Contemporary Animal 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
Big Turquoise Bug - Gyotaku Lobster Painting in Blue on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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". ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Congregation - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Lemmon Twist Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of a reproduction fossil Ammonite shell and combini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Two Adorable Chinese Watercolors, Signed & Dated 1992
Located in New York, NY
Two Watercolors of a Bird and Panda
Watercolor on paper
4 7/8 x 7 in.
11 x 14 in.
Signed, dated, and stamped with artist insignia
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Goldilocks - Flaming Hot - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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 extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Goldilocks - Flaming Hot
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
14.50h x 19.75w in
36.83h x 50.16w cm
JEC161
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Creeping Blue Ring - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Puppypus - Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white puppies. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 10'
Located in New York, NY
The Remains, A series of 10 works
An insect approaches a crumpled paper doily to eat what remains of a party. This series explores the moment when the trimmings become debris and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Lemon Meringue - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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 extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a simple white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches.
Jeff Conroy
Lemon Meringue
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
12.50h x 18.25w in
31.75h x 46.35w cm
JEC118
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Leap, Watercolour on Paper, Yellow , Brown White Color "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prashant Salvi
Leap, Watercolour, Acrylic, Charcoal on Paper
22 x 30 inches, 2016
(shipped in a roll form)
"I have built my career on surrealist,anatomical/botanical fantasies; beautifully rendered yet sometimes haunting and gruesome, void of irony and done with absolute sincerity. My work builds meaning primarily by exploring the unbridgeable difference between animals and people. A proactive imagery of humans and animals suggests an investigation of linguistics, the natural sciences and human sociology all in respect to the parallel universe of other species alongside us. I use a seemingly detached abstraction as a counter-point, tomy- stylised fabrications of sexual desire"- Prashant Salvi
An undercurrent of eroticism, viewed with a steady detachment often can be part of Salvi's works, morphing human and animal forms and throwing psychological riddles challenging the viewer to decide where life begins or ends.
Salvi's watercolours with its technical virtuosity turn images from nature to a surrealistic dance of survival. The works are challenging, complex and magically real and acknowledge life’s gentleness and aggressiveness in unison. While nature’s logic could be used to argue the very existence of an omnipotent creator, Salvi, paradoxically suggests ambiguity to life's bigger and deeper questions; answers of which he feels don't come in neat packages. "
Education : Sir JJ School of Arts , Mumbai
Solo Exhibition
2019 • Haptic, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2017 • Alter-native, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore
2014 • Let Every Eye Negotiate for itself. Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011 • Lxxxll Pulse, Frankfurth, Germany.
2002 • “Skhalan” Solo Art Gallery, Mumbai.
Group Show
2017/2018 • Busan International Art Fair, Busan, South Koria.
2016 • Axis of Secret Histories /All this comes back, Kochi-Muziris Biennale Collateral Exhibition, Mattancherry.
2014 • Convergence, Vam Art Gallery, Trivendram.
2013 • Small is Beautiful, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2013 • Oozing, Group Show, Tulika art Gallary, Mumbai
2013 • On Cloud 9, Kala Sanskriti Academy of Fine Arts, New Delhi-2013
2013 • JJ90s –The time of Change, J.J. School of Art,Mumbai
2012 • Indian Art Festival, MMRD Bandra, Mumbai.
2012 • ViVid World, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2012 • Online, La Sutra Gallery Mumbai.
2011 • Indian Art Festival, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2010 • Evolve, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2009 • Indian Contemporary Art, La Sutra Gallery Mumbai.
2008 • Journey, New York Academy of Art, New York 2008.
2008 • Eight Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2008 • Black & White Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2007 • Art Works on Paper, Articulture gallery, Mumbai
2006 • Group Show, Visions Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 • 10” Harmony Show, Mumbai.
2007 • Luise Sepra International Art Project, Lisbon, Portugal.
2003 • AIFACS Show, Mumbai
2003 • FN-FN,Figurative Narative,Curated by Neville Tuli
2002 • Majority Rules, Free Gallery Galsgow, Curated Letha Wilson.
2001 • BPM Biennial, Bose Pacia Gallery, New York.
2000 • Awareness of Environment, Mumbai.
