1. Winslow Homer American Painter and Printmaker Most famous for Watercolor Seascapes 1836-1910 By Adrianna Thomas

2. Born in Boston, Mass. Apprenticed to a Commercial Lithographer. Largely self-taught artist, but did spend a year in Paris studying Impressionism. Began freelance career as a commercial illustrator. He was sent to sketch Battle Scenes and Camp Life during Civil War.

6. After the Civil War, made transition from illustrator to painter. Took up oil painting producing major works in his NY studio. Snap the Whip

7. Sailing the Catboat

8. In 1875, Homer quit working as an illustrator. He spent 2 years in England where he rekindled his love for the sea. When he came back to the US, he moved to Maine’s coastline. During winter he traveled to the coast of Florida & the Caribbean to paint. He began using watercolors and revolutionized this medium.

9. The Red Canoe Canoe in the Rapids, 1897 His work captures the beauty of America’s Landscape

10. The Fog Warning, 1885

11. Breezing Up, 1876

12. Incoming Tide, Scarboro Maine, 1883

13. Sunlight on the Coast, 1890

14. After the Hurricane, 1899

15. The Gulf Stream, 1899 Undertow

16. Kissing the Moon, 1904