Edward Hopper
1942
oil on canvas

first impression
I like this picture because it has mellow colors that aren't
right in you face. in this picture you can see that it is night
time because the only light is coming from the bar and
everything is dark like the stores in the back ground.
by the colors that he uses in this painting you can tell that
it is a relaxed setting.

what i have learned
Hopper named this painting nighthawks because it was his
parody on the term night owl wich is someone who stays up
late. this painting was inspired by a diner in manhattan which
was hoppers home town. hopper painted this painting right after
the attack on pearl harbor and that is why the painting seems to
to have a sense gloomines.

how hopper creats unity
hopper creates unity in many ways. one thing that he does is have
the waitor and the two people at the bar all near each other which
is grouping. another thing that hopper does is uses repetition, he
uses repetition by having the windows lead to the bar plus the bar
stools lead to the man sitting by himself. another is the contrast of
color with the black from the store and the white of the light.