▁ch ol era . ▁Her ▁husband ' s ▁work ▁would ▁bring ▁her ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁that ▁would ▁provide ▁subjects ▁for ▁her ▁art ▁pieces . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁Canada ▁The ▁Hop kins , ▁along ▁with ▁Edward ' s ▁three ▁previous ▁sons , ▁moved ▁to ▁L achine , ▁Quebec ▁shortly ▁after ▁their ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁The ▁Hop kins ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁L achine , ▁as ▁Edward ▁worked ▁there ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁Sir ▁George ▁Sim pson , ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ' s ▁Governor ▁General . ▁ ▁Hop kins ' ▁life ▁in ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁differ ed ▁greatly ▁from ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁her ▁female ▁counter parts ▁in ▁London , ▁who ▁were ▁from ▁wealth y ▁English ▁families . ▁In ▁London , ▁these ▁artists ▁mostly ▁led ▁" qu iet , ▁une vent ful ▁lives ▁largely ▁within ▁the ▁limited ▁prec inct s ▁of ▁the ▁studio ." ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁more ▁advent ur ous ▁life ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁When ▁she ▁arrived ▁at ▁L achine , ▁the ▁eastern ▁station ▁of ▁the ▁Montreal ▁fur ▁trade , ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁his ▁sons , ▁Hop kins ▁began ▁sketch ing ▁and ▁painting ▁the ▁environment ▁that ▁surrounded ▁her ▁new ▁home ▁without ▁any ▁delay . ▁Some ▁of ▁her ▁subjects ▁included ▁the ▁Hop kins ▁family ' s ▁house ▁and ▁garden , ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁River , ▁the ▁house ▁next ▁door , ▁the ▁L achine ▁pier , ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁Dor val ▁Island . ▁The ▁sketch es ▁she ▁produced ▁in