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.

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Yep, These Are Paintings. Trees On A Line by Trey Friedman.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qwhfCKKorGxzspzq51SSxYYTB4JOCrOJ5Vv8eiYI7FBsVxnq7r1J6N9wZRvQaj7_dBa6We7X0wfyV5uO1wNekR5vqv1cL_L7EEJ58HUgsGE3OawjnRGLYuPSkoRIxVAJCECJJqFNAkts/s1600/TF-110-Trees-on-a-Line-01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643420534845411490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qwhfCKKorGxzspzq51SSxYYTB4JOCrOJ5Vv8eiYI7FBsVxnq7r1J6N9wZRvQaj7_dBa6We7X0wfyV5uO1wNekR5vqv1cL_L7EEJ58HUgsGE3OawjnRGLYuPSkoRIxVAJCECJJqFNAkts/s400/TF-110-Trees-on-a-Line-01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 709px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94tjicimUAFpTlPRVEOsaYjBO3LIHx2qsmVMbRaQ7HQAHHoPaYTdz6B5c9A9r-QI1Xd6wQiBujRtwu9zQkdprIGDSWXuQ3AOfgE8CinVqGbghJlKkcu6JEuV0VknfWsQIJln15k-gqK_C/s1600/TOAL+image.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643416953660649362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94tjicimUAFpTlPRVEOsaYjBO3LIHx2qsmVMbRaQ7HQAHHoPaYTdz6B5c9A9r-QI1Xd6wQiBujRtwu9zQkdprIGDSWXuQ3AOfgE8CinVqGbghJlKkcu6JEuV0VknfWsQIJln15k-gqK_C/s400/TOAL+image.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 507px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Trey Friedman's most recent series of paintings, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Trees On A Line</span>, was inspired by a particular tree lined road in rural Connecticut which he isolated to 170 trees he routinely returned to render and observe.<br /><br /><br /><br />Aerial photo of the trees:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5K3OOZvEHTCEKFaF2tW0A2OV0BkMk6kO0yFrpTko9HCmW9kdqqrnegefnisHJyf3br5v1JokJFAmmTxmTq8yTYTNd9crrOuVAMyGsN4-PsSor24whi7DxoKji_Bg0JXTNCSnBPFYOZPnl/s1600/aerial+photo+TOAL.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643416728217998690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5K3OOZvEHTCEKFaF2tW0A2OV0BkMk6kO0yFrpTko9HCmW9kdqqrnegefnisHJyf3br5v1JokJFAmmTxmTq8yTYTNd9crrOuVAMyGsN4-PsSor24whi7DxoKji_Bg0JXTNCSnBPFYOZPnl/s400/aerial+photo+TOAL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 465px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The straight half mile stretch of farmland consisted mostly of of Sugar Maple trees, which the property owner estimates average an age of 150 years with some as old as 250 years.<br /><br /><br /><br />Numbered photos of the trees:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5POeczbeVVTDyzQKrInksPGO2YA9goiq7wbE0uyyAvEcV2ZnNyDLEI4SQcvR0rtJS3k_efzEncdexNjnbLbzUfBcpdKBVCGpiggOcMn6oXthbjtLO-vEj_c280eTTkCrE11DHigFj9yt/s1600/toal+photos.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643416574179989170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5POeczbeVVTDyzQKrInksPGO2YA9goiq7wbE0uyyAvEcV2ZnNyDLEI4SQcvR0rtJS3k_efzEncdexNjnbLbzUfBcpdKBVCGpiggOcMn6oXthbjtLO-vEj_c280eTTkCrE11DHigFj9yt/s400/toal+photos.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 248px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Beginning in 2004, he began to paint the trees in oil, one by one. Inspired by William Beckman and Chuck Close, he co-opted dead-center compositions and in his words " exchanged the egocentrism of human self-portraiture for the ego centrism of arboreal portraiture."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggewiNDTOdMKE2dtv_LABotP3xZwxPr5Oam9pbjQROuBFsTYNu3UYQ_l04tdeUhBP6Np6SgUlK2_ypRALmSHI4RQPQFBdhe_mG5Y5tnbs7G3VKhyphenhyphenh-r2gH_jutWoh7UN5ecV5GyH3yZKVQ/s1600/TOAL+image2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643417961169575682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggewiNDTOdMKE2dtv_LABotP3xZwxPr5Oam9pbjQROuBFsTYNu3UYQ_l04tdeUhBP6Np6SgUlK2_ypRALmSHI4RQPQFBdhe_mG5Y5tnbs7G3VKhyphenhyphenh-r2gH_jutWoh7UN5ecV5GyH3yZKVQ/s400/TOAL+image2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 496px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />From life, drawings, oil sketches and photos, Trey transferred an initial drawing, using a grid as a guide, laying in paint square by square with a tiny brush on smooth primed canvas or cradled woodboard panels.<br /><br /><br /><br />Grid Sketches:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kZOuXgMVUJD5f6BggYzz5iSTOD94STd3gIjV9z3uG408AYA1ltJwuLVNnxx1OYV5Oafh7O555Uc6EgjMQWnoHhAzILjmkA02jxJRmamBRll5zCAaSIme7t3CIhdKgExwr-BSKk0WH953/s1600/toal+sketch.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643415590034951010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kZOuXgMVUJD5f6BggYzz5iSTOD94STd3gIjV9z3uG408AYA1ltJwuLVNnxx1OYV5Oafh7O555Uc6EgjMQWnoHhAzILjmkA02jxJRmamBRll5zCAaSIme7t3CIhdKgExwr-BSKk0WH953/s400/toal+sketch.