In this project, I tried to come to understand and employ Hopper's way of not only painting and producing a final work, but also the process involved before the final painting--the sketching and outlining. When I was researching Hopper, I learned that he sometimes made pen and pencil sketches of his subjects before painting the final work. Because of this, in my workbook I made basic sketches of certain subjects that I think Hopper would have been interested in, like road signs and pipes, and buildings with plants around them. I think that I have come to substantially understand Hopper's style, but if I had more time, I could have dug a little deeper by working on improving the light in my painting, and how it contrasted with the dark areas. I know that Hopper focused a lot on light and the way that it came across in a painting, and I think that I could have done a better job of perfecting the detail and different shades of light in my work.
My conversations with my pen pal were pretty helpful, but I do think that if we had commented a little more, we would have been able to give each other more constructive criticism and advice on how to improve our works.
I think that if we had had more time for this assignment, I could have dug a little deeper by doing other things that Hopper would have done in the process of completing a final work, like going to the actual place (instead of using Google Maps as a guide) and maybe making a few sketches there for inspiration.
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