Hi Everyone,
So I interrupted my regularly scheduled painting to work on a series of paintings for a competition I read about on Karen Jurik's blog. The Edward Hopper House is having has a call for entries due very soon and you have to submit at least 3, so I got off on a tangent and decided to paint for the challenge. This is the first of my 3 paintings. I have to say this is one of my favorite paintings I've done so far. It incorporates Art History and painting. Not only that but I love Edward Hopper. I had a lot of fun doing research for the entire series. You'll have to wait and see what paintings 2 and 3 are going to be about.
For the painting, "Hopper" I decided to feature a clear cup of coffee sitting on a post card of "Nighthawks" and the back of my book on Hopper featured his self portrait. I really love the placement of the saucer. It has the illusion of him looking through a window. I thought it was very Hopper-like to have him looking at us through another plane. I wanted to capture the solitude, the feelings in his paintings. The coffee cup is a play off of "Nighthawks". A contemporary, diner prop. I'm in love with the colors that Hopper used in his paintings, they made for a fabulous composition. Can't wait to share the next 2 paintings with you:)
I invite you to like my facebook page where you can view the work in progress shots of this painting.
Carrie
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| "Hopper" original watercolor on 260lb Arches 6" x 6" by Carrie Waller |
For the painting, "Hopper" I decided to feature a clear cup of coffee sitting on a post card of "Nighthawks" and the back of my book on Hopper featured his self portrait. I really love the placement of the saucer. It has the illusion of him looking through a window. I thought it was very Hopper-like to have him looking at us through another plane. I wanted to capture the solitude, the feelings in his paintings. The coffee cup is a play off of "Nighthawks". A contemporary, diner prop. I'm in love with the colors that Hopper used in his paintings, they made for a fabulous composition. Can't wait to share the next 2 paintings with you:)
I invite you to like my facebook page where you can view the work in progress shots of this painting.
Carrie
Carrie, I love this! It's incredible. I hope you get the other two completed and get them into the competition, you'll be a shoe-in! Wow!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Katherine! Working on it:)
DeleteGreat job Carrie. Look forward to seeing the other two. Hopper has always been a favorite of mine.
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol!!
DeleteThis is just AMAZING.. And reading about your thought process behind the painting was so cool. Just goes on to say there is much more in a painting than it meets the eye. Only if one cares to look properly...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Prabal! This really is a mix of my love of painting, my love of art history and my love of research!!
DeleteCarrie, as always, it is a brilliantly done detailed work!
ReplyDeleteKathryn, thank you so much!
DeleteSo complex and fabulous. I loved reading how you staged the painting. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Virginia! Trying to get my last still lifes set up for the other 2 paintings while I still have sunshine. I believe Isaac is going to bring us some weather later this week.
DeleteI. Love. This.
ReplyDeleteThank. You.
DeleteI loved it before I read your blog. Now I'm reallh wowed.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sonia! I'm glad that reading the story gave it more significance:)
DeleteCarrie,
ReplyDeleteThis is utterly brilliant! What a creative approach to composition!
Carol, thank you so much! I love when the word brilliant is used:))
DeleteGreat job and compelling composition. Looks like a winner to me!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gwen:)
DeleteMy new favorite!! Can't wait the see the rest of the three!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mom! And the frames you made me work for these perfectly!!
DeleteI love everything about this painting, Carrie.! Really beautiful....
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hilda:))
DeleteThis is so amazing, Carrie! I love the people in the restaurant in the background. The peoples' faces really add a personal touch to this piece. I've been following the WIP on your Facebook page and I'm blown away by the final composition. Excellent job!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Heather:)
DeleteWow - This is amazing! And I think what you have attempted here has been really successful because it really draws me in and around the whole image. It's intriguing :0)
ReplyDeleteI have begun to notice something that a lot of your work has in common... There is often a marble surface in your paintings which make for rather a nice link! :0)
Sandra, I love my marble:) I have this small marble table top, I lug around everywhere and it's in just about every painting:)
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