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.
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Style: Contemporary
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - See Buddha
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Blue Opus Eight - Geometric Abstract Mandala Flower Blue Green Navy, 2019
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Blue Opus Series 8 is a predominately blue m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
American Contemporary Art by M. Alan - Twenty-twenty the Year Godzilla came Over
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Pen, ink, pencil, watercolor & colored pencils on paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Color Pencil, Pencil
Blue Opus Eight - Geometric Abstract Mandala Flower Blue Green Navy, 2019
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Blue Opus Series 8 is a predominately blue m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
"Unfolding #3" pressure printed monotype of unfolded package boxes on paper
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Unfolding #3" is an original piece by Yoonmi Nam made from pressure printed monotypes featuring layers of unfolded package outlines, creating dimension and abstraction. This piece m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Sumi Ink
Black ink on paper, sea water, fractal, impossible and poetic drawings
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2017. The work is unframed but has a rigid support on the back.
The title of this works is "From the A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Original Drawing Abstract landscape by Marilina Marchica Blue Landscape
Located in Agrigento, AG
Blue Landscape
Original artwork on Paper
50x70 cm
certificate of authenticity
by Marilina Marchica,.
2024
This unique abstract painting explores the relationship between humanity a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Pink Twigs Side Escape - Dots Line Pattern Drawing Snowflake Branches, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink, green, yellow and dark red details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This cont...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
River - Snowflake Lines Dots Pattern Drawing Blue Pink, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink, green, yellow and dark red details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Waterlilies V (Contemporary Horizontal Pencil Drawing of Abstract Flowers)
Located in Hudson, NY
Waterlilies V: Modern, Abstracted Pencil Drawing of Flowers (Waterlilies)
graphite drawing on paper
Paper size: 16 x 35 inches
This grap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"DANGER!", Blue, Red, and White Abstract Acrylic Paint and Collage on Canvas
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, red, and white wall-hanging artwork titled "DANGER!" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic and collage on canvas. This piece measures 10"h x 10"w.
Jim Hous...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Eight of Hearts, mixed media silkscreen with hand applied acrylic, signed unique
Located in New York, NY
Robert Petersen
Eight of Hearts, 1989
Mixed media silkscreen with hand applied acrylic on paper with deckled edges
Hand signed, numbered 6/21, dated, and inscribed on the front
Uniqu...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil, Graphite, Screen
Poptic Nine - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Mandala Yellow Blue Peach, 2020
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 09 is a predominately yellow, orange ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Red Landscape Abstract Drawing - Original Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Red Landscape
mineral oxide on paper (canson Paper 300gr)
30x40 cm
Original Art
Authenticity certificate
one of a kind
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Early Marks No. 4
Located in Columbia, MO
Lita Kenyon was born in Marinette, Wisconsin. She attended Columbia College for her BFA, and earned her MA from Northern Illinois University 1982. She’s been featured in Empty Mirror...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Wood Panel, Archival Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Carroll Dunham (b. 1949) is a contemporary American artist best known for his distinctive fusion of abstraction and figuration. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s in New York C...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Charcoal, Pencil
Blue Hound's Tongue - Abstract Pattern Drawing Violet Flowers Green Leaves, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this meticulously detailed contemporary drawing in ink and watercolor on paper, carefully drawn dots and lines in violet blue, green, red, orange and pink create an intricate comp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
"doorway moment ii" - niche, paleolithic, rock formation, abstract, earthy
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19.5 inches.
Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathere...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment
Artists in the Spotlight unique signed painting, SF Museum of Modern Art, Framed
By Tom Holland
Located in New York, NY
Tom Holland
Artists in the Spotlight: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), 1985
Acrylic and mixed media with stencil on paper
Signed and d...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Stencil
Watermill Pinwheel W11 - Blue Green Geometric Flower Contemporary Mandala, 2023
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Watermill Pinwheel W11 is a geometric mandal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Red Rose - contemporary work by award winning emerging artist Fujiko Rose
Located in London, GB
Fujiko’s work amalgamates a contrast of the contemporary with traditional scenes, juxtaposing Indian black ink on a variety of warm textured papers, whilst forming a modern emotive f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Untitled 592 - Geometric Abstract Patterns Watercolor Blue Lilac Purple Ochre
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in watercolor and colored pencil on paper, carefully ordered patterns and geometric shapes in lavender purple and golden ochre and delicate geo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
LA II (Angel Ortiz)
Ink on paper
12 x 18 inches
$1,500
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Frammento, Drawing, large size, Ready to Hang By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Frammento Casa di Famiglia
Title: Fragment
Artist: Marilina Marchica
Dimensions:
Artwork: 70x110 cm
Frame: 80x120 cm
Description:
This is an original, non-reproducible piece by Mar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Ky Anderson "Sun 22.1" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
"My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content and story when I look at my work, but shape and color are equally important, along w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Landscape BW, Original Art on Paper , Ready to Hang, by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape BW
Mineral Oxide on Paper
55x74 cm
framed 68x88 cm
Original Art
Ready to Hang
The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
LA II (Angel Ortiz)
Ink on paper
12 x 18 inches
$1,500
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Dirty Fall - Blue Pink Botanical Flowers Pattern Drawing Shaped Paper, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary drawing on cut paper with carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with light pink flowers, the intricate composition is inspired by patterns...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - See Buddha
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Complexities of Existence
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Marker, gouache, ink, colored pencil, and collage on gold paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a mul...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Color Pencil, Gouache
"doorway moment i" - niche, paleolithic, rock formation, abstract, earthy, stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19.5 inches.
Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathere...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Human Architect
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, ink, marker & colored pencil on paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has bee...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil
Pop Flower Eight - Green Blue Red Geometric Flower Contemporary Mandala, 2020
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 008 is a predominately light blue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Happier You Are.. Happier You'll Be, Contemporary Ink Drawing by Julian Schnabel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Julian Schnabel, American (1951 - ) - Happier You Are... Happier You'll Be, Year: 2009, Medium: Archival pigment inks on 365 gsm fine art paper, Edition: AP, Size: 46 x 30 in. (1...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
River and Steel Twins Five - Bold Geometric Drawing Red Yellow Orange Green 2012
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the layered diagonal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
AN OLD TREE
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "AN OLD TREE" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of collage on panel. This piece measures 4"h x 4"w.
Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Panel, Paper
Yellow Landscape, Original Art on Paper , One of a kind-large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Original Art on Fabriano Rosaspina Paper
50x70 cm
2023
The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension of respect for the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pigment
"TORRENTS", Red and White Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This red and white abstract wall-hanging artwork titled "TORRENTS" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic on panel. This piece mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Panel
Circle Spiral 02, Mandala Drawing, Cream, Brown, Abstract, Pattern, Monochrome
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing has was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. The ordered symmetry of the shape in sienn...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil
Ky Anderson "The Full Stack 22.5" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement
My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content and story when I look at my work, but shape and color are equally i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Bridge Contemporary African American Urban Landscape 20th Century Alvin Ailey NY
Located in New York, NY
"Bridge" Contemporary African American Urban Landscape 20th Century Alvin Ailey NYC
ROMARE BEARDEN (American, 1914-1988)
The Bridge, 1982
signed 'Romare Bearden' (upper left); with...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Workstation 17 (Vividly Colorful, Gestural Abstract Painting on Canvas Paper)
By Jenny Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
"Workstation 17", 2023 (Gestural Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Paper) by Jenny Nelson
24 x 18 inches
The abstract painter Jenny Nelson is a master at communicating story through...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pop Flower 49 - Green Blue Geometric Flower Contemporary Botanical Mandala, 2024
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 49 is a predominately light green man...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Primavera Pop 17 - Geometric Mandala Green Orange Yellow Red Lines, 2022
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 17 is a predominately dark green, br...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
"American Bald Eagle Flying Through Silver Clouds Between..." by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"American Bald Eagle Flying Through Silver Clouds Between Heaven and Earth" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed on the lower left center. It incorporates watercolor, ink, iridescent acrylic, rubber stamps, collage, and oil pencil. This piece depicts a surrealist landscape. A cow with an cowl perched on its back stands in the lower left corner, and tracks lead away from it across the bottom of the picture. A small turtle approaches a pond in the lower right. In the center register of the image, two leaves have been collaged into an abstractly-drawn forest. The eagle of the title is shown in several stages of its flight through the blue and yellow sky.
