1. 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 Freeman’s class March 2007 Winslow HomerWinslow Homer American Casting, Number Two, 1894 watercolor over graphite National Gallery of Art

2. 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

3. Landscape –A picture depicting an expanse of scenery Winslow Homer Burnt Mountain, 1902 watercolor and graphite on wove paper

4. Winslow Homer Horizon –Where the earth meets the sky 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 Sky Earth (water)

5. 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

6. 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

7. Winslow Homer The Coming Storm, 1901 The National Gallery of Art Bigger things appear near Smaller things appear far away Bottom of picture appears near Top appears far away Homer – watercolor paintings

8. 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

9. 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 Horizon Perspective Bright or faded colors Bigger or smaller Bottom or top of picture

10. WINSLOW HOMER (1836–1910) Rowing Home, 1890 Watercolor The Phillips Collection Horizon Perspective Bright or faded colors Bigger or smaller Bottom or top of picture

11. Create a mountain lake scene using watercolor Art in the Classroom: Homer Activity

12. Create a mountain lake scene using watercolor Draw a pencil line across the upper third of the paper to represent the horizon, where land and water meet the sky Wet the paper (see Ms Freeman or Juliana’s mom or dad) Mix the paint for the land, mix bright green paint with water on a plate and paint the bottom third of the paper = grass Mix the paint for the trees, mix water into the bright green color to dull the color and paint some trees or bushes above the grass Mix paint for the lake, rinse the brush and mix blue for the lake behind the trees up to the pencil line (the horizon). Leave some white spaces/stripes in the lake to look like reflections in the water Mix the blue with water to make it weaker (pale blue) for the sky. Paint the entire sky leaving some white areas for clouds Mix a pale green blue for the mountains and paint mountains at the horizon of the lake and into the sky. Let it dry Outline the lakeshore, trees, hills and mountain shapes with black felt pen Art in the Classroom: Homer Activity