K.Hoopes
@khoopes.bsky.social
Artist, rescue dog walker, reader, introvert. "Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable." ~George Bernard Shaw
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K.Hoopes
@khoopes.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I'm a cynical old drunk who lives in the woods. Half the country is depressed and the other half is infuriatingly gullible, so I walk rescue dogs to keep sane. I've never felt so alienated. Nothing makes sense including me, maybe just keep scrolling.
What determines my value? Do I? Is it acceptance by others? Why should I keep trying? For the joy painting gives me! Yet, if so, why am I so easily crushed by the opinions of others? This piece got accepted, anyway. I tell myself, not bad for a self taught artist. But the heart wants what it wants.
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What determines my value? Do I? Is it acceptance by others? Why should I keep trying? For the joy painting gives me! Yet, if so, why am I so easily crushed by the opinions of others? This piece got accepted, anyway. I tell myself, not bad for a self taught artist. But the heart wants what it wants.
These colors! ❤️
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
These colors! ❤️
Definitely buying this for premiere night! Yeah, so it's a little thing, but I take my happiness where I can these days.
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Definitely buying this for premiere night! Yeah, so it's a little thing, but I take my happiness where I can these days.
Holy shit this is beautiful.
Stephen Scott Young (American, b.1957)
"Stone Steps,"
Watercolor
29 x 21 in
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Stone Steps,"
Watercolor
29 x 21 in
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Holy shit this is beautiful.
Emily. He's had this girlfriend for a year now. Tell me I haven't jinxed it by painting her; but she's too adorable to not. Mothers never stop worrying. I just want to die knowing someone loves him besides me. #oilpainting #figurepainting #ArtYear #art
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Emily. He's had this girlfriend for a year now. Tell me I haven't jinxed it by painting her; but she's too adorable to not. Mothers never stop worrying. I just want to die knowing someone loves him besides me. #oilpainting #figurepainting #ArtYear #art
My painting, still on the easel, Clark Likes Spaghetti. #ArtYear #oilpainting #figurepainting #food #BlueskyArt #children
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My painting, still on the easel, Clark Likes Spaghetti. #ArtYear #oilpainting #figurepainting #food #BlueskyArt #children
Harrisburg, Pa showed up today, and it was great! Felt kinda like Woodstock Meets a Kick-ass Kids' Birthday Party.
October 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Harrisburg, Pa showed up today, and it was great! Felt kinda like Woodstock Meets a Kick-ass Kids' Birthday Party.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I just don't like today, so here's a rescue dog. I will post what matters to me. Because I Was Here.
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I just don't like today, so here's a rescue dog. I will post what matters to me. Because I Was Here.
This piece is really fun. Dreamy and playful and makes me want to just sit there with a glass of tea.
"Heavenly Blues", gouache on Canson board, 9 x 12", 2025, available
#FlowersonFriday
#Gouache
#traditionalmediums
#artforsale
#FlowersonFriday
#Gouache
#traditionalmediums
#artforsale
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This piece is really fun. Dreamy and playful and makes me want to just sit there with a glass of tea.
Hey, lookit, Stephen Miller was spotted at my Lowe's today.
September 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hey, lookit, Stephen Miller was spotted at my Lowe's today.
My mother would cook anything I requested for my special birthday dinner. Then she'd say "Come on outside and talk at me a little." We'd rock on the swing. She'd scratch my back. She grated her own fresh coconut for my cake. I haven't had that in 30 years now. Today is my birthday. I am #BlueMonday
September 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My mother would cook anything I requested for my special birthday dinner. Then she'd say "Come on outside and talk at me a little." We'd rock on the swing. She'd scratch my back. She grated her own fresh coconut for my cake. I haven't had that in 30 years now. Today is my birthday. I am #BlueMonday
Wow.
"Foggy Day" - my new oil painting on a board, 12"x16"
September 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Wow.
Jeez this is amazing!
September 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Jeez this is amazing!
When the news makes me want to crawl back into bed and hide, I see this adorable guy and feel hope. Artists, please keep arting.
Another woodland #creature #curling #ornament?
Of course!
#raccoon #WinterSport #anthropomorphic #OneOfAKind #OOAK #holiday #needlefelt #art #sculpture #fiberArt #EastCoastKin
Of course!
#raccoon #WinterSport #anthropomorphic #OneOfAKind #OOAK #holiday #needlefelt #art #sculpture #fiberArt #EastCoastKin
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
When the news makes me want to crawl back into bed and hide, I see this adorable guy and feel hope. Artists, please keep arting.
Finished Porschia yesterday and could hardly wait to begin - dogs are so much fun to paint! I've been walking this rescue girl weekly for nearly a year. She has had NO lookers at all. Still, my dog walk days are full of snacks, belly scratches, and kickass fun. #YellowThu #rescuedogs #oilpainting
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Finished Porschia yesterday and could hardly wait to begin - dogs are so much fun to paint! I've been walking this rescue girl weekly for nearly a year. She has had NO lookers at all. Still, my dog walk days are full of snacks, belly scratches, and kickass fun. #YellowThu #rescuedogs #oilpainting
Wow. This is just fabulous.
September 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wow. This is just fabulous.
A painting I was commissioned for years ago by a lady who didn't buy it. She said her black dog looked too gray. I was just devastated. But someone else bought it within weeks. As long as he's being honored on someone's wall, it's all good. #ColorADay #RedWed #dogs #oilpainting #art
September 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A painting I was commissioned for years ago by a lady who didn't buy it. She said her black dog looked too gray. I was just devastated. But someone else bought it within weeks. As long as he's being honored on someone's wall, it's all good. #ColorADay #RedWed #dogs #oilpainting #art
#AnimalArtTuesday. Here is my girl, Rockie, who was one of the best cats ever. A brave girl, she'd chase deer into the woods and bop toads on the head when she spotted them in the pond, just to watch them bounce. #art #coloredpencil #cats
September 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#AnimalArtTuesday. Here is my girl, Rockie, who was one of the best cats ever. A brave girl, she'd chase deer into the woods and bop toads on the head when she spotted them in the pond, just to watch them bounce. #art #coloredpencil #cats
This is magnificent.
Josef Loukota (Czech, 1879–1967)
"Man Washing in a Basin",
Oil on Card, 42.5 × 35.6 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Man Washing in a Basin",
Oil on Card, 42.5 × 35.6 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
September 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is magnificent.
#SleepySep I think I posted this once before, but it's a favorite of mine. That dear nephew I babysat for years is now 15, and I don't think I'm considered cool anymore. But that's okay, cuz I was lucky as shit back then! #oilpainting #art #figurepainting #children
September 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#SleepySep I think I posted this once before, but it's a favorite of mine. That dear nephew I babysat for years is now 15, and I don't think I'm considered cool anymore. But that's okay, cuz I was lucky as shit back then! #oilpainting #art #figurepainting #children
Casco Bay. I'm trying to teach myself how to do water. People and dogs are much easier! #oilpainting #art #scenery #Maine #landscape
August 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Casco Bay. I'm trying to teach myself how to do water. People and dogs are much easier! #oilpainting #art #scenery #Maine #landscape