Art size: 7 15/16" x 9 1/2"
Frame size: 15 1/4" x 16 1/8"
David Barnett, an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s career as an art dealer began at age nineteen when, as a fine arts student, he sponsored an exhibition of work by fellow student artists. In 1966, he opened his first gallery in a converted basement apartment at Wisconsin Avenue and 21st Street. David’s talents for recognizing undervalued artists and for meeting the needs of art lovers, art collectors and artists have created a vibrant, flourishing gallery and collection of over 6,000 works of art.
David was born and raised in Wisconsin. He has been painting in watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels as well as fine art photography. David has more than 10 different series he has developed over the years. They include Abstract, Surrealism, Morph Dog, Up North Birch Bark, Impressions of Mexico City, Southwest, Fireworks, Famous Artist Paying Homage and Garden Panorama. Influential artists include Vermeer, Miro, Kandinsky, Chagall, Nolde and Klee. David has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and public television programs regarding his beautiful gallery, collection and knowledge and passion of fine art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona.
Exhibits
“Morph Dog Series”, David Barnett Gallery, 1996
“Renewal", Art Escape Gallery, Thiensville, WI, 2003
“Recent Watercolors", David Barnett Gallery, 2003,
Lora D. Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
“Group Show”, Broden Gallery Ltd., Madison, WI, May-June 2004
"Homage to Kandinsky", David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2014
Collections Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Private collections throughout the United States and around the world including collections in Wisconsin, Maryland, New York, Washington D.C., Arizona, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky. International collections in Brazil, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Articles Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Barnett Gives His Work an Exhibit" by James Auer, November 1996 Exclusively Yours...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Other Medium
Familiar Marks, Unfamiliar Places Number 11
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Familiar Marks, Unfamiliar Places Number 11" is an original artwork by Kelly Knaga made of photography, digital print, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Digital
Underworld
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Underworld, 2025
Alcohol ink and watercolor ink on Yupo paper
14 x 11 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed. External, visible frame and glass in s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Circle Series 30 One, Mandala Drawing, Spolvero, Sienna, Brown, Abstract, Dots
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through leaving marks, patterns...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil
Three Faces Eight Leaves, XXth century
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Milan, IT
Gouaches on paper. On the back there are stickers from Sotheby's Auction with the artist's name and the original title "Three faces eight leaves". These are two similar drawings, with the same subject albeit with small differences, and colored with different techniques. Jean Cocteau was a multifaceted artist: writer, playwright, playwright, he also dabbled in the visual arts, loving to experiment with all the avant-gardes of his century. Jean Cocteau published his first book of drawings in 1923, at just 36 years old. In it the poet portrayed his friends Raymond Radiguet, Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #4" abstract collage of sumi ink on Tyvek
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #4" is an original wall-hanging piece by Yoonmi Nam. This piece is made from the flattening out packing boxes that the artist traces to depict t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Sumi Ink, Synthetic Paper
Untitled 615 - Teal Olive Grass Green Blue Abstract Watercolor Landscape, 2021
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns and geometric shapes in dark indigo and light olive grass green, and delicate lines in bright prismatic colors complement a light teal blue background in t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Soul Flowers 26 My Axis - Tree Roots Figure Sunflower Black and White, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
A small outlined figure floats in midair beneath the roots of a suspended tree. This contemporary drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pen and paper.
Framed in a solid black wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
Five Morandi Bottles (Abstract Black-and-White Still Life Drawing in Graphite)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract black-and-white still life drawing of bottles on a surface by David Dew Bruner
graphite on paper
19.5 x 38.5 x 1.75 inches
Framed in vintage frame, hangs flush to the wall
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"fear not, all will be revealed" - paleolithic, rock formation, abstract, earthy
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange, yellow and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19 inches.
Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating we...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment
Spiral Form Four A, Geometric Spirograph Drawing in Reddish Brown on Cream Paper
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the spirograph drawing in reddish brown is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
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
Untitled 601 - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Blue Hunter Green Teal, 2021
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes in indigo, bright blue and dark hunter green and delicate lines in bright prismatic colors complement a teal grayish blue background. Sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Watercolor 9, Work on Paper, Colorful, Organic Shapes, Natural, Moving, Cosmos
Located in Riverdale, NY
Watercolor 9 is a 22" x 17.5" , watercolor on paper, by Melinda Hacket. It is white framed to 25" x 20.25. It is filled with rich earthy colors and organic moving shapes.
Melinda H...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Happiness" - Figurative work on paper with dancers and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello.
Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas.
Size 17 x 14 in.
Offered unframed. Ships rolled
Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
My 80's Heart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Hart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite
Under Scattered Clouds: Abstract Chalk Drawing of Blue Clouds on Vintage Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract mixed media drawing of blue, black and grey clouds on vintage book pages
'Under Scattered Clouds' by Louise Laplante
chalk on vintage collaged book pages.
Artwork measures 26 x 40 inches unframed
30 x 43 inches in light wood frame
This dreamy, whimsical drawing of fluffy light blue clouds was created by Louise Laplante in 2019. The vivid silhouette of clouds are suspended in space, drifting against a background of an early 20th century book of fables. Illustrations on the page include a hot air balloon, a rocking horse, a pheasant. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing.
About the artist:
Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years.
Artist Statement:
My work connects the texts, and ideas, in the vintage book...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
"Unfolding #3" pressure printed monotype of unfolded package boxes on paper
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Unfolding #3" is an original piece by Yoonmi Nam made from pressure printed monotypes featuring layers of unfolded package outlines, creating dimension and abstraction. This piece m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Sumi Ink
Poptic Nine - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Mandala Yellow Blue Peach, 2020
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 09 is a predominately yellow, orange ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Frammento, Drawing, large size, Ready to Hang By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Frammento Casa di Famiglia
Title: Fragment
Artist: Marilina Marchica
Dimensions:
Artwork: 70x110 cm
Frame: 80x120 cm
Description:
This is an original, non-reproducible piece by Mar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Thunderbolts - Contemporary Drawing Lightning Snowflake Branches Pattern, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary drawing in ink, colored pencil and graphite on archival Fabriano Artistico Paper, carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with yellow, teal ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Circle Series 30 One, Mandala Drawing, Spolvero, Sienna, Brown, Abstract, Dots
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through leaving marks, patterns...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil
Teal and Orange Abstract Painting with Chine Colle and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
A vibrant contemporary teal and orange painting (Monotype) and found object collage composition of stamps, money, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (American, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chapter Fine Focus - Contemporary Pencil Drawing Moths on Braid of Hair, 2017
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary pencil drawing by Francine Fox of two meticulously detailed moths on a knotted braid of hair is inspired by the mystical animal and natural world. At 6 x 4 inches, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Landscape BW, Original Art on Paper , Framed, Ready to Hang by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape BW
Mineral Oxide on Paper
40x29 cm
framed 51x41 cm
Original Art
Ready to Hang
The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pigment
"Mass Study III", Layered paper and drawing collage, architectural, dimensional
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This layered paper collage and drawing artwork titled "Mass Study III" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of paper, charcoal, pastel, graphite, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Underworld
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Underworld, 2025
Alcohol ink and watercolor ink on Yupo paper
14 x 11 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed. External, visible frame and glass in s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Spiral Form Eight, Geometric Spirograph Drawing, Reddish Brown, Cream Paper
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the spirograph drawing in reddish brown is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Soul Flowers 60 Eternal City, Spiral, Staircase, Black and White Flower Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
A surreal scene with spirals, floral shapes and meticulously rendered black and white patterns. This drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pen and paper.
Framed in a solid black...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
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