Christina Haglid

Low Cloud - Watercolor Seascape and Tree of Canoes on Paper, Framed

2001

"Leeward", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor. In a surreal scene, an orchid stem sprouts from a paper lantern in a boat. The calmness of the water and soft...

Tiny waves undulate and churn the water, throwing a rainbow of color in this small, meticulous drawing by artist Christina Haglid. The artist is able to achieve the detail and preci...

Undulating waves with a single stemmed flower floating on the surface merge into a tumultuous sky in this surreal landscape by artist Christina Haglid. The artist uses watercolors l...

Translucent vessels are suspended upon the surface of the water in this surreal landscape entitled "Cloud Lake". This landscape is done in exacting detail with watercolor and gouache down to the smallest water droplet. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting. The piece is matted and framed in a simple white frame measuring 20.25 x 16.75 inches. Christina Haglid Cloud Lake watercolor and gouache on paper 11h x 8w in 27.94h x 20.32w cm CMH053 Artist's Statement Tiny Sanctuaries There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences. At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at...

A charming watercolour study of various boats at sea. Signed to the lower right and well presented in a double card mount and fluted frame. On wove.

"Low Tide - Martha's Vinyard" is an original watercolor painting by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist's world. Sc...

The boat in the dock is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by an anonymous artist in 1945 ca. Good conditions. The artwork represents a beautiful sea in the perspe...

Mid-century painting of boats with bridge in background in muted tones done by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950 Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a g...