Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith presents a culinary still life painted in the realist tradition. "My mom gave my wife and me several cast iron skillets...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Pastel
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Archival Paper
1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Cardboard
Artist Comments
Many flowers bloom from one bush and form clusters that are set up for dynamic compositions. Artist Jinny Tomozy presents four blossoming Calla Lilies in a harm...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Cardboard
Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy captures the drama of light and shadow on blooming Magnolias. She renders the flowers with a realistic approach, carefully detailing the del...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite
Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy displays a budding aloe vera with a realistic approach. The contrast in color and shape of the flower in comparison to the rest of the succu...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy presents a bouquet of red and yellow roses in realistic detail. "Sometimes one's discarded items become another's cherished findings, as wit...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith paints a realistic still life with a touch of surrealist composition. "I grew up in Maryland and autumn or harvest time was my favorite time...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith paints a realistic still-life of a delectable granny smith apple with buttons and a cork. It honors the tradition of growing and harvesting ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Conté, Charcoal
1960s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
In realism, artist Jinny Tomozy presents a view of flourishing succulents. "What intrigues me about succulent plants are the abstract forms they create," shares...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
"The sculptural forms of a Calla Lily are so fluid and smooth, like the forms on the human figure," says artist Jinny Tomozy. She presents a closer view of the ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Layers of various flowers, buds, and leaves crash into each other, creating a wonderful divergence of garden layers. Artist Jinny T...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy presents a birds-eye view of growing succulents. She draws inspiration from the bright spectrum of color and contrasting shapes and textures...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1970s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1910s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Pencil
1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Cardboard
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wood Panel, Ink
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Color Pencil
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Color Pencil
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Lithograph, Acrylic, Paper, Pencil, Ink
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Color Pencil, Canvas
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Color Pencil
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal
1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wax Crayon
1970s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pen
20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Archival Paper
1970s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Fabric
1960s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Gouache, Paper
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith depicts a realistic culinary-themed still life. "The bottle opener was of my dad and mom's from so long ago I don't remember when," shares Dwight. He paints a bright red apple on its side adjacent to it. A focused light source highlights the foreground, while strong contrasts of dark shadows in the background frame the elements.
About the Artist
Dwight Smith depicts commonplace objects with a sense of playfulness and humor. His watercolor still life paintings appear conventional in their soft colors and composed compositions, but upon further observation the juxtaposition of unrelated items make for delightfully surprising combinations and comparisons. This transformation of the everyday, and strong graphic style, lend the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana in Dwight’s subjects. In a similar fashion to the work of American artist Wayne Thiebaud, Dwight paints food and sweets of the American appetite. Doughnuts, hotdogs, and lollipops are captured in all of their potent delight. He plays with scale and composition to bring out a sense of the absurd, but ultimately his goal is to make the viewer smile.
Words that describe this painting: watercolor, realism, still life, culinary, apple, apple cider...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Board, Graphite
Artist Comments
Challenging conventional still-life pieces, artist Dwight Smith paints a contemporary koi pond with metal screws in the center. "Industrial or organic, animate ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite, Color Pencil
1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite, Color Pencil
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.
The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.