Pemaquid Light by Edward Hopper

This lighthouse is located in Maine by Muscongus and Johns bay which was built in 1835. Hopper visited this lighthouse nearly a century later in 1929. Hopper chose to not include the top of the lighthouse because he wanted to give more of the illusion that the lighthouse was bigger and more majestic. Along with his other paintings, Hopper included human figures which was his signature style to include in his Maine paintings.

Haskell's house- edward hopper

This painting is called " Haskells House" by Edward Hopper in 1924. He got married and shortly his wife Jo named it "the wedding cake house." The mansion is located in Gloucester Harbor in Massachusetts. Hopper did a good job of the painting the house on a hill. I also noticed that he did a he did a fantastic job at capturing the houses architecture. He showed intracit details of the house, I really like how he showed the balcony above the entrance. He shows that the windows are open. You can notice the light that is coming out of the windows. I also like how he showed the white fence on the side of the house, you can see it all the way back of the house. You can also see the two houses in the painting that are on each side. They are in the distant, so they don't look as big as the one in the middle. They are also both a yellowish color as compared to the one in the middle. The Haskell house is painted in white, it really captures your attention.

Rain on River- Edward Hopper watercolor

      This is Rain on River by artist Edward Hopper. It is part of his watercolor collection, and this painting was created in 1938. I chose this painting because it seems like it was a painting that the artist decided tomato in the very moment of time that this was occurring. This piece really allows the viewer to feel as if they are at a scene where it had just rained, and the sun is now shining through the clouds and the rain has stopped. I think the way the artist used light, and the color scheme really works well to portray this scene. The simplicity of this painting also amazes me because a sight so simple is beautiful and can say so much very simply.

Edward Hopper Watercolor - Marshall's House

Marshall's House

Edward Hopper's "Marshall's House" watercolor painting depicts his neighbor's house in Cape Cod. It was painted in 1932. This painting interests me because even as a watercolor, the colors are sharp and distinct. The small details in this painting are also very distinct, such as the grass and the shadows on the house. Watercolors, in my opinion, are very soft and subtle most of the time, and Hopper used a great technique in his watercolor masterpieces.

Saltillo Mansion by Edward Hopper

This watercolor painting was created in 1943. Hopper named it “Saltillo Mansion” because he and his wife resided in Mexico during the summer. The reason being that he was looking for new sceneries and new subjects for his paintings. Edward Hopper was an American realist painter. In this painting Hopper projected stillness and solitude. The painting shows the rooftop with its decorative carvings, hills, trees, and the white building against the blue sky.

Edward Hopper :Deck of a Beam Trawler, Gloucester

This is Edward Hopper's watercolor painting titled Deck of a Beam Trawler, Gloucester. He created this realism piece in 1923. This is a watercolor painting over graphite pencil on paper. This image portrays a light calming, atmosphere that many feel on a peaceful day out a sea.  I like how he used muted tints on the metals to make them softer rather than cold and industrial looking.

Edward Hopper – Day After the Funeral

This painting was made by Edward Hopper in 1925 and is now part of a private collection. It was made with watercolor on paper. Edward Hopper is a realistic painter; however, he had his own beliefs about realism. Most believed that realism meant recreate exactly what you see exactly how it is. Edward Hopper believed realism shouldn’t be an exact copy of what you see, but rather an interpretation of what you see. His wife was the one who had pushed him to try new mediums, such as watercolor and helped further his career. I chose this painting because I like the subject. Most of his other paintings are architecturally based. While there is still a building and architecture present in this photo, the figure in the middle is the main focus. The stark contrast used to make the figure stand out against the background draws your attention to the figure. The muddled grey behind the hunched over figure adds to the weight of the painting and adds to the overall depressed, solemn, and lonely feel of the painting. I like how this painting conveys an heavy emotions, rather than a cheery ones. Edward Hopper said, “great art is the outward expression of an inner life of the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world”. I feel as though this painting shows a very different vision of his world, compared to some of his other pieces.