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Winslow Homer--Fishing for Ouananiche, Lake St. John, P.Q. Canada, no.2, 1902

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"Winslow homer knew the importance of the flash of sun on antlers and the curve of a fly rod against morning mist. A dedicated outdoorsman, he got up at 3 on summer mornings before going to work at his first and only steady job (two years at a lithographer's) to fish a pond near Boston.

"Homer was a New Englander who got his start as a Civil War artist-reporter. After the war his specialty became the American outdoors. Hunting, fishing and boating occupied him increasingly and became the subjects for such elegant, forceful paintings...

"The Ouananciche, a rare landlocked salmon, is striking as well...

"The Adirondacks, with their abundance of fish and game, attracted Homer as much as the Canadian woods. He spent a good deal of time in this New York wilderness and here found some of his favorite models and most dramatic subjects."

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Bommom

Yeah, and he had to go ahead and paint this one rapid free. :-( Thanks, Nev.

I suspect the fish on the line isn't happy, Mike and the one leaping for joy is happy.

Bommom

You're welcome, Bill, and thanks for the clarification. :-)

Bill_I_Am

What Leanne said (again). It's such a delight just to observe Homer's watercolor skills, it almost doesn't matter what he's painted. Yes, I think one of the salmons is hooked and the other just jumped out to observe. Thanks, Gayle!

Bommom

Do you think it could be early in the morning when the biting is good? Is one salmon on the line and the other leaping out of the water? No need to answer; just ponderin'.

Thanks, Leanne and Andy, for stopping by.

dris651

What a subdued palette of colors for a Canadian wilderness watercolor - yet it works. You very much get that feeling of being on a lake on a partly sunny day when a big cloud suddenly blocks out the sun completely (don't you just hate that! ;-D). Whoosh - the world is suddenly dimmer and grayer. Must be nice to have two guides paddling the canoe, though it looks a might crowded in that boat. And two salmon on the line at once?? Well, this must be near the The Big Rock Candy Mountains then! Thanks Gayle.

patlander

It's wonderful how Homer can paint the water so perfectly with such an economy of brushstrokes.

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