In 1873,
after working in oils for almost twenty years, Homer began also
to paint using watercolors. For the rest of his life, this became
as important to him as his use of oil and he created many of each.
In the mid point of his career, his subjects usually depicted
the rural farm scenes of Northeast America, children at play,
and fashionable resort views featuring mostly well dressed women.
Winslow Homer did in showing the beauty of America what many French
Impressionists did for Europe, and his body of work will shine
as a legacy to our great and beautiful nation.
