Some art for Wednesday: “Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems.”*
by chuckofish
Monday was the birthday of Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) whom readers of this blog know has always been one of my favorite artists. Like me, he came from a long line of New Englanders and so the landscapes he painted are both familiar and dear to me. Our mother was also a great admirer of Homer and we were introduced to his art at an early and impressionable age. What is not to like?
Here are a few of my favorites.
A print of this painting hung on my dorm room wall in college. It can be seen on the bottom of this blog.
My kind of guy
The West Wind
Two Guides
This painting hangs in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA and I stared at it a lot in college.
Breezing Up
Prisoners From the Front–I always loved this picture.
I think they were going for that same look in this movie. (By the way, this is a terrible movie, but the stars did look great.)
Richard Harris and Charlton Heston in “Major Dundee” (1965)
A Visit From the Old Mistress, which mirrors the composition of the Prisoners From the Front painting
For more pictures, here is a good slideshow from the National Gallery of Art.
* Good advice for artists (and others) from Winslow Homer
dual personalities 
Lovely! For some reason I like ‘The West Wind’ and your Williamstown painting best. And that picture from Major Dundee (almost) makes me want to watch it! I have many fond memories of watching it and laughing about it with you.
I just love Winslow Homer! But don’t be tricked into watching “Major Dundee”!
Thanks for a nice tribute to one of my favorite artists also…I remember always getting his name confused, was it Homer Winslow or Winslow Homer? For many years, we had Breezing Up displayed prominently in our living room (remember them?) but darned if I know what became of it!