Large Animal Drawings and Watercolors

In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman...

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1990 ). On The Gallops, 1976. Gouache & Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 18.5 inches x 26.8 inches ( 47cm x 68cm )....

Early naturalistic wildlife rendering by the English artist Peter Paillou. The work features a delicately rendered depiction of a possible capuchin monke...

Dame Elisabeth Frink. English ( b.1930 - d.1993 ). Hawk, 1969. Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 25.4 inches x 19.5 inches ( 64.5cm x 49.5cm ). Frame size 34.4 inches x 28.1 inches ( 87.5cm x 71.5cm ). Available for sale; this original painting is by Dame Elisabeth Frink and is dated 1969. The painting is presented and supplied in a glazed frame and mount dating from June 1997. This vintage watercolor is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. The watercolor is signed and dated lower right. Previously with Beaux Arts, London and Bath in 1999. Dame Elisabeth Frink was one of Britain’s most important post-war sculptors, an accomplished draughtsman, illustrator and teacher. She was part of the post-war school of expressionist British sculptors dubbed the Geometry of Fear, and enjoyed a highly acclaimed career that was commercially successful, broke boundaries and contributed greatly to bringing wonderful sculpture to public places. She was born on 14 November 1930 in Thurlow, the daughter of a cavalry officer, and brought up in rural Suffolk near to an active airbase. She was brought up a Catholic and educated at the Convent of the Holy Family, Exmouth. She then studied at the Guildford School of Art from 1947-1949 under Willi Soukop and Henry Moore’s assistant, Bernard Meadows, and then at the Chelsea School in London 1949-1953. She taught at Chelsea School of Art 1951-61, St. Martin’s School of Art 1954-62 and was a visiting instructor at the Royal College of Art 1965-1967, after which she lived in France until 1973. Frink first came to the attention of the public in 1951 at an exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London. In 1952 she represented Britain at the Venice Biennale, being described by Herbert Read as “the most vital, the most brilliant and the most promising of the whole Biennale”. The same year the Tate bought its first work by her, and she began to enjoy commercial success. Thereafter she exhibited regularly and was for 27 years associated with Waddington’s, London. The subjects which Frink was most concerned with were man, dog and horses, with and without riders. Interestingly she seldom sculpted the female form, drawing on archetypes of masculine strength, struggle and aggression. Her work has the recurring themes of the vulnerable and the predatory, in the spirit of an authentic post-war artist. It has been said that she was more concerned with representing mankind that portraits of individuals. The appeal of her work lies in its directness, provoking a frank statement of feeling. The anatomy is often exaggerated or incorrect; the impact growing more out of her interest in the spirit of the subject. Her animals and birds may be drawn from nature but verge on the abstract, conveying raw emotion and character rather than a realistic depiction. Her unique style is characterised by a rough treatment of the surface which embeds each piece with vitality and her personal impression. In her later work even the distinction between human and bird figures becomes blurred. Commentators have noted that the often rugged, brutal and contorted surfaces of her work reflect the destruction and terror of the six-year world-wide conflict that she witnessed as a child. Frink was an active supporter of Amnesty International. In the 1960s and early 1970s Frink produced a notable series of falling figures and winged men. Later, living in France during the Algerian war, she began making heads, blinded by goggles which had a threatening facelessness. Frink produced many notable public commissions, including Wild Boar for Harlow New Town, Blind Beggar and Dog for Bethnal Green, Noble Horse and Rider for Piccadilly, London, a lectern for Coventry Cathedral, Shepherd for Paternoster Square beside St. Paul’s Cathedral and a Walking Madonna for Salisbury Cathedral. In the early 1980s she produced a set of three larger than life figures The Dorset Martyrs which stand on the edge of the old walled town of Dorchester on the site of the old gallows, as a memorial to those who had been executed there ‘for conscience sake’. Frink’s Canterbury Tales was a collection of 19 etchings drawn directly on to copper plates and etched by her. The ‘book’ was issued in three limited editions. Her illustrations have been praised as “amongst the most successful illustrations of the century, encompassing the mood of the text in concise delineations and disarmingly ribald humour”. She illustrated other books with colored lithographs or drawings. Frink was on the Board of Trustees, British Museum from 1976, and was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission 1976-81. CBR (1969), DBE ((1982), Associate of the Royal Academy (1971), Royal Academy (1977). She was made a Companion of Honour in 1992. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. For several decades Frink exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. In her later years she lived and worked in Dorset where her home and garden became an arena for her work. In 1985 she had a retrospective at the Royal Academy. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. There was a memorial show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall in 1994. Today Frink is venerated as one of the great twentieth century British sculptors. Her unique work is represented in the Tate Gallery and major public and private collections world-wide. © Big Sky Fine Art This original watercolor on paper painting of a hawk by Dame Elizabeth Frink...

