Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
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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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Found Objects, Color Pencil
1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pen
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Gold Leaf
1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Ink
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Pencil, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Mylar, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Wax Crayon
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pen
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Conté
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Found Objects, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Digital
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker
1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Enamel
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
Artist Comments
"Penguins are amazing family focused creatures, and I really do enjoy painting them," explains Catherine. She created this painting on heavyweight paper using primarily watercolor, with touches of graphite and gouache as well.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor. The fluidity of the paint allows her to capture the muted undertones and the fleeting light found in the natural world. While the backgrounds of her paintings are impressionistic, the foregrounds of her paintings are often highly detailed, showcasing her technical mastery over her medium.
Words that describe this painting: animals, penguins, animals, representational, watercolor painting, grey
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Board, Graphite, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Pen
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil