Winslow Homer is a master of watercolor painting producing more than 600 watercolors in his lifetime. This volume, based on an exhibition of his works in 1986, is breathtaking collection with expert descriptions and commentary. Arranged chronically, from 1871 to 1905… the book captures the development of his artistry and technique.

Life on and near the sea or lakes is the most common theme drawn from Homer’s trips and vacations to England… the Caribbean and Florida.

A few favorites include Weary (1878), The Life Line (1884), An October Day(1889), Three Men in a Canoe (1895) and Key West (1903).

In 1881 Winslow Homer began a series of watercolors based on life in the seaside fishing village of Cullercoats, England. Where he stayed for almost two years. Unlike Homer’s earlier watercolors, the Cullercoats works have a timeless quality that was earlier characteristic only of his oil paintings.

Although large steam trawlers had begun to replace smaller boats as fishing craft in Cullercoats, Homer preferred to focus on the old ways. In Mending the Nets, he conveys the idea of skills acquired through generations of families at work. Mending, along with dividing the catch and distributing the fish at market, occupied the fisherwomens’ time for most of the day.