Acrylic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...

Years of collecting books, travel archives and studying art in Europe, went hand in hand with visiting historical monuments and grand palaces, remnants of past golden eras. This nostalgic raking over the past encompasses these inspirational elements, weaved together with her own curiosity in loose charcoal lines depicting Baroque, whimsical and once decadent interiors. “The rooms in my paintings are small trips to the past. I look for an alternative reality through a fictional scenario, represented by a dystopian era of booms and declines.” Francisca Ahlers has exhibited internationally with Villa del Arte Galleries...

Lisa Martin - Man in Red, Year: 1984, Medium: Watercolor, Acrylic and Graphite on Paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right, Size: 24 x 19 in. (60.96 x 48.26 cm)

Richard Hambleton, Canadian (1952 -2017) - Shadow Head in White, Year: 2003, Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right and signed in pen on verso...

Untitled, work on paper by Eddie Martinez Untitled 2006 Signed and dated, l.r. Acrylic, ink, and pen on paper 4.5 x 6.25 inches

Untitled work on paper by Eddie Martinez Untitled 2006 Signed and dated, l.l. Acrylic, ink, and pen on paper 10.25 x 13.75 inches Contact gallery for price.

"Four Years of Frustration, Delays & Missed Appointments (So Cool Cat)" (2022) by street artist City Kitty 18.25 x 12.25 x .75" Ink, acrylic and color pencil on MTA poster, framed. Artist's signature graffiti style of comic relief for subway notice posters, often relating unfortunate news to the public of delays or changes to the regular schedule. Portrait of classic City Kitty character with his third eye and in this case with words written across his open mouth that read in bubble letters, "SO COOL" in pink. Black and white "7" train line Friday night service update poster with purple diamond 7 line train logo. Neon and pastel palette accents include pink and blue. ABOUT THE ARTIST For the past 12 years, NYC-based street artist City Kitty has been pasting elaborate, hand-drawn scenes of an adventurous street cat onto buildings, subway stations and alleyways throughout North America and Europe. Best known for his large-scale drawings of cats...

"Four Years of Frustration, Delays & Missed Appointments (Radio or Streaming)" (2020) by street artist City Kitty 18.25 x 12.25 x .75" Ink, acrylic and color pencil on MTA poster...

"Four Years of Frustration, Delays & Missed Appointments (Ecstasy)" (2019) by street artist City Kitty 18.25 x 12.25 x .75" Ink, acrylic and color pencil on MTA poster...

"Four Years of Frustration, Delays & Missed Appointments (Bob Ross, cat)" (2019) by street artist City Kitty 18.25 x 12.25 x .75" Ink, acrylic and color pencil on MTA poster...

"Four Years of Frustration, Delays & Missed Appointments (One Earth)" (2022) by street artist City Kitty 18.25 x 12.25 x .75" Ink, acrylic and color pencil on MTA poster...

"Four Years of Frustration, Delays & Missed Appointments (The Count)" (2020) by street artist City Kitty 18.25 x 12.25 x .75" Ink, acrylic and color pencil on MTA poster...

"Four Years of Frustration, Delays & Missed Appointments (Baby Yoda)" (2022) by street artist City Kitty 18.25 x 12.25 x .75" Ink, acrylic and color pencil ...

Certainly one of Bert Long’s more humorous artworks, "A Good Witch" exemplifies affection for sincerity, despite obvious levity. Bert L. Long Jr., was self...

This graphite and acrylic painting on canvas is from a series called "Lovers and Assassins." Here you can see Bhatt playing with the idea of seduction, self-sacrifice, persecution, b...

In this figurative abstract acrylic painting on canvas, Bhatt explores notions of life and death, the after-life, and reincarnation through the use of ancient Hindu symbolism. Amita Bhatt...

Watercolor

This work is one in a series of prints conceived during Long’s fellowship in Rome. It’s central feature is a profile of an abstract organic form nestled in a smooth gradient backgro...

This work is one in a series of prints conceived during Long’s fellowship in Rome. The texture and color of the background simulates a fluid substance, while the primary subject matt...

This work is one in a series of prints conceived during Long’s fellowship in Rome. The vertical striations along the background accentuate a sense of rhythm, while the colorful strip...

Furnished with an actual hatchet, this work demonstrates Long’s initiative to merge objects with his paintings. Establishing a sculptural component brings a further sense of tactilit...

"See Looking at See" is an acrylic painting on paper. The primary subject of this work is an abstract organic form with an eye which appears to be looking in the direction of its own physique. As the title intimates, this is perhaps commenting on the capacity of intelligent life to consider the distinction between self and other. Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew up the Houston’s historic Fifth Ward and received his formal education from UCLA. Following a career as a successful master chef, Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. He began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of Jim Harithas, then Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and artists John Alexander, Salvatore Scarpitta and James Surls. His life spanned an era of radical change in the American social climate, the influence of which can be seen clearly in his work. Long’s paintings and sculptures incorporate a high level of skill and sophisticated knowledge of art history, along with complex philosophical and social issues.  Long describes the philosophy behind his work as "a quest to help people diagnose their inner self," believing his art to be "the vehicle to help facilitate the process." “As artists we have the obligation to provide the world with art which communicates as truth. I believe that art has the power to heal our souls of their afflictions. I try to create art which helps to diagnose the prevalent conditions within our societies, hopefully providing an insightfulness which will help us all become brothers and sisters united in equality and compassion”                                       - Bert L. Long, Jr. The late Peter Marzio, former Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, said of Bert Long during the major retrospective of Long’s work at the museum: “Bert Long does not avert his gaze from that which is painful, but as [his artworks] testify, he also brings a spirit of joy and redemption to his art. We can all learn from this great artist.” Over Long’s 33-year career as a painter, sculptor, and photographer, he had several solo exhibitions at respected museums and was awarded many significant awards including the National Endowment for the Arts Grant in 1987 and the prestigious international Prix de Rome fellowship in 1990. Other notable awards of Long’s include the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts Artist of the Year Award in 2009, the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant in 1997, the Houston Art League Texas Artist of the Year in 1990, the NEA Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, 1987 and the Bemis Foundation Residency in 1998. His work can be seen in over 100 private and public collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Instituto de Bachillerato in Spain. With a recent solo exhibition at the Houston Museum of African American Culture and an exhibition overseas which is pending featuring his work, plus interest from several national museums, Bert L. Long Jr. continues to be recognized as an important African American artist throughout Texas, nationally and internationally. Bert L. Long, Jr. "See Looking at See" 2006 Acrylic and Charcoal on Dutch Stonehenge Paper...

Faces are a recurring motif throughout Long’s extensive body of work - especially regarding eyes and mouths. This work features a misma of matter that coagulates into an image recogn...

This work bears striking achromatic depiction of a face, contrasted by a vibrant and colorful section of watermelon. The simplicity and levity of the watermelon helps offset the emot...

This work, marked by thin washes of acrylic, depicts a floating figure with Long’s likeness hovering over what appear to be earthly materials below - perhaps an allusion to notions o...

The imagery in this work appears to be a rope pulling a colorless curtain away to reveal a gnarled tree trunk before a crimson background. Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist,...

Natasha Wright's art probes the politics of representation of the female form. Gender, sexuality, vulnerability and power, seduction and aggression - th...

Artist : Jolynn Reigeluth Title : He’s Got Good Hot Dogs Materials : India ink, graphite, collage and acrylic Date : 2017 Dimensions : 55" x 39" in. Jolynn Reigeluth is an artist an...