the sky on the ground allows the clouds to look like cotton. The idea that the ground and the sky are connected was introduced to Hopper by artist Frank Okada. “Hazy Memory” creates a clear, luminous wash with a particular moment of light that reflects a specific mood in the painting. Hopper says she was most influenced by British painter JMW Turner. “The Romantic painters believed that whatever they were painting was a reflec-tion of their emotion. There is a sense of irreplaceability in the ephemeral nature of the shifting clouds and our human emo-tions,” she says. “The clouds are complex, ephemeral, and ethe-real. Clouds are a regenerating source for our waters. They fill our spirits. ‘Clouds’ displays our forever-changing environment. With new technologies with loud machinery like oil rigs,” Hopper asks, “where are the quiet places going to be?” Hopper’s cloud exhibit is on display this month at Costello’s Piano Bar in downtown Wilmington. Mio Reynolds, Costello’s art curator, explains Hopper’s work is not a typical representation. “In a subtle way, something is stirring up and changing,” she says. “... Janette’s work is a good fit for Costello’s because she’s lived all over the world. Her art attracts international, culturally involved people as her paintings demonstrate a high caliber of work.” The Old Place, 2009, 24 x 30 inches, oil. Hazy Memory, 2009, 24 x 30 inches, oil. 36 WBM june 2014
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