Georgia O'Keeffe painted her 1972 oil on canvas "The Beyond" after viewing the sky from inside an airplane.
Just like us, Artists live in the real world. They experience and capture what is happening in their lives. This can include everyday events. We have seen art about food and eating. Art with a person walking in the picture or sitting on a chair. We have seen art a particular time of day. Sometimes our everyday life can be spectacular and inspiring. Let's look at how artists captured the Night Sky.
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One of the most famous night skies is The Starry Night painted in thick swirling blues by artist Vincent van Gogh. Vincent captured the stars and moon as it appeared from the window in his room.
The Starry Night
Vincent made many versions of the night sky
Café Terrace at Night, 1888
Café Terrace at Night, 1888
An evening stroll in France might lead you to an outdoor cafe. Vincent painted this scene where under the night sky, diners sip coffee and enjoy conversation.
Starry Night Over the RhoneWhat clues did Vincent paint that this star speckled sky is a seascape?
Other artists also had their versions on a "Starry Night" even before Vincent
Jean-François Millet, Starry Night (Millet), c. 1850-1865
Starry Night
Edvard Munch
The Girl by the Window, 1893
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch, the same artist that painted The Scream, paints this lone figure at an open window. Besides the indigo blue sky, what other clues tell you this is night?
The Girl by the Window , shows a young girl in her nightgown standing in a darkened room gazing out at the city. evoking a feeling of melancholy and anticipation.
Georgia O'Keeffe has her own take on the night sky
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The negative or empty space in these abstract watercolors by Georgia create star filled skies. Notice the areas of paper without paint, the little white squares become.... stars.
Starlight Night - Georgia O’Keeffe 1917 American 1887-1986
Light Coming on the Plains No.
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Jamie Molina creates a star filled box with cacti-- a sculpture of a desert landscape. The constellations at night in 3D
We have seen the art of surrealist Rene Magritte before. Do you remember paintings we have viewed that have a similar style? Any ideas?
A single street lamp glows and reflects in this evening painting. it feels quiet and still. What time of day do you think Renee painted in this work of art? Is it daytime, night or both?
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another street lamp beaming light into the night
Harald Sohlberg
A white cottage contrasts with the dark wooded landscape by Harald Sohlberg
Illustration from Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty Artist Bryan Collier
Harald Sohlberg, Summer Night, 1899, The National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, Oslo, Norway.
Harald paints a twilight sky appearing brighter as summer days are longer.
What activities do you like do in the evening?
Six o'clock Winter, John Sloan
Maybe the evening is when you are heading home from school or work.
or going out to dinner. through the diner's large glass window we view four people in a downtown diner late at night . The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape.
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Do you gather with friends and family under the night Sky as Cassie Louise Lightfoot and her brother do in Faith Ringgold's Story Quilt Tar Beach
Maybe you like to play outside as the sun is setting.
John Singer Sargent captures his friends daughters in this dusk painting. The children lighting lanterns.
Sargent wanted to paint from real life. There were only a few minutes each evening where the light was right. He would place his easel and paint
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What color did you notice in most of these artworks?
Did you get a certain mood or feeling from this time of day?
Will you set your art at a particular time of day?
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