Seascapes

First Grade students studied Winslow Homer and his seascapes. Students learned that artists often paint what is around them, and for Winslow Homer, he did just that. He lived near the sea and loved to paint the sea and show the power of the sea in his paintings. Students looked at pictures of sailboats, tall ships, clipper ships and steamships before drawing the ship of their choice and then painting it with watercolor paints.