Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
"North Broad" Abstract cityscape, geometric pattern, triangle, mixed media panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "North Broad" is an original artwork made from pencil, marker, acrylic gouache collage on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w and is signed on the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil
Abstract Composition - China ink Drawing by Michel Cadoret - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an artwork realized by Michel Cadoret .
China ink on paper.
The monogram of the artist is on the lower right corner.
Good con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Poptic 22.03, Flower Mandala, Fuchsia Pink, Yellow, Lavender Purple, Navy
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 22.02 is a predominately vibrant fuchsia pink, yellow an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Pink Bouquet - Contemporary Flowers Inc, Ecolina Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Jump - Abstract Ink Ecoline Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Down by the River, Watercolor Collage Art on Paper
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
Down by the River, 2022 by a.muse is a contemporary watercolor collage work on paper. The art on paper is a collection of vibrant images arranged like a patchwork quilt of small imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Thread, Watercolor, Archival Paper
THE MIND BEATENS (ORIGINAL DRAWING)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original color drawing on paper. Hand signed lower front by Roberto Matta. Image size 12 x 16 inches. Frame size approx 23.25 x 27.5 inches.
Artwork is in overall excellent co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
UNTITLED (ORIGINAL DRAWING)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original color drawing on paper. Hand signed lower front by Roberto Matta. Image size 12 x 16 inches. Frame size approx 23.25 x 27.5 inches.
Artwork is in overall excellent co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
"Traces" , 2 Minimalist Black an white Drawings, Large Size , Original art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 2008.
Her research is oriented towards a reflecti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
“Untitled (PPR 382)” Contemporary Abstract Colorful Geometric Patterned Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric colorful patterned painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in blue, mag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"one day into the next" abstract cityscape, geometric, trees, watercolor, marker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "one day into the next" is an original artwork made from watercolor and marker on panel
by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 10"h x 8"w.
Miriam Singer grew up in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Panel, Permanent Marker
MIchael Knigin Abstract Pop Art Surrealism Acrylic Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Jay Knigin (American, 1942 – 2011)
Untitled (abstract)
Mixed media painting on paper, includes acrylic, watercolor and gouache
Estate stamp on the ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
“Untitled (PPR 367)” Contemporary Abstract Colorful Geometric Patterned Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric colorful patterned painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in red, pinks, blues, yellow, black, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Ref 666", painting by Nicolas Dubreuille, 2022
Located in Paris, France
Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photography - to explore form an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled 10 - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness, Warm Colors
Located in Salzburg, AT
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings:
”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon
Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love and happiness. Why is this organic che...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Ref 664", painting by Nicolas Dubreuille, 2022
Located in Paris, France
Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photography - to explore form an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Ref 653", painting by Nicolas Dubreuille, 2022
Located in Paris, France
Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photography - to explore form an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
A Note Of Urgency I
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Red River Inside my Eyelids by Yayoi Kusama - Contemporary art, female artist
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE
Red River Inside my Eyelids by Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929)
Ink, pastel, felt pen on paper
55 x 39.8 cm (21 ⁵/₈ ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Felt Pen, Paper
Abstracción Lírica signed limited edition original art print pastel
Located in Miami, FL
Rigoberto Mena (Cuba, 1961)
'Abstraccion Lirica', 2003
pastel, sugarlift on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g.
20.9 x 27.2 in. (53 x 69 cm.)
Unframed
ID: MER-103
Hand-signed by author
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen
"Landscape" Seascape - Large Size -Contemporary Drawing- Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
landscape
mineral oxide on papers ( Canson Paper 300gr)
75 x110 cm
framed artwork,
white wood frame, 91X122 cm the edge of the frame is 3.5c m
Ready to Hang
2022
Artwork published ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Gouache, Paper
Poptic Nine, Flower Mandala, Yellow, Orange, Bright Blue, Pink, Peach
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 09 is a predominately yellow, orange and blue mandala sh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Abstract 11
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Composition - Mixed Media - François Chapuis - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an Original Mixed Media realized by Francois Chapuis in mid-20th century.
Good condition , hand signed on the lower right corner with ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
A Poet - Drawing by Carlo Cego - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
A poet is a contemporary artwork realized by Carlo Cego in 1966.
Miched colored pencil and watercolor drawing on paper.
