Contact William R. Cross is available for book readings and speaking engagements. Contact him to learn more. Your Name Your Email Address Subject Your Message Winslow Homer was more connected to the world arou At a recent talk, one thoughtful Chicagoan asked a It was such an honor to learn that my book is now So many days lately have been rainy that it has be Learning a profession is never easy. Winslow Homer A painter makes countless decisions to make a pict Follow on Instagram Connect on Facebook Section 1 “When I have selected the thing carefully, I paint it exactly as it appears.” Winslow Homer Section 2 “[Homer] has no imagination, but he contrives to elevate this rather blighting negative into a blooming and honorable positive. He is almost barbarously simple . . .” Henry James Section “Winslow Homer is the Walt Whitman among our painters . . . He is astoundingly, startlingly truthful.” Ernest Knaufft Section “The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.” Walt Whitman