Some Famous Paintings

The painting i findthe most interesting is Nighthawks by Edward Hopper. It uses dark warm colors. it is very detailed with its highlighting and shadows. As for the composition, he used spacing as a tool by the placement of the people at the counter. He usued balance in the view of the picture, how the restaurant is to the right not in the center. The texture of the wood on the outside of Phillies and the counter is very detailed and thats how you know its wood. This painting was made in 1942 of two people sitting in a downtown diner late at night. Nighthawks is the title because it is another name for night owls, who are people that like to go otu late at night.
The scene was inspired by a diner in Greenwich Village.