Painting the Tidepools at Winslow Homer’s Prouts Neck, Maine

From Emmy Award winning PBS series Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop (Program 207, Season Two)(English and French Subtitles) David visits the rocky shores of Prouts Neck, Maine, where the famously enigmatic Winslow Homer (1836-1910) lived for the final 27 years of his life and painted some of his most theatrical, and iconic seascapes. While visiting Homer's home and studio on Prout's Neck and climbing the rocks near his home, David briefly discusses Winslow Homer's in a turbulent intersection of American history and his various experiences and influences. David explores the calm tidepools swirling around the rocky shores and discusses Homer’s techniques and palette as he paints an oil painting of the shores of Maine from the rocks. Introduction: Begins at 0:00 minutes Composition and Diagram: Begins at 8:32 minutes Palette: Begins at 10:45 Oil Painting: Begins at 11:11 minutes Conclusion: Begins at 25.30 minutes Producers: SimmonsArt and David Dunlop Host and Painter: David Dunlop Directors: Connie Simmons and David Dunlop Writers: David Dunlop and Connie Simmons Editor: Connie Simmons Join David and SimmonsArt for David's live online Landscape Painting Workshops and More Painting programs: www.daviddunlop.com Season Two of Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop is the second season of the innovative, lively and entertaining Emmy® and CINE Golden Eagle Award winning PBS series that takes you to the actual locations in Italy and the United States that inspired the great artists J.M.W. Turner, John Singer Sargent, Francesco Guardi, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Winslow Homer, and the Hudson River artists to create some of their most iconic works. The eight half-hour programs of Season Two explore the lives, techniques and inspiration of these master artists through a combination of discussion and demonstration in the beautiful locations that inspired them. Inspired by David Dunlop’s infectious enthusiasm and encyclopedic knowledge, Landscapes Through Time combines art, history, travel, philosophy, science and technique to explore the lives and art of a wide range of different artists, creating a new way for artists as well as a general television audience to experience and visually participate in the power and magic of the act of artistic creation.