Includes frame: 52 x 2.5 x 72 cm
Hand signed and titled on ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Pressure
By Robert Longo
Located in New York, NY
Robert Longo
Pressure, 1983
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
Signed and dated 'Robert Longo 83’ (lower right) in graphite
Frame included:
Floated and framed in a museum quality frame with UV plexiglass
This is a unique painting
"Pressure " [on God], Robert Longo's unique acrylic and graphite work on paper, was created during the same period as his iconic work, simply labeled "Pressure", now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in N.Y. Whereas the latter depicts a young man, the present work, titled "Pressure on Heaven", then deliberately changed to "Pressure on God", is more ethereal in subject matter, though the lone youth's image is still present in the composition.
From Lexander magazine:
"In the excerpt from Neal Benezra’s article about 1980s art in the previous post, he writes, “Robert Longo’s Pressure might well be the most representative work of art of the 1980s.” I would go further and state that it is the definitive work of the 1980s—the penultimate visual anthem of the era—and most especially the period between 1979—1987, during which the musical genres of gothic rock and deathrock flourished and achieved their greatest artistic successes through the work of a variety of diverse bands including Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract 10
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Bittersweet Cephalopod
By Jenny Brown
Located in Boston, MA
Bittersweet Cephalopod, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work, 2018
11" x 8.5" (HxW) Collage and Pen on Paper
With clear inspiration from natural botanicals and oceanic life, artist Jenny Brown combines found imagery and her own mark making to create delicate yet bold designs. This work features an ocean-inspired creature taking shape from a combination of paper ephemera on a coral colored piece of paper. Fine white lines and small white dots emerge and scatter around the composition, bringing the work to life.
Images with frames are examples only; this work comes unframed.
Artist Commentary:
The Unique Bittersweet Cephalopod is a creature of Jupiter's sunset seas, not yet found in any other part of the universe. This work was created with antique collage materials and pen on paper.
About the Artist:
Jenny Brown is a visual artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island, whose primary mediums are drawing, collage, and works on paper. Her work brings to life a mythical world of sea creatures and celestial beings, realized through her love of paper ephemera. Jenny studied art at Bennington College and received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2005. In addition to working with galleries in New York, Providence, and metro Boston, Jenny has collaborated with brands such as Hudson-Chatham Winery, Sheaffer Pens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Pen
Totem I
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Totem I" is an original artwork made from chine colle collage on Somerset paper by Katie VanVliet. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and measures 9...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color, Pigment
Untitled 5
Located in Nashville, TN
Eva Magill-Oliver is a visual artist creating delicate, meditative collages, drawings, and paintings that reflect and explore different elements of the natural world.
Currently living and working in Greenville, South Carolina, Magill-Oliver received her B.F.A. from the University of Georgia in Athens. She worked as an in-house artist and designer at a publishing company in Atlanta before pursuing a career as an independent artist. She is the author of Paint Alchemy: Exploring Process-Driven Techniques through Design, Pattern, Color, Abstraction, Acrylic, and Mixed Media, published by Quarry Books in 2018.
While she has worked primarily on paper over the past several years, Magill-Olliver has recently expanded her work to include mixed media abstract paintings on canvas. In March 2019, Nike announced its partnership with Magill-Oliver, whose artwork was chosen to be featured on a new collection of running apparel and accessories for women. She intends for this collection to connect runners with the environment around them. The result is a dynamic collection of printed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Our Conversation Yesterday
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Sea Spine, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work on Paper
By Jenny Brown
Located in Boston, MA
Sea Spine, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work, 2015
11" x 8.5" (HxW) Collage, Acrylic Paint, and Pen on Paper
With clear inspiration from natural botanicals and oceanic life, artist Jenny Brown combines found imagery and her own mark making to create delicate yet bold designs. In this work a shell sits against a bright teal background, teeming with life: purple and pink flowers, lush green foliage, and a peacock feather adorn the crustacean home, as if growing directly from its surface. The work is further unified with pink dots painted about, with fine white lines emerging like tentacles or perhaps additional branches and leaves.
Images with frames are examples only; this work comes unframed.
Artist Commentary:
Sea Spine is a unique and fantastic flowering shell, adorned with a peacock feather, lilacs, and the whispers of ocean hair. Inspired by stories of hidden oceans on the distant planets and the joy of discovery, this work was created with pen, ink, acrylic paint, & collage.