A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Orange Crush". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sum...

Grey tonal painting of a Falcon perched on a branch. The work is framed in a silver frame with a white matte. The artist signed the work in the bottom right corner. Artist Biograph...

Raven Reads the Lines (Chalk Drawing of Black Bird on Vintage Book Pages) by Louise Laplante chalk on vintage collaged book pages. Artwork measures ...

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1990 ). A Tight Finish, 1970. Gouache & Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 21.5 inches x 29.1 inches ( 54.5cm x 74...

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the American Southwest with this stunning vintage painting by renowned artist Lloyd Moylan (1893–1963). This masterful watercolor and gouache on pap...

Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin. English ( b.1870 - d.1935 ). Trotting Horses Harnessed To A Lightweight Four Wheel Cart Trap. Chalk On Paper. Signed Lower Right. Image size 19.3 inche...

In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. Wh...

Artist Jeff Conroy is an avid fisherman. He is also an accomplished artist. He brought these two disciplines together by learning the art of Gyotaku Painting. After having caught ...

Charming mid century watercolor painting of a horse in winter with a barn in the background by Ernest Smythe (American/England 1881-1950). Signed "ERNEST SMYTHE" in lower left corner. Presented in a tan mat with a wood frame and glass. Image size: 25"H x 19.75"W As William Ernest Smyth, he was born at 13 Commercial Road, Ipswich on 9 April 1874 but was not baptised at St Michael's, Ipswich until 23 October 1885, when his birth date is given as 17 February 1874, youngest son of artist Thomas Smythe...

Puissance is a beautiful and unique charcoal drawing on paper of a dynamic horse. The Fabriano paper is a high quality watercolor grade set in a custom white wood frame, all archival...

Silverpoint and colored pencil on paper, 29 x 23 in. Signed (at lower right): Joseph Stella Executed about 1919 EXHIBITED: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, November 23, 1985–January 4, 1986, American Masterworks on Paper: Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints, pp. 6, 46 no. 47 illus. // (probably) Richard York Gallery, New York, October 5–November 17, 1990, Joseph Stella: 100 Works on Paper, no. 36 EX COLL.: [Dudensing Galleries, New York]; sale, Christie’s, New York, December 7, 1984, lot 324; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1984]; to private collection, 2006 until the present An independent-minded artist who adhered to the credo “Rules don’t exist,” Joseph Stella explored a range of styles, media, and themes, willfully ignoring the “barricades erected by ... [the] self-appointed dictators” of the art establishment (Joseph Stella, “On Painting,” Broom 11 [December 1921], pp. 122–23; Joseph Stella, “Discovery of America: Autobiographical Notes,” Art News 59 [November 1960], p. 41). By doing so, he produced a diverse and highly eclectic body of work, ranging from realist figure subjects, pulsating Futurist cityscapes, and modernist religious...

This beautiful large vibrant animal painting is by Aubrey Williams, Guyanese artist. It is a watercolour/gouache painting of a magnificent Pelican and painted in 1974. Williams has r...

In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. Wh...

In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. W...