2000 • Revolution 2000 show, Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 • Bombay Art Society Exhibition, Mumbai.
1993 • Close to nature, Mumbai
1992 • City Bank Art Exhibition, Mumbai.
Award
2018 • Mount Shadow, National Water Colour Camp, Bhavnagar.
2001 • Winner, Bose Paica Emerging Artist Award, New York.
1995 • Solemn Abraham Best Water Colour Portrait...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Charcoal
Wolf with Hummingbirds
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Zebra and Eggs
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from California State University Long Beach. Her work has be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil
Goldilocks, Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyotaku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Red Moon Rising - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 9'
Located in New York, NY
The Remains, A series of 10 works
An insect approaches a crumpled paper doily to eat what remains of a party. This series explores the moment when the trimmings become debris and presumptions of human control are upended. The text-like marks on white vertical rectangles are deliberate, but indecipherable. They appear as if a poem, written in an ancient language, that honors this eternal cycle of destruction and regeneration.
Winifred McNeill...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Contemporary Drawing "The essential". Pastel, Ink And Colored Pencils
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing based on natural pigments from leaves, flowers and bark and Pastel, Pencil, flower petals, Color and Ink on Paper. In my work there is a cross with the gaze of animals, a rem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
Studio 54 - Grape - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Multiply and Divide - Dandelions Gray White Rabbit on Black Drawing, 2023
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary graphite drawing on Bristol paper of a rabbit surrounded by floating bits of dandelions gone to seed against a dark black background. Fox's excellent use of material all...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Cow with Perched Bird
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Sleestak Ray - Gyotaku Style Print of a Sting Ray, Enhanced with Bright Greens
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
From the mind of the artist comes "Sleestak Ray", taken from the extra-dimensional race of reptilian bipedal humanoid species native to the "Land of the Lost". He has combined a childhood favorite television show with a current favorite - fishing. The artist has master the Japanese art of Gyo-Taku printing using sumi ink and then highlights the piece with watercolors. The artist uses Mulberry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper, Sumi Ink
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Chameleon Bear Flamingo
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Sprung ( Cat )
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
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. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Cobalt Canary - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting, Multi-Colored Octopus, Framed
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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 extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches.
Jeff Conroy
Cobalt Canary
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
12.50h x 18.25w in
31.75h x 46.35w cm
JEC122
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Malaga Sunset - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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 extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper from the bygone Disco age, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Malaga Sunset
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
12.50h x 18.50w in
31.75h x 46.99w cm
JEC137
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 7'
Located in New York, NY
The Remains, A series of 10 works
An insect approaches a crumpled paper doily to eat what remains of a party. This series explores the moment when the trimmings become debris and presumptions of human control are upended. The text-like marks on white vertical rectangles are deliberate, but indecipherable. They appear as if a poem, written in an ancient language, that honors this eternal cycle of destruction and regeneration.
Winifred McNeill...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite
70's Kitchen - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Those of us of a certain age can't forget the color palette of the 70's - avocado green, burnt orange, and brown - lots of brown! Here, artist Jeff Conroy takes those fond memories of his childhood and brings them to life in this small octopus Gyotaku ink print. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper that mimics the movement of water in subtle shades of brown, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a simple white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches.
Jeff Conroy
70s Kitchen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Studio 54 - Cherry Blossom - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
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 extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper from the bygone Disco age, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Studio 54 - Cherry Blossom
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
14.50h x 19.75w in
36.83h x 50.16w cm
JEC146
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
The Crow - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Crow is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Leo Guida '72.
Original P...
Category
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figurative Painting Animal "Emerald Whispers", Oil Textured Mixed
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas. Animals emerging from within. This is an attempt to interconnect the coexistence of different species. I invite the viewer to reflect on the symbiotic and oft...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Dead Rat - Original Pencil Drawing on Paper by Leo Guida - 1971
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Dead Rat is an original Contemporary pencil drawing realized in 1971 by Leo Guida.
Original Drawing on paper. Dimensions: cm 28 x 33.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right corn...
