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
Cat - Drawing by Novella Parigini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an artwork realized by Novella Parigini in 1970s.
Oil Pastels on Cardboard.
Handsigned in green in the lower right part.
74 x 54 cm.
Very good conditions!
Category
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Cats - Watercolor on Paper by French Artist Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chats is a black and white watercolor realized by Anonymous artists in the second half of the XX century.
The artwork depicts silhouettes of sinuous cats also on both sides of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary, sentimental painting of a red Dachshund with graphite drawings
Located in Charleston, US
"Almost Dachshund" a sentimental dog painting by Robert Zakanitch a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement of the 1970's believes in painting subjects of beauty with delicate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Graphite
Green Apple Bird, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A single bird stands serenely against a white background, its rounded body hinting at the subtle shape of a green apple. Minimalist yet full of quiet personalit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Apple Eye, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A mythical horse stands poised, its head turned to the side. Its electric blue mane and warm-toned body create a vivid contrast. A red apple hanging on its tail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Pig, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A lively pig steps forward in a mosaic of rosy watercolor planes, blending geometric shapes with playful splashes of color. In this piece, artist Timothy Banks ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Pony Pride, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A proud, angular pony stands with confidence and flair in this watercolor painting. Vibrant colors and geometric forms give its body a distinct look. The artwor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Great Horned Owl Sitting on a Branch - Illustration in Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Great Horned Owl Sitting on a Branch - Illustration in Ink on Cardstock
Detailed illustration of an owl by M. Kochmaruk (20th Century). The piece is wonderfully detailed, with caref...
Category
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Red Dog, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A crimson-colored canine struts with attitude, revealing its sharp features and fierce expression. The quick and spontaneous brushstrokes capture the dog's aler...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
LayerCake Cat, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cat holds its ground like a sentinel, balancing warmth with a subtle attitude. Translucent paint washes and spontaneous shapes bring the feline to life. Each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lawn Bird, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
With its oversized body and skeptical eye, a green bird puffs up with pride and quiet judgment. It is a backyard visitor with opinions. Artist Timothy Banks pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Jungle (Jaguar)
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. 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
"Ravens" Miniature Watercolor Birds in Flight with Hand-Cut Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Ravens" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured woo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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
String of Pearls - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an 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 hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper that mimics the undulating patterns 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
String of Pearls
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
12.50h x 18.50w in
31.75h x 46.99w cm
JEC126
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color 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
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Dream World（Rabbit）
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
Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Contemporary, sentimental painting of a Shit Tzu with graphite drawings
Located in Charleston, US
"Shih Tzu" a sentimental dog painting by Robert Zakanitch a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement of the 1970's believes in painting subjects of beauty with delicate patterns as well as animals. This Shih Tzu dog charms along with Zakanitch's graphite drawings depicting the dog in different positions. Zakanitch was an original exhibitor at Holly Solomon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, 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
"Snowy Owl" Delicate Paper and Watercolor Assemblage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Snowy Owl" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Off Duty /// Contemporary British Female Artist Watercolor Dog Animal Pet Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gillie Cawthorne (English, 1963-)
Title: "Off Duty"
*Signed and dated by Cawthorne lower right
Year: 2015
Medium: Original Watercolor on paper
Framing: Not framed, but archiv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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
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
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Watercolor, Paper
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
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Inner Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on paper + frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor, Wood Panel
$320 Sale Price
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Let's leave the "Mochi" alone - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s.
Hand signed.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Braids
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
$1,080
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Sunny Moment
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with frame
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper
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
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
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Harpy Eagle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Harpy Eagle" is an original watercolor and layered hand-cut paper artwork by Nayan and Vaishali measuring 8”h x 8”w framed
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Vaishali is an illustrator a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Jewel Tree, Rabbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, crayon & pencils on marouflaged paper with wooden panel & signed on reverse
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan....
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Pencil
"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
"Cool Cat" - Cat drawing 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
"Beautifully Weird" - Figurative drawing 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
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
Silver Lining: Creole Lady Marmalade - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Octopus Painting
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
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
$640 Sale Price
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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
Tree of Life - Flourish
By Idoline Duke
Located in Fairfield, CT
I was born in Manhattan, but the most important places in my life have been here on Long Island by the ocean and in the mountains and forests of Vermont. I love to surf, I love to sk...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Horses Grazing
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
In "Horses Grazing," Donald Crosby Brown transports viewers to a peaceful, sunlit meadow where two well-fed horses graze contentedly. The scene is rich with greens and yellows, sugge...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Rabbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper with frame
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more than ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
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
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor, Wood Panel
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
$640 Sale Price
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Drawing on paper with colored pencils and pastel on fuchsia. "Journey to Bolivia
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing on paper with colored pencils and ink on a layer of dyes extracted from plants. Created before taking a flight in Bolivia, infused with the magic of the Andes. Shipped unfram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
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
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Sunset Landscape
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper with frame
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more than ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Bareheaded
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Work Boots
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Porch Chair
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
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
Ink, Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Fancy Forest
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Wood Panel, Watercolor, Acrylic
$9,840 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Resplendent Rascal - 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
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Europa
Located in Dallas, TX
A Professor of painting at Southern Methodist University in Dallas since 1984, Barnaby Fitzgerald spent his childhood in Italy before receiving a Ma...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
"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
"Tigress in Transition" abstract tiger motif, acrylic on canvas
By James Oliver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Tigress in Transition" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by James Oliver and is made from acrylic paint on canvas. This piece measures 24"h x 30"w, and is hand sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bluebird Teapot" Contemporary Surrealist Watercolor Painting
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor painting depicts a bird perched on a metal teapot with a handle and spout. The teapot’s surface reflects details of its surroundings. The artwork combines a natural a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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