This new series of painting is an exciting transition for Kinney as he is best known for assemblage and sculpture. “Anim”, the Latin root word of animal, means life, soul or breath. This exhibition features select large-format monochromatic oil paintings on stretched canvas and wood panels. On view as well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been looking at pre-historic cave paintings as well as animals depicted therein, such as the Chauvet caves in Nice, Southern France. Emerging from the inextricable interplay of light and dark, Kinney’s black and white ink paintings capture the ever-shifting subjectivity shaped by shadow. Cast in Japanese Sumi ink, each unique painting explores the trajectories of human and animal, natural and architectural form- what is revealed or hidden? A variety of hand-torn, heavy weight papers add textural dimension to each mark and brush stroke, as well as through the immediacy of brushstrokes to depict the action within the artwork In his latest collection of works, Kinney explores animal form and meaning as seen in both contemporary and ancient times. In “Savanna (Zebras) ”, a stampede of zebras is depicted through oil paint on wood panel. Animal populations in regions like the horn of Africa today face the loss of their natural habitats due to extreme draught. He explores the deep imprint they leave behind and the interconnectedness of humans and animals in the world. With the balance of nature at stake, Kinney’s paintings underscore the importance of the relationship between the natural environment and civilization. Matt Kinney...

A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...

This new series of painting is an exciting transition for Kinney as he is best known for assemblage and sculpture. “Anim”, the Latin root word of animal, means life, soul or breath. ...

Title of the work "Lunch break". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function p...

Title of the work "Task". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function playfull...

Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". The artist uses a style of gyotaku printing which uses various inks directly on a fish (or in this case, a lobster) and then "prints" it to paper. Here he has used acrylic to print this monster on mulberry paper. This work is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Big Red Bug...

Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". ...

North African Orientalist Scene (Horseman and Nomadic Traders) Giulio Rosati, Italian (1857–1917) Date: circa 1880 Watercolor on Paper, signed lower righ...

Sunil Das - Early Horses VI - 19.5 x 29 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on paper (Framed & Delivered) Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist painters and rose to ...

Robin Hill, Australian (1932 - ) - Redish Egret, Year: 1972, Medium: Watercolor, signed, Size: 27 x 20 in. (68.58 x 50.8 cm), Frame Size: 38.5 x 31 in. (97.79 x 78.74 cm)

Title of the work "Goal". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function playfull...

Sunil Das - Early Horses II - 21 x 32 inches (unframed size) Conte on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist pa...

Nora Othic is considered one of the top regionalist painters in the Midwest. She builds on a legacy from her artistic predecessors such as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and the WPA ...

A framed watercolour by Walshe. Known more for his works in other mediums this is a bit of a departure for Walshe, but still displays his unique style and concern for the environment. Lilac Fish is an intricate work showing happy little reef fish...

This artist's butterfly work is in the current Veranda Magazine with Jan Showers. "Butterfly" original drawing on French papers, framed in a handmade color coordinated frame. The m...

Sunil Das - Early Horses I - 18.5 x 29 inches (unframed size) Conte on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist p...

This painting was created by American artist Lumen Martin Winter. Winter's figurative equestrian paintings sometimes play with the edge of abstraction, resulting in an expressionisti...

Jim Holyoak studied ink painting in mainland China and adds the techniques to his signature style. Ink on rice paper.

Julian Ruddock. British ( b.1965 ). The Thief. Pastel On Paper. Signed Lower Left. Image size 29.1 inches x 21.3 inches ( 74cm x 54cm ). Frame size 38.4 inches x 29.9 inches ( 97.5c...

Bengal Tiger watercolor inspired by the novel The Life of Pi's, whose main character, Richard Parker — the tiger who is the epitome of beauty, power, an...

This artwork titled "Daydreaming in Tiger Land" is a watercolor and gouache on paper by artist Jacquie Marie Vaux. It is signed at the lower right c...

