James Taylor

Carolines Hair, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper

2011

Charcoal life study of "Katie." Utilising the unpredictable qualities of charcoal mediums I play a game with the various marks and values working intuitively to find form and cultiva...

Charcoal drawing on paper. Actual paper size is 53.5" x 30". Drawing size is 51.5" x 28". The additional photos are of the stages of the drawing. :: Drawing :: Contemporary :: Thi...

Ink Wash painting on Illustration Board. My work is more about emotion than it is the actual subject. :: Drawing :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of aut...

Contemporary expressionist portrait on paper. The painting explores a modern balance of realism and abstract expressionism. Acrylic, ink, charcoal and pencil on paper. Varnished . Si...

This artwork titled "Tresses" c.1990 is a watercolor on Wove paper by Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross A.K.A. (Alawa-Sta-We- Ches) 1939-2016. It i...

Monochrome Portrait of a Woman in Ink and Gouache on Paper High contrast portrait by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). A woman in a long sl...

"Spa Hair" Minimalist Illustrative Portrait in Ink on Paper In this illustrative portrait by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912), a person is depicted in a continuous line contour style. The fine line detail of the hair gives texture and movement to the piece, with half-closed eyelids, giving the sense of calm and relaxation. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Presented in a new black mat. Mat size: 36"H x 30"W Paper size: 28.5"H x 22.63"W Image size: 25.5"H x 20"W Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986. Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963. Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991. Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Source: David J Carlson...

Female Portrait is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century. Original mixed media, china ink and watercolor on paper. The paper is glued on cardboar...