About the Artist:
Jenny Brown is a visual artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island, whose primary mediums are drawing, collage, and works on paper. Her work brings to life a mythical world of sea creatures and celestial beings, realized through her love of paper ephemera. Jenny studied art at Bennington College and received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2005. In addition to working with galleries in New York, Providence, and metro Boston, Jenny has collaborated with brands such as Hudson-Chatham Winery, Sheaffer Pens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Pen
"Black and White Landscape" Abstract Drawing , Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape B/W
charcoal on paper (300gr)
Minimalism-
Original art
30x42 cm
passepartout- 35x47x05 cm
this artwork is part of the solo exhibition
"The Fragile Space"
panelized on a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Abstract 2
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Untitled 20
Located in Nashville, TN
Eva Magill-Oliver is a visual artist creating delicate, meditative collages, drawings, and paintings that reflect and explore different elements of the natural world.
Currently living and working in Greenville, South Carolina, Magill-Oliver received her B.F.A. from the University of Georgia in Athens. She worked as an in-house artist and designer at a publishing company in Atlanta before pursuing a career as an independent artist. She is the author of Paint Alchemy: Exploring Process-Driven Techniques through Design, Pattern, Color, Abstraction, Acrylic, and Mixed Media, published by Quarry Books in 2018.
While she has worked primarily on paper over the past several years, Magill-Olliver has recently expanded her work to include mixed media abstract paintings on canvas. In March 2019, Nike announced its partnership with Magill-Oliver, whose artwork was chosen to be featured on a new collection of running apparel and accessories for women. She intends for this collection to connect runners with the environment around them. The result is a dynamic collection of printed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Pouring My Heart Out I
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Untitled 17
Located in Nashville, TN
Eva Magill-Oliver is a visual artist creating delicate, meditative collages, drawings, and paintings that reflect and explore different elements of the natural world.
Currently living and working in Greenville, South Carolina, Magill-Oliver received her B.F.A. from the University of Georgia in Athens. She worked as an in-house artist and designer at a publishing company in Atlanta before pursuing a career as an independent artist. She is the author of Paint Alchemy: Exploring Process-Driven Techniques through Design, Pattern, Color, Abstraction, Acrylic, and Mixed Media, published by Quarry Books in 2018.
While she has worked primarily on paper over the past several years, Magill-Olliver has recently expanded her work to include mixed media abstract paintings on canvas. In March 2019, Nike announced its partnership with Magill-Oliver, whose artwork was chosen to be featured on a new collection of running apparel and accessories for women. She intends for this collection to connect runners with the environment around them. The result is a dynamic collection of printed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
An Interior Language XXIX
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
The Truth Of Things
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Untitled 1
Located in Nashville, TN
Eva Magill-Oliver is a visual artist creating delicate, meditative collages, drawings, and paintings that reflect and explore different elements of the natural world.
Currently living and working in Greenville, South Carolina, Magill-Oliver received her B.F.A. from the University of Georgia in Athens. She worked as an in-house artist and designer at a publishing company in Atlanta before pursuing a career as an independent artist. She is the author of Paint Alchemy: Exploring Process-Driven Techniques through Design, Pattern, Color, Abstraction, Acrylic, and Mixed Media, published by Quarry Books in 2018.
While she has worked primarily on paper over the past several years, Magill-Olliver has recently expanded her work to include mixed media abstract paintings on canvas. In March 2019, Nike announced its partnership with Magill-Oliver, whose artwork was chosen to be featured on a new collection of running apparel and accessories for women. She intends for this collection to connect runners with the environment around them. The result is a dynamic collection of printed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Element 4
Located in Nashville, TN
Eva Magill-Oliver is a visual artist creating delicate, meditative collages, drawings, and paintings that reflect and explore different elements of the natural world.
Currently living and working in Greenville, South Carolina, Magill-Oliver received her B.F.A. from the University of Georgia in Athens. She worked as an in-house artist and designer at a publishing company in Atlanta before pursuing a career as an independent artist. She is the author of Paint Alchemy: Exploring Process-Driven Techniques through Design, Pattern, Color, Abstraction, Acrylic, and Mixed Media, published by Quarry Books in 2018.
