1940's County Store Drawing

in the summer of 2018, after retiring from a career in academic administration and as an attorney and CPA, James F. Hopson decided to develop his skills as an artist. He enrolled in art classes at Lee College and later at University of Houston-Clear Lake. In the summer of 2019, he began entering his art work in Lone Star Art Guild (LSAG) sanction league shows and LSAG shows as a non-professional. After winning first, second, third, and first honorable mention ribbons as a non-professional he moved up to the semi-professional artist division in 2020 where he has won both a 1st and 2nd place ribbon. As a new developing artist, his intent is to create realistic drawings and paintings of landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes that makes people want to take a leisurely walk through the buildings out of curiosity about the beauty within and the people that work or have visited there; a slow stroll down the beach or along the docks admiring the fishermen, swimmers, birds, and boats and the beauty that nature has provided us; or a gentle run through the wild flowers, over the hills and across the fields, or along the river or streams and get lost in their own joyful imagination or wondering about the people who came before them. He also enjoys drawing portraits of distinguish people.