Martin Johnson Heade

Martin Johnson Heade's paintings include coastal landscapes, salt marshes, flower still lifes, and tropical birds. In marsh scenes, a low horizon and repeated haystacks can give a wide stretch of land a distinct rhythm. Storm paintings use differences between dark cloud and open light to change the character of the coast. Magnolias, orchids, and hummingbirds bring the same attention to color and surface into smaller, more concentrated natural arrangements.