Category
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Eager Spaniel /// Contemporary British Female Artist Watercolor Dog Animal Pet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gillie Cawthorne (English, 1963-)
Title: "Eager Spaniel"
*Signed and dated by Cawthorne lower right
Year: 2015
Medium: Original Watercolor on paper
Framing: Recently framed i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Knowing'
Located in New York, NY
This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father’s basement workshop. The How To Light A Model manual employed voluptuous female models to teach lighting techniques to amateur photographers such as my father. Diagrams plot the prescribed direction of the lights. The nude women hold the pose, their lips bright red and their feet dirty from the studio floor. As naked props for the authoritarian photographer, their vulnerability seems palpable.
This work visualizes the human condition as a balance between feral and fabricated worlds. Vivid, oversized creatures embody instinctual energy. Wax seals, gold spheres and text-like marks signify rational structures. One speaks in a whisper, the other in a hiss.
Winifred McNeill...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Proof that a Cat is a Snake with Fur, Original Signed drawing, unique, framed
By Jerome Witkin
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Witkin
Proof that a Cat is a Snake with Fur, from the Patrick Eddington Cat Project, ca. 2004
Marker on paper drawing
Boldly signed by Jerome Wit...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
The Lion
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Peach Tree
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
"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 Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Other Medium
Wolf and Sloths
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Shark
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami, FL
Damien Hirst
"Shark"
Sketch of the famous shark of Damien Hirst and signed by the artist,
Ink on paper.
20,5 x 29 in
Frame included
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Laid Paper, Ink
"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top, " Ink on Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top" is an original ink drawing on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower right. This piece features...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - The Land of the Rising Sun
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on paper + frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Chinese Contemporary Art by Qui Shui - Smart Cat
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Kui Shui is a Chinese artist born in 1970 who lives and works in Shenzhen, China. Over the years, he researched the combination of animal spirit and image spirit to fin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Leopard on Rietveld Chair" framed contemporary surrealist watercolor painting
Located in New York, NY
40”x29.5” (artwork size) watercolor on paper, signed on reverse framed (presented in a black finish, shadowbox frame)
In this original watercolor painting, a leopard sits on a Red,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Blue Rabbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, crayon & pencils on marouflaged paper with wooden panel & signed on reverse
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil, Wood Panel
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Dreaming, Butterfly
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
"Wolf '06, " Watercolor on Paper Wolf Portrait by Julia Taylor
By Julia Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Wolf '06" is an original watercolor by Julia Taylor. The gentle wolf looks right at the viewer; there is no fear in its eyes.
Image: 15 x 22.3 in
Frame: 19.63 x 25.63
She was the most famous wolf in the world born in Yellowstone in 2006. She was idolized in the New York Times, PBS , the LA Times, London’s Daily Mail and National Geographic. She outran other wolf packs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Perfection is Not The Goal" - Figurative work on paper with 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 Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"The First Bird with Egg, Duckling Abstraction, " Oil Pastel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The First Bird with Egg, Duckling Abstraction" is an original oil pastel on board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece on the back. It features an abstracted duckling ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Jewel Tree #2
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, crayon & pencils on paper marouflaged on wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Pencil
Bighorns
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Owl with Arrow
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
"How Do You Win" - Figurative work on paper with 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 Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"11:17" Contemporary Surrealist Watercolor with raven, clock, tumbler of whiskey
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor painting depicts a profile of a large raven perched on a shelf, with a glass tumbler of whiskey with ice cubes and a small branch as a garnish. A large clock hangs o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Drawing, Pastel, Ink and Colored Pencils. "Forest Inhabitants"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Pastel, Pencil, Petal Flowers, Color and Ink on Paper.
The base of this drawing is 120g/m2 Fabriano paper. I use natural dyes from flowers, herbs, leaves, and tree bark as the first...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
"It's A Lot To Unpack" - Figurative work on paper with 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 Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Ole Duke
Located in Dallas, TX
In Miles Cleveland Goodwin’s soulful compositions, he narrates the story of his life. Goodwin responds to his environment, the lives of those living around him, and the mysteries of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Fox with Owls
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Contemporary animal drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary animal drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jeff Conroy, Leo Guida, Minako Asakura, and Adonna Khare. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary animal drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 1.25 inches across are also available. Prices for animal drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $99 and tops out at $295,000, while the average work sells for $1,536.