Translating a famous painting and understanding why it works.

Almost finished painting:  Going backwards.....

Setting up my pallet:  Looking for Hopper's colors.

Looking at Hopper's way of designing.

Using the tracing paper to learn and not to copy.  

First one is a literal copy.  The second one is about observations.

Thumb nail sketches:  What do I want to do in my interpretation:

The painting I am researching.