Interpretive renderings of a realist artist

His favorite thing was painting sunlight on the side of a house

"At fifty you don't think of the end much. But at eighty you think of it a lot.
Find me a philosopher to comfort me in my old age".

             ... Edward Hopper (1882-1967), american realist painter.

Hotel by a Railroad (1952)

The Recalcitrant Neighbour

They don’t let you feel anything else but contempt.

I tried to find a way to respect the man. I prefer to respect someone ... it’s a lot more trouble to feel contempt. But the world is full of people who want something for nothing, and they will take you if you let them. They don’t let you feel anything else but contempt.