Winslow Homer
The Gulf Stream, 1899 Winslow Homer (1836–1910) Oil on canvas; 28 1/8 x 49 1/8 in.
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Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910) Nassau, 1899 Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winslow Homer Winslow Homer American Casting, Number Two, 1894 watercolor over graphite National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer • Born in1836 in Boston, Massachusetts in the USA • Middle child • Painter, journalist and illustrator • Visited the front during the Civil War • Traveled to Europe • One of the first artists to paint and sell watercolors • Famous for watercolor and oil paintings
Winslow Homer • Landscape – A picture depicting an expanse of scenery
Winslow Homer Burnt Mountain , 1902 watercolor and graphite on wove paper
Winslow Homer • Horizon – Where the earth meets the sky
Sky
Earth (water) Gloucester, Mackerel Fleet at Dawn Former Title: Prout's Neck, Mackerel Fleet at Dawn 1884 Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910 1995.76739.69 x 95.88 cm (15 5/8 x 37 3/4 in.) Oil on panel, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Winslow Homer • Perspective – The appearance of objects in depth – Technique of representing three-dimensional objects and depth relationships on a two-dimensional surface
Boys in a Pasture 1874 Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910 40.32 x 58.1 cm (15 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.) Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Homer – watercolor paintings • Used watercolors for perspective – Some things look far away, others look close • Bright colors to make things appear near • Faded colors to make things look far away
Winslow Homer Incoming Tide, Scarboro, Maine, 1883 The National Gallery of Art
Homer – watercolor paintings • Bigger things appear near • Smaller things appear far away • Bottom of picture appears near • Top appears far away
Winslow Homer The Coming Storm, 1901 The National Gallery of Art
Horizon Perspective
Bright or faded colors Bigger or smaller Bottom or top of picture
Winslow Homer Santiago de Cuba, 1885 The National Gallery of Art
Horizon Perspective
Bright or faded colors Bigger or smaller Bottom or top of picture
Rocky Coast and Gulls 1869 Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910 41.27 x 71.44 cm (16 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.) Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Homer - Your Project Today • Create your own ocean scene watercolor paintings using size perspective, inspired by Homer’s ocean paintings 1. Lightly sketch your drawing with pencil. 2. Lightly draw a horizon line somewhere on the page. 3. Draw a large boat in the foreground. 4. Draw something small in the background (island, trees, another boat, lighthouse, etc.) 5. If you want anything to be white, leave it blank. 6. Now you are ready to paint with watercolor!
WINSLOW HOMER (1836–1910) Rowing Home, 1890 Watercolor The Phillips Collection
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Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910) Nassau, 1899 Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winslow Homer Winslow Homer American Casting, Number Two, 1894 watercolor over graphite National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer • Born in1836 in Boston, Massachusetts in the USA • Middle child • Painter, journalist and illustrator • Visited the front during the Civil War • Traveled to Europe • One of the first artists to paint and sell watercolors • Famous for watercolor and oil paintings
Winslow Homer • Landscape – A picture depicting an expanse of scenery
Winslow Homer Burnt Mountain , 1902 watercolor and graphite on wove paper
Winslow Homer • Horizon – Where the earth meets the sky
Sky
Earth (water) Gloucester, Mackerel Fleet at Dawn Former Title: Prout's Neck, Mackerel Fleet at Dawn 1884 Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910 1995.76739.69 x 95.88 cm (15 5/8 x 37 3/4 in.) Oil on panel, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Winslow Homer • Perspective – The appearance of objects in depth – Technique of representing three-dimensional objects and depth relationships on a two-dimensional surface
Boys in a Pasture 1874 Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910 40.32 x 58.1 cm (15 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.) Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Homer – watercolor paintings • Used watercolors for perspective – Some things look far away, others look close • Bright colors to make things appear near • Faded colors to make things look far away
Winslow Homer Incoming Tide, Scarboro, Maine, 1883 The National Gallery of Art
Homer – watercolor paintings • Bigger things appear near • Smaller things appear far away • Bottom of picture appears near • Top appears far away
Winslow Homer The Coming Storm, 1901 The National Gallery of Art
Horizon Perspective
Bright or faded colors Bigger or smaller Bottom or top of picture
Winslow Homer Santiago de Cuba, 1885 The National Gallery of Art
Horizon Perspective
Bright or faded colors Bigger or smaller Bottom or top of picture
Rocky Coast and Gulls 1869 Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910 41.27 x 71.44 cm (16 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.) Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Homer - Your Project Today • Create your own ocean scene watercolor paintings using size perspective, inspired by Homer’s ocean paintings 1. Lightly sketch your drawing with pencil. 2. Lightly draw a horizon line somewhere on the page. 3. Draw a large boat in the foreground. 4. Draw something small in the background (island, trees, another boat, lighthouse, etc.) 5. If you want anything to be white, leave it blank. 6. Now you are ready to paint with watercolor!
WINSLOW HOMER (1836–1910) Rowing Home, 1890 Watercolor The Phillips Collection
