Homer painted The Lookout – “All’s Well” in his Prouts Neck, Maine studio, using a local fisherman as his model. Browns and dark blues define this night scene; the white dabs of flickering stars and the cresting wave are the only highlights. The seaman’s features are roughly drawn and blurred by shadow. He seems to represent all sailors, not a specific individual. His bulk is crowded into the lower corner so that the bell ringing out the watch becomes the main actor in the picture. The slant of the mast, ropes, and bell and the looming closeness of the sailor make this picture, in Homer’s words, “unexpected and strange,” and invite viewers to imagine themselves on the rolling ship.