Shop
From high up Edward Hopper smashed light against substance – to invariably watch substance flinch. In buildings he found his fears and desires. Or did he release ours?
He revealed in the struggle between light and substance outcomes that mattered. But… but… even dreadful stuff matters. And somehow, in his torridly lit frames there remained an intangible alienation of a visitor’s shadowy dread.
*
*FEATURED BY:
FEATURED BY:
Sunday morning rooftops, Lancaster, PA.
Canon 40D, PS4, AlienSkin: Snap Art:Oilpaint, custom brushes and filters.
Aging… Um…. Maturing. Still wondering what I’ll be when I grow up.
View Full Profile
Comments
Fantastic work, Ted…really unique and beautiful!!
Hopper is one of the half dozen artists who have blown me away Gordon. His imagination haunts a lot of my work. Thanks for appreciating this homage.
– Ted Byrne
there is “fine light” here…
I wonder Banrai… do we paint with light, or fill in the colored shadows? Thanks for your insight.
– Ted Byrne
oh my. Hopper light.
What a perfectly coy way to sum up exactly what I was trying to sum up. Thanks for closing that loop Mary Ann :-)
– Ted Byrne
Stunning homage.
Well, I’m guessing it’s at least as satisfying as being instead an Elvis impersonator, huh Valentina? Thanks for the reinforcement.
– Ted Byrne
TED!!!!!!!!! Sooooooo very, very, very wonderful!!!!!!!! Now … when’s the novel coming out?
: ))))
“Once there were these roofs. And the sun came. And.. and….” Um… Okay, it’s a novel start :-) Thanks Lois, I had fun with this attempt to channel Mr. Hopper’s aura.
– Ted Byrne
Super Ted – you certainly know your stuff!!!….Tony
I guess it’s not plagiarism if you don’t imitate really well, huh Tony? Still, if there was anyone I’d like to be accused of imitating… Hopper’s way up there on my list. Thanks for the reinforcement my friend.
– Ted Byrne
Wow, I thought hopper as soon as I saw the thumbnail, then I saw your title! Wow again!
Thanks Mel. Have you ever seen Mr. Hopper’s Early Sunday Morning which you can find by clicking here
Notice how the light pouring from stage right subtly affects the windows and then the barber pole. And notice the alienated emptyness of the frame. See.. see… what pulled my imagination toward Sunday Morning up above?
– Ted Byrne
Beautifully captured and treated. Marvelous viewpoint and splendid colour.
Thanks Bev. Of course the palette belongs to Mr. Hopper, but the scene belongs to the legacy of Lancaster.
– Ted Byrne
Really fantastic – the colours are wonderful!
Your very nice Shulie, thanks. As I wrote above to both Mel and Bev, the palette is shamelessly purloined from Mr. Hopper. His sense of polychromatic mood demands a story from us, don’t you think?
– Ted Byrne
No I hadn’t seen that one Ted, thank you for the link! I’ve been influenced by his work a little too, and am trying to get some sort of that feel in some of my portrait work, but I also love the idea that he just wanted to paint sunlight and shadows….I adore his work!