While she has worked primarily on paper over the past several years, Magill-Olliver has recently expanded her work to include mixed media abstract paintings on canvas. In March 2019, Nike announced its partnership with Magill-Oliver, whose artwork was chosen to be featured on a new collection of running apparel and accessories for women. She intends for this collection to connect runners with the environment around them. The result is a dynamic collection of printed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Dark Secrets
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
This is How I Feel
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Abstract 15
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Abstract 20
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
"Black Lemon" original Charcoal Drawing - signed & dated 1988 - Iconic
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Signed, titled & dated in pencil along the left edge of the paper.
In excellent condition
Provenance: McIntosh/Drysdale, Washington, D.C. 1988; Private Collection, Bethesda, Maryland; Private collection, San Diego, CA
Exhibition History: The Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. "Donald Sultan: In The Still Life Tradition" May 10-July 7...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Sea Fan" - Abstracted Oceanic Still Life in Pen & Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed patterned abstract composition by Patricia "Patti" Omori Shepp (American, b. 1954). This piece has a repeating pattern across the width, reflected on itself. Texture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Postcard, Pen
Abstract 19
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Pouring My Heart Out II
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Tell Me A Secret
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
"Untitled, " Thiago Rocha Pitta, Brazilian Contemporary Grey Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Thiago Rocha Pitta
Untitled, 2006
Watercolor on paper
30 x 23 inches
Brazil-based artist Thiago Rocha Pitta’s (b. 1980) temporal and sensitive body of work depicts interventions wit...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Untitled, " Thiago Rocha Pitta, Contemporary Grey Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Thiago Rocha Pitta
Untitled, 2006
Watercolor on paper
30 x 23 inches
Brazil-based artist Thiago Rocha Pitta’s (b. 1980) temporal and sensitive body of work depicts interventions wit...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Evening Moon Fruit, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work
By Jenny Brown
Located in Boston, MA
Evening Moon Fruit, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work, 2018
11" x 8.5" (HxW) Collage and Pen on Paper
With clear inspiration from natural botanicals and oceanic life, artist Jenny Brown combines found imagery and her own mark making to create delicate yet bold designs. This work features an nature-inspired creature taking shape from a combination of paper ephemera on a charcoal colored piece of paper. Fine white lines and small dots in white, purple, and pink emerge and scatter around the composition, bringing the work to life, like glittering stars in the night sky.
Artist Commentary:
Evening Moon Fruit is a burst of color in the night sky, perhaps the light of another galaxy or interstellar nebula? Existing between constellations and planets, lush with roses and pink apples, this work is inspired by our dreamscapes and fascination with science fiction. Original is comprised of pen, ink, acrylic paint, & antique collage clippings.
About the Artist:
Jenny Brown is a visual artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island, whose primary mediums are drawing, collage, and works on paper. Her work brings to life a mythical world of sea creatures and celestial beings, realized through her love of paper ephemera. Jenny studied art at Bennington College and received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2005. In addition to working with galleries in New York, Providence, and metro Boston, Jenny has collaborated with brands such as Hudson-Chatham Winery, Sheaffer Pens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Pen
Celestial Mirabelle, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work
By Jenny Brown
Located in Boston, MA
Celestial Mirabelle, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work, 2018
11" x 8.5" (HxW) Collage and Pen on Paper
With clear inspiration from natural botanicals and oceanic life, artist Jenny Brown combines found imagery and her own mark making to create delicate yet bold designs. This work features an nature-inspired creature taking shape from a combination of colorful paper ephemera on a soft lilac colored piece of paper. Fine white lines and small white dots emerge and scatter around the composition, bringing the work to life.
Images with frames are examples only; this work comes unframed.
Artist Commentary:
A curious bouquet, blossoming in a lavender nebula. This piece was created using antique collage and pen on paper.
About the Artist:
Jenny Brown is a visual artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island, whose primary mediums are drawing, collage, and works on paper. Her work brings to life a mythical world of sea creatures and celestial beings, realized through her love of paper ephemera. Jenny studied art at Bennington College and received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2005. In addition to working with galleries in New York, Providence, and metro Boston, Jenny has collaborated with brands such as Hudson-Chatham Winery, Sheaffer Pens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Pen
Abstract 6
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Abstract 5
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Abstract 7
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Abstract 21
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
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