Jerry Kelly

Taos Mountain (New Mexico)

20th century

"Mill Near Plainfield, New Hampshire" is an exquisite original watercolor painting by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942), created circa 1900. Signed by the artist in the lower left corner, this beautiful landscape depicts a mill nestled by a river, surrounded by trees and dramatic clouds. The painting is rendered in subtle tones of brown, green, gray, and blue, showcasing Adams’ skillful use of watercolor techniques. This artwork is presented in a custom frame, with outer dimensions measuring 13 ¾ x 12 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches and an image size of 7 x 5 inches. About the Artist: Charles Partridge Adams was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, and moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1876 in search of a better climate for his tuberculosis-stricken sisters. It was in Denver that Adams found his artistic calling, working at the Chain and Hardy Bookstore, where he received his only formal art training from Helen Chain, a former pupil of the renowned George Inness. Through her guidance, Adams was introduced to other prominent artists, including sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor...

This original watercolor painting by Alfred Wands (1904-1998) captures the breathtaking beauty of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in Sou...

This stunning, original signed landscape painting by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942) captures the breathtaking beauty of a Colorado sunset along the Front Range, near Denver. The...

A captivating midcentury cityscape titled "Denver Skyline", this original 1950s watercolor and graphite painting offers a rare industrial-era view of lower downtown Denver, Colorado....

Joseph Yoakum Andes Mountains Peru So America, circa 1960s Colored pencil and ballpoint pen on paper 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches Provenance: Karen Lennox Gallery, Chicago Private Collection, South Dakota Yoakum began drawing in the early 1960s. Most of his work consists of radiantly colored landscapes with mountains, water, trees, and winding roads in abstract and complex configurations. his period of greatest activity — 1965 to 1970 — when he usually made one drawing a day. Yoakum maintained he had seen all the places represented in his drawings, a statement that may not be true in some instances. He traveled a great deal, beginning in his early teens when he ran away from home and became a circus handyman. Yoakum’s drawings can be considered memory images growing out of either actual or imagined experiences. All of his drawings have titles that grew longer and more specific over the years. He dated his works with a rubber stamp — an oddly impersonal, labor-saving device. Although Joseph Yoakum gave vastly different accounts of his background, he was, throughout his life, classified as an African American. Sometimes Yoakum claimed that he was a full-blooded ​“Nava-joe” Indian, one of twelve or thirteen children born to a farmer on an Indian reservation in Window Rock, Arizona. At other times he insisted that he was of African-American descent. He described his mother as a strong woman who was a doctor and knowledgeable in the use of herbal medicines. Yoakum’s family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, during his early childhood. His father was employed briefly in the railroad yards prior to settling permanently on a farm in nearby Walnut Grove...

Immerse yourself in the serene and contemplative world of "Vast Expanse of Water", a captivating watercolor painting by accomplished artist Linda Clerget. This work showcases Clerget...

Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...

Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...