David Barnett

"Desert Mountain Souvenir Paper Clip Cactus, " Watercolor & Ink by David Barnett

2008

"Dancing Saguaro & Coyote" is an original watercolor painted by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The abstracted desert landscape is rendered in strata of pure bright ...

"Matucana Madisoniorum Cactus, Origin: Peru" is an original watercolor on antique J. Whatman watercolor paper by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower rig...

"Sunset Over the Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The painting is a desert landscape, dotted with red flowers ...

Framed dimensions: 18.75 x 22.57 inches Signed

Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...

Plein air watercolor of the cactus plants in the backyard. I did two watercolors at the same time. The other one is listed too. It's titled "Cactus plants...

"Cactus", by Christina Haglid, is a painstakingly detailed watercolor of a Saguaro Cactus on panel. Each needle from the cactus is evident in this small scale painting. The background gives the idea that is a scene from a solarium with its blurred window panes. The piece is floated within a white wood frame and measures 4.75h x 3.75w inches. Christina Haglid Cactus watercolor and gouache on panel 4h x 3w in 10.16h x 7.62w cm 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 night...

Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...