Edward Hopper and "The Balancing Act".

I'm a big Edward Hopper fan, and spent some of my downtime reading up on him with my daughter. It's interesting how he balanced being a commercial artist with his desire to be a painter. I feel quite a connection with him in that regard. My freelance design business is finally taking off, but it's cutting into my painting time. I am grateful to finally be able to do both, but finding that balance is key. Hopper was gaining notoriety as a commercial illustrator, yet his paintings were going unnoticed by the fine art world. He kept painting, actually resenting the work he had to do as an illustrator (which was paying his bills).

Here is a painting I did in the style of the great Edward Hopper, entitled "Storm Moves Out".