1. Meet the Masters
Grade 4

2. Winslow Homer American Artist

3. Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Lived in America all of his life
Moved from the city to the country at the age of 6
This is where he developed his love for the outdoors that is expressed in his art

4. In the middle of his career as an illustrator he took up painting.
He began his art career as an Illustrator. His work appeared in “Harpers Weekly” magazine.
In the middle of his career as an illustrator he took up painting.

5. He learned to paint on his own
He was a polite and independent man
He was a great story teller

6. He trusted only his own eyes to capture the people and the landscapes
There were no photographers at that time so people had to draw pictures or paint about what happened around them
He trusted only his own eyes to capture the people and the landscapes

7. His pictures were so realistic that he became famous.

8. Winslow Homer felt that he had to be alone to work well so he moved to a quiet spot overlooking the ocean in Maine.

9. Andrew Wyeth
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10. He was born in Chadd’s Ford, Pennsylvania
He was trained by his father who was a famous illustrator and mural painter

11. He usually paints objects and landscapes from his own life
He usually paints objects and landscapes from his own life. The people portrayed in his painting are usually his wife, his two sons, or his neighbors.

12. When he starts a new piece of art, he makes a very careful pencil drawing of his subject.
Then he decides whether he is going to use water color or tempera for his paint.
Wyeth puts great amount of feeling into his paintings.

13. He tries to paint objects the way he sees and feels about them
Wyeth pays close attention to texture and detail

14. Christina’s world Andrew Wyeth Museum of modern art new York city
It shows a girl crippled with polio crawling through a field picking berries. The simple composition with its sweep of grass, lonely houses, and Christina shows a refusal to meet defeat, the struggle for existence, and courage. The ladder, broken window, and the abandoned roof add the finishing touches to this painting.

15. Fog warning winslow homer museum of fine arts boston, massachusetts
This watercolor painting of the fisherman looking over his shoulder at the approaching storm is a good example of his story-telling ability. He added drama by using broad fluid strokes and restricting his pallet to only a few colors. Delicate coloring and dramatic use of highlights add to the mood.

16. Christina’s World
Fog Warning
Andrew Wyeth
Winslow Homer