So very cold in the mansion after sunset.

"I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house." -Edward Hopper



I've fallen in love with the Hopper show at the AIC. There’s something about the way he painted simple scenes; he captured an emotion I can’t put into words, which is exactly what painting should be- a medium to express all those emotions beyond words.

Hopper was "a master whose poetry was light and paint."

Slate has a good photo essay, but the work needs to be seen in person- the crux of Hopper is so subtle that photography seems to fail it.