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 345px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBG4KYn63tgppvON_1tycyPqV2WwU3w1WstsQdB-0PeuSjbqJmJ55ikh9UliP9d8ekmBAVKNxXzF1zy__XPG5bL2CQP7KEfHlWle8nhC2zFVpJej1AVWsZdg9vnChmD-zK_jorXsH2bdkb/s1600/toal+sketch2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643415515487953730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBG4KYn63tgppvON_1tycyPqV2WwU3w1WstsQdB-0PeuSjbqJmJ55ikh9UliP9d8ekmBAVKNxXzF1zy__XPG5bL2CQP7KEfHlWle8nhC2zFVpJej1AVWsZdg9vnChmD-zK_jorXsH2bdkb/s400/toal+sketch2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><br />and next to the final art (shown larger later in the post):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yuj8n6bZanoLpU3lUktJfAk4RSxZdgZzRBRDZmlNetvWjmqX2OTx4gbOkVxG-TGnvnPZcC6t1IYcwx6FwG1Ml0owwAMj6sye2mcrX2IxMoRaaD7rnnGKJPQ4X1W51ZnXeQuyG-dLVys6/s1600/TOAL-hero2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644097866432547122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yuj8n6bZanoLpU3lUktJfAk4RSxZdgZzRBRDZmlNetvWjmqX2OTx4gbOkVxG-TGnvnPZcC6t1IYcwx6FwG1Ml0owwAMj6sye2mcrX2IxMoRaaD7rnnGKJPQ4X1W51ZnXeQuyG-dLVys6/s400/TOAL-hero2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 177px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8FDJJjWos01KquXhqEav-C52B_zpkeUtLeRnJ51EEDre3OEwCTX_k5-BOHTp57UI_PvzpHasTwv6GA7IuDRtNimp5uZr9nBtErRIMb2jtGqfMny8tYB8ILG0jMWwSlaD-ceB-LVu5bK9/s1600/toal-sketch-%2526-painting.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644097708914996530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8FDJJjWos01KquXhqEav-C52B_zpkeUtLeRnJ51EEDre3OEwCTX_k5-BOHTp57UI_PvzpHasTwv6GA7IuDRtNimp5uZr9nBtErRIMb2jtGqfMny8tYB8ILG0jMWwSlaD-ceB-LVu5bK9/s400/toal-sketch-%2526-painting.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 179px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Charcoal Drawings and studies:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUfeXI0-_SaWh8cTvU7RuBWfw1PVLSwDTFB3n-fhuRApRa7bdA2hZCsd3Ll7LMQAmq6FToA1MuTEqKVSd6B6kMyQLGZqQ_bxwCCiemcrUkcpbj-e_pypMVwvh73Zc_WqsH2DWWwW4MTaC/s1600/Toal+charcoal+drawing.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643416174065460434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUfeXI0-_SaWh8cTvU7RuBWfw1PVLSwDTFB3n-fhuRApRa7bdA2hZCsd3Ll7LMQAmq6FToA1MuTEqKVSd6B6kMyQLGZqQ_bxwCCiemcrUkcpbj-e_pypMVwvh73Zc_WqsH2DWWwW4MTaC/s400/Toal+charcoal+drawing.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 369px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdosSqK89fBIDygUjdK5Mvn-hJixBauw-F9WlAQEXse7MncrMqP9E08Hpx1PuZHMe6SvPe3Yv-uWafkE5HHfgho29YiCUoajG3cWRji84Ls0OEjA9Wkc7jCtDw3YEIxCNi_EDZ2FRzCXNH/s1600/toal+charcoal+drawing2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643416080431421426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdosSqK89fBIDygUjdK5Mvn-hJixBauw-F9WlAQEXse7MncrMqP9E08Hpx1PuZHMe6SvPe3Yv-uWafkE5HHfgho29YiCUoajG3cWRji84Ls0OEjA9Wkc7jCtDw3YEIxCNi_EDZ2FRzCXNH/s400/toal+charcoal+drawing2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Averaging 24 x 32 inches, the paintings are rendered in a photographically realist manner. After three months of drying, Trey applied one to five layers of color glazes (with two weeks time between each glaze) to get the light and texture just right.<br /><br /><br /><br />It's hard to believe the following are paintings and not photographs:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNYBg7oD10Im-gtZDOjjUxIN0DIWCYNBRfyJFGaOYaPQK6beUoA8S4FVrIPFChoB2uQWP_0jMYmd8Y33JrulqczAbeMbxVDiXSpaf4tVbCFKrdqzzzWicRPymvCBLc6mt1ZUAWVJhe23N/s1600/TF-114-Trees-on-a-Line-152.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643420138003458034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNYBg7oD10Im-gtZDOjjUxIN0DIWCYNBRfyJFGaOYaPQK6beUoA8S4FVrIPFChoB2uQWP_0jMYmd8Y33JrulqczAbeMbxVDiXSpaf4tVbCFKrdqzzzWicRPymvCBLc6mt1ZUAWVJhe23N/s400/TF-114-Trees-on-a-Line-152.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 477px; height: 478px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9sDPOG8mm6GsOw64NUR3tl-JIlbV7j_Aq-RyG0Bo-8mb7w-ToUGqc3rgviz284iMj2UYTQHWFvxfvqQ1G6p8ugFpYeCNrgusqTKhjwU-JKvA7yxyJx30-D4rJoIHrEbFPTfUCBGMvy9g/s1600/TF-105-Trees-On-A-Line-33-.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643421718134796658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9sDPOG8mm6GsOw64NUR3tl-JIlbV7j_Aq-RyG0Bo-8mb7w-ToUGqc3rgviz284iMj2UYTQHWFvxfvqQ1G6p8ugFpYeCNrgusqTKhjwU-JKvA7yxyJx30-D4rJoIHrEbFPTfUCBGMvy9g/s400/TF-105-Trees-On-A-Line-33-.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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