Winslow Homer - AIC 2nd Grade 2017
The Gulf Stream, 1899
Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
Oil on canvas; 28 1/8 x 49 1/8 in.
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910) Nassau, 1899 Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winslow Homer Art in the Classroom Ms. Kallassy October 2017 American Casting, Number Two, 1894 Winslow Homer Watercolor over graphite National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer • Born in 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts • Painter and magazine illustrator in New York City • Moved to England, then settled in Maine. Traveled to Bahamas, Cuba, and Florida. • One of the first artists to paint and sell watercolors • Famous for seascape paintings in watercolor and oil
Winslow Homer • Landscape: A picture depicting an expanse of scenery
Winslow Homer Burnt Mountain, 1902 Watercolor and graphite on woven 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
Winslow Homer • Watercolor Paintings: • Bigger objects appear near; Smaller objects appear far away • Bright colors to make objects appear near; Faded colors to make objects look far away • Bottom of picture appears near; Top of picture appears farther away
Winslow Homer Incoming Tide, Scarboro, Maine, 1883 The National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer The Coming Storm, 1901 The National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer
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Winslow Homer Santiago de Cuba, 1885 The National Gallery of Art
Notice the horizon line Note bright vs. faded colors Note bigger vs. smaller objects Look at the objects near the bottom vs. top of picture
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 Rowing Home, 1890 Watercolor The Phillips Collection
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910) Nassau, 1899 Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winslow Homer Art in the Classroom Ms. Kallassy October 2017 American Casting, Number Two, 1894 Winslow Homer Watercolor over graphite National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer • Born in 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts • Painter and magazine illustrator in New York City • Moved to England, then settled in Maine. Traveled to Bahamas, Cuba, and Florida. • One of the first artists to paint and sell watercolors • Famous for seascape paintings in watercolor and oil
Winslow Homer • Landscape: A picture depicting an expanse of scenery
Winslow Homer Burnt Mountain, 1902 Watercolor and graphite on woven 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
Winslow Homer • Watercolor Paintings: • Bigger objects appear near; Smaller objects appear far away • Bright colors to make objects appear near; Faded colors to make objects look far away • Bottom of picture appears near; Top of picture appears farther away
Winslow Homer Incoming Tide, Scarboro, Maine, 1883 The National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer The Coming Storm, 1901 The National Gallery of Art
Winslow Homer
• • • •
Winslow Homer Santiago de Cuba, 1885 The National Gallery of Art
Notice the horizon line Note bright vs. faded colors Note bigger vs. smaller objects Look at the objects near the bottom vs. top of picture
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 Rowing Home, 1890 Watercolor The Phillips Collection
