Alfresco Art Club Challenge, Sep 15, 2019 - Learn by Trying to Copy a Masterpiece (Edward Hopper)
/Today’s art club challenge was, once again, to paint like a master. I chose Edward Hopper because I like his simple look…at least it appeared to me to be simple…until I tried it. Part of my personality is that I think everything I want to do will be easy. It’s because my ego is forever 6-years old and utterly convinced that I can do anything I put my mind to. I got that delusional notion from my mother, who told me many times during my childhood that I really could do anything. I found out she was dead wrong when I tried to learn how to play the classical guitar. But that’s another story.
Today I learned that a simple-looking masterpiece is not simple. I also learned that even though a masterpiece is pretty much impossible to copy, it’s worth doing. Just have a little talk with your ego, then swallow your pride and consider yourself a spectacular success at learning a few new tricks.
This painting is my rendition of the red-headed woman sitting at the counter in Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks (1942).
