Winslow Homer was a famous self-taught American painter who started his career doing illustrations for magazines at age 18. He loved to travel and paint landscapes, especially the ocean during storms, with many of his paintings capturing scenes from his frequent visits to the Bahamas and Maine coast. His painting "Breezing Up" from 1873-1876 depicts the ocean during a storm and was likely influenced by his passion for capturing the sea in turbulent weather conditions.
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Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art.
Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively in watercolor, creating a fluid and prolific oeuvre, primarily chronicling his working vacations.
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• Winslow Homer was a famous American painter.
• He was self-taught! (He became an expert painting by DOING,
rather than going to art school). He started out when he was just 18
doing illustrations for magazines.
• He travelled extensively, and painted wherever he went. (He loved
the Bahamas – he said it was paradise!)
• He especially loved painting the ocean… in bad weather.
• Click this link to see a clip of the ocean, filmed from some of
Homer’s favorite painting spots in Maine:
https://www.nga.gov/feature/homer/homer19.htm
(click on the flash video at the bottom of the page)
• When you look at the painting in the next slide, what do you see?
What makes you notice those things?
4. Our project:
• Do a watercolor wash (maybe add salt for
texture)
• Let it dry – then tear into horizontal strips and
glue onto blue construction paper
• Add a boat, with a sail
