Winslow Homer's studio

This last Mother’s day was the best I have ever had. Doug and Christina bought tickets for Winslow Homer’s Studio tour. The Portland Museum takes you there and back and the docent gives a talk on Winslow’s life and time spent at Prout’s Neck. The weather was perfect. I stood right where several of the great surf scenes were painted. They were painted in the studio but observed during the storms or right after a storm when the waves were still powerful. Homer stayed into the fall and winter so he could experience the storms that were more frequent during those times of the year. He must have spent hours watching the action of the waves.  Homer is one of my favorite painters.

 The ocean was calm when we were there as it probably is most of the time.  There is a path along the shore that is public. I have made a made a few surf paintings but my success is due to photos that capture the action. Homer’s paintings can be appreciated more because he relied on memory and skill. He captured the drama, energy, and power of moving water.  Rocks and water are my favorite subject to paint and most of the scenes I paint are of Back Cove where I live. Homer loved  dramatic ocean  scenes open and wild,  I prefer intimate and calm.

Winshow Homer Cannon Rock

Impact 24 x 24
Sufr at Pemaquid Point

Island Beyond
rocks in my cove

Moving Energy
sufr at Pemaquid Point

September Sunset      sold
from an island in my cove

Setting Sun
rocks in my cove

Shore Dock
rocks in my cove

Surf #1       sold
surf at Pemaquid Point

Surf #3       sold

The Lookour Rock
rocks on my cove

Watchers       sold
surf at Pemaquid