Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea is a stunning visual and literary journey into the world of America's most celebrated marine painter, Winslow Homer.

Burleigh's beautiful watercolor and pencil illustrations capture the different feelings the sea can conjure - calm and peaceful to thrilling and dangerous.

This book takes readers on a seasonal journey with Homer as he studies the ocean patiently, making sure to notice every detail before bringing it to life in his paintings.

With quiet intensity, the text sets Homer's work and self-sufficient style of living within the frame of this fascination.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, this book is a must-read for anyone who loves art, nature, or simply being transported to another time and place.