David Morrison has extended his brand of hyperrealism to the artificial, capturing the intricate lithography that decorates his collection of vintage Kohler wind-up birds. His drawings are often mistaken for a photograph from afar - on approach, they dissolve into a mesmerizing display of mark-making.This new body of work plays with the boundaries between organic and manufactured: the metal imposters are resplendent as they perch, pert and expectant, on wilting greenery. Yet another layer of irony, the toy birds...

Henry Charles Fox. English ( b.1855 - d.1929 ). Driving Sheep. Plaisters Lane, Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth, Dorset 1918. Watercolor On Paper. Signed & Dated 1918. Image size 18.9 inche...

Original Pastel Drawing on Paper of Horse Race at Royal Ascot 2002 with Golan & Nayef Art measures 25 x 18 inches Frame measures 33 x 26 inches Nayef was pipped by Golan in the 2...

Figurative abstract collage with goats and other media layered to form an interesting visual texture by Karen Druker (American, 1945). Signed "Druker" in the lower right corner. Pres...

Playful portraits of six goats, a series arranged in panels, by Karen Druker (American, 1945). Signed "Druker" in the lower right corner. Presented in an off-white mat. No frame. Ima...

Bright watercolor of lilies in a pond with a bird by David Wang (Chinese-American, 20th Century). Signed "David Wang" in the lower left corner. Presented in a cream mat with a wood frame and plexiglass. Image size: 22.5"H x 30"W David Wang is a native of Beijing, China. He gained his education from the Beijing Education College of China in 1984, where he learned various techniques in drawing, watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, graphic design, and Chinese watercolor. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree, he became a fine arts teacher. During his eight years of teaching, he has taught hundreds of quality students, some becoming professional artists and cinematographers. Wang has also accomplished several major art and design projects, such as designing and creating an exhibit of the Terra-Cotta army warriors in the Forbidden City and interior designs for shopping plazas in Beijing. In 1988, David came to the U.S as a visitor scholar and studied at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After his studies in 1992, he continued his profession as a full-time artist. For twelve years, he had a successful career creating visual art for the Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida Studio. He worked as a senior background artist doing work from concept development to production final work. His work has achieved him credits on: "Pocahontas," "Mulan," "Tarzan," "Lilo & Stitch," "Brother Bear," and "The Princess and the Frog...

Acrylic on paper + frame

Stanislaw Sobolewski (born in 1952) Studied philology at the Jagiellonian University (1971-1976) and painting under prof. Zbigniew Grzybowski at the Academy of Fine Arts (1974-1979)....

Bold modernist portrait of a goat done in black and blue watercolor by Karen Druker (American, 1945). Signed "Druker" in the lower right corner. Presented in an off-white mat. No fra...

Charming pastel of a brightly colored goat, composed in the pointilist style with thousands of tiny multicolor dots, by Karen Druker (American, 1945). Signed "K. Druker" on verso. Pr...

Original crayon and pencil drawing on cut-out paper mounted on board. Hand signed with artist's initials CA. Executed in 1966, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder...

A fine watercolour depiction of a cattle drover on horseback moving a herd of cows along a woodland path. Signed to the lower right. On wove.

Hercules after Carracci IV, 2014 Tempera on paper (Signed) 27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in. 70 H × 100 W cm On the subject of his new works the artist stated: “There is not enough orange, ...

Jean Poulain 1884-1967 Jean Poulain was born in 1884 in Katanga (formerly Belgian Congo). The self-taught artist from an early age, he will be in search of all the emotions and beau...

Title of the work "Queens Move". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function p...

Title of the work "Nice 2 c u". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function pl...

Title of the work "Leadership". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function pl...

Title of the work "Focus". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function playful...

Title of the work "Engineer". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function play...

Title of the work "Developer". Series "Office". This series was first exhibited in the lobby of the South Quadrum building (Konstitucijos Ave. 21B), a site whose office function pla...

Three's a Crowd, whimsical colorful pastel on toned paper A Brooklyn native, much of Basso's wildly imaginative artwork was inspired by travel to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and especiall...