9Nt74LkL7s4/s1600/Lous_Game_5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648273252196629970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQN6-0tXbscgsYAp_oJOi0cZ8HbI5FxPpSHYtpXHFZMkAd-lWU3qzYHJbe6ZHyYXUaNADQWk2zmlao-onCEANt3Xv6V9urcHMdCUnhdaMhODXGwG5nEoUBWYCNnbwrFQqF9Nt74LkL7s4/s400/Lous_Game_5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 345px;" /></a><br />High Heels:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOc7qra7SJZXDz7jNtLxUodQ4mhrW7Asl-Iva-AxE8A8Av6yD18zmvkb8mkxFmVhVKZZ055Mh6xN2xqRiDzbcPrTvJwr0R-iUXgExIZXWMb2fj0OBFJo0VDQCZj61giMkoA4hwVZDPB3y/s1600/High_Heels.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648268218718987042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOc7qra7SJZXDz7jNtLxUodQ4mhrW7Asl-Iva-AxE8A8Av6yD18zmvkb8mkxFmVhVKZZ055Mh6xN2xqRiDzbcPrTvJwr0R-iUXgExIZXWMb2fj0OBFJo0VDQCZj61giMkoA4hwVZDPB3y/s400/High_Heels.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 369px;" /></a><br />High Heels (in Curt's studio):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kqFyBKIH01laMHuq9M3tB71zDj-WJM-lw7ST3hz2mp2lCsG_Q980ODgqumtfZvMXapaS7T0eC2iPgvF59uR9Xwhe6PfvjKYXldudzIDi6CXY6T6P3VqBDEFCsiYc4QRAbvX5sFfkN1ge/s1600/StudioHighHeels.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648267672772940226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kqFyBKIH01laMHuq9M3tB71zDj-WJM-lw7ST3hz2mp2lCsG_Q980ODgqumtfZvMXapaS7T0eC2iPgvF59uR9Xwhe6PfvjKYXldudzIDi6CXY6T6P3VqBDEFCsiYc4QRAbvX5sFfkN1ge/s400/StudioHighHeels.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />Gal Friday in Curt's studio:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISIovAgLRmStibx5eekOSnfb1jwcoXCxkFTriNeZdXhb0L19FYHNv_OyBWtbaLHira4qVVPbqkrFxg5UQo3HzxdcTsBg-wNxv5T5ZYeRkAod6GzJm5quvzSWGowBhwkAKpPRDwzxK-wD0/s1600/GalFridayStudio.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648267326652204018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISIovAgLRmStibx5eekOSnfb1jwcoXCxkFTriNeZdXhb0L19FYHNv_OyBWtbaLHira4qVVPbqkrFxg5UQo3HzxdcTsBg-wNxv5T5ZYeRkAod6GzJm5quvzSWGowBhwkAKpPRDwzxK-wD0/s400/GalFridayStudio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 417px;" /></a><br /><br />Recent work of Curt's shows the subjects standing in front of their portraits:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5X50N5zYyxdqcNcTOyinp0xJE-CsVFD8OMv-J-406Ccmq44BxgTT7ZpXJ458BdbZ71dSqfFVmIXjo1Xym1lWNxi_BISrSHAeepn2Q2Hd3FtMR47dJcnANCgiZxr5IzGTHWpwZNiiXrv9F/s1600/Clayton_Patterson_Arturo_Vega_Kurt_Thometz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648275639412688834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5X50N5zYyxdqcNcTOyinp0xJE-CsVFD8OMv-J-406Ccmq44BxgTT7ZpXJ458BdbZ71dSqfFVmIXjo1Xym1lWNxi_BISrSHAeepn2Q2Hd3FtMR47dJcnANCgiZxr5IzGTHWpwZNiiXrv9F/s400/Clayton_Patterson_Arturo_Vega_Kurt_Thometz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Clayton Patterson, acrylic on canvas 96" x 70", 2010-11 / Arturo Vega, acrylic on canvas 96" x 70", 2010 / Kurt Thometz, acrylic on Canvas 96" x 70", 2011</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZ9tkHP3ihCIFwxXY7UleyydDtZ2rpWWxL5QZNufzeJeVfYPEXIHTK56qThBZ1KN-tnR3P5QuKSZ4VAf-3iFvXU2X7wk9VC7SKxdxA1GipyYI3N7I845zbEKOv4-UjudZWYIGLRm7NLqD/s1600/clayton+Patterson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648277720206602626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZ9tkHP3ihCIFwxXY7UleyydDtZ2rpWWxL5QZNufzeJeVfYPEXIHTK56qThBZ1KN-tnR3P5QuKSZ4VAf-3iFvXU2X7wk9VC7SKxdxA1GipyYI3N7I845zbEKOv4-UjudZWYIGLRm7NLqD/s400/clayton+Patterson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 580px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMj99Li4aYoDWIYB2GAzt_pigO9lv-hKr2K1MC9kLkFco7dW4B4xORLq5TnPMn3QcYU49x3cLDsfTRmVqfUoYgWQPA00o4T3DWD5g_oqwjnXjxORi6plrRH2fOXFSMMOrKCVDVURPmA73/s1600/Arturo+Vega.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648277858305519538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMj99Li4aYoDWIYB2GAzt_pigO9lv-hKr2K1MC9kLkFco7dW4B4xORLq5TnPMn3QcYU49x3cLDsfTRmVqfUoYgWQPA00o4T3DWD5g_oqwjnXjxORi6plrRH2fOXFSMMOrKCVDVURPmA73/s400/Arturo+Vega.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 579px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8L6dm7CDNqR5UnGHMOGGbBh-lpfnh54jfnBZXUqiXELkrce7xSF80EH7OyF_2eTfzh8-Qq98eEAQQ2zSESb074O7uop8g1JwTGadsPvHB7BYk0JS-ULNoxe4KjXxM8iFZNIQ5QslTJIu/s1600/Kurt+Thometz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648278073521535586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8L6dm7CDNqR5UnGHMOGGbBh-lpfnh54jfnBZXUqiXELkrce7xSF80EH7OyF_2eTfzh8-Qq98eEAQQ2zSESb074O7uop8g1JwTGadsPvHB7BYk0JS-ULNoxe4KjXxM8iFZNIQ5QslTJIu/s400/Kurt+Thometz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 583px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://ladylambandpopsy.blogsome.com/2007/06/28/interview-with-curt-hoppe/" style="font-style: italic;">* 2007 interview with Curt Hoppe</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A recent interview with Curt Hoppe:</span><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fqP-sUzpL9w?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="389" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">all paintings and images were used with the express permission of the artist, please do not reproduce - but feel free to share the link!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://curthoppe.com/">Curt Hoppe</a><br />98 Bowery 4th Fl.<br />New York, NY 10013

Burlesque, Brooklyn, Roller Derby and Realism. The Paintings of Curt Hoppe.

above: Dottie's Birthday, oil on linen,64" x 56" With a keen eye for composition, a deft hand for realism, and an inherent kna...

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