Artwork copyright Janette Hopper. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Pumpkins, 1995

Janette Hopper
(American, born 1946)

Location: Lincoln Elementary, Vancouver

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

The expressive painting Pumpkins was created by artist Janette Hopper in the fall, in West Richland, Southeastern Washington. Inspired by a pumpkin field she passed by daily, the artist notes "I love the fertile feeling of the growth of vines and the pumpkin and the feel of fall in the air, the color o the sky, and the feeling of space and scale."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Vancouver School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Janette Hopper is a painter, printmaker, and performance artist. Her art is inspired by the places she has experienced while hiking, camping and kayaking. She lived in the Northwest for over fifteen years and she notes that "Most of my art is still inspired by the Northwest mystical spirit and my education and experiences there."

Hopper grew up in Idaho with a lot of camping and fishing trips. In the late 1960s, she left university during the Vietnam War and joined the Peace Corps, spending two years in Colombia, South America. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Secondary Art Education from Boise State University in Idaho, and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting (1984) from the University of Oregon. She taught art at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Southeastern Washington from 1985 to 2000. Hopper currently lives and makes art in North Carolina.