Kay Swanson

Mid Century Rural Farmhouse Landscape Watercolor with Barn

1969

Soft watercolor accents add to the beauty of this cyanotype and watercolor of the Venice Canal by Cheryl Trotter (American, 20th century). Cheryl Trotter, a Pacific Grove artist and ...

Wonderful minimalist mid-1970's landscape watercolor of a simple barn on a hilltop by Gretchen Guard (American, 20th Century). The artist used clean lines and decisive areas of color to render the barn in crisp detail and make it pop from the soft landscape around it. Signed "Gretchen Guard" and dated "76" lower left. Displayed in a new cream mat and rustic wood frame. Frame size: 17"H x 21"W Image size: 12"H x 16"W Gretchen Guard lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cape Cod, Mass. She majored in studio art at Stanford University under Nathan Oliveira, Frank Lobdell and Mat Kahn. And at Santa Fe Art Institute with Wolf Khan...

Bright watercolor of lilies in a pond with a bird by David Wang (Chinese-American, 20th Century). Signed "David Wang" in the lower left corner. Presented in a cream mat with a wood frame and plexiglass. Image size: 22.5"H x 30"W David Wang is a native of Beijing, China. He gained his education from the Beijing Education College of China in 1984, where he learned various techniques in drawing, watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, graphic design, and Chinese watercolor. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree, he became a fine arts teacher. During his eight years of teaching, he has taught hundreds of quality students, some becoming professional artists and cinematographers. Wang has also accomplished several major art and design projects, such as designing and creating an exhibit of the Terra-Cotta army warriors in the Forbidden City and interior designs for shopping plazas in Beijing. In 1988, David came to the U.S as a visitor scholar and studied at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After his studies in 1992, he continued his profession as a full-time artist. For twelve years, he had a successful career creating visual art for the Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida Studio. He worked as a senior background artist doing work from concept development to production final work. His work has achieved him credits on: "Pocahontas," "Mulan," "Tarzan," "Lilo & Stitch," "Brother Bear," and "The Princess and the Frog...

Beautiful detailed floral watercolor by Stanley A. Burchett (English, 20th Century). Signed lower right, dated 1963. Giltwood frame. Image, 16.5"H x 11.5"L. Shipped with UV plexi-glas. Known for his watercolor landscapes, seascapes with ships, and most of all, miniature paintings. Burchett painted and sold his work in hotel lobbies. Becoming a success, he had his work shown on Bond Street in London and the Queen purchased some. General Burchett of the Grenadier...

Masterful Scottish watercolor landscape of Loch Tay with boats and small figures on the short by Aaron Edwin Penley (English, 1826-1897)....

Serene depiction of a country house with ducks milling around in the grass by Josh Fisher (British, 1859-1930). Signed "JOSH FISHER" in the lower-left corne...

Michael Lyne (English, 1912-1989) North Cotswold Hounds on Sudeley Hill, 1934 Gouache on paper, 11 3/4 x 18 1/2 inches Signed and dated at lower right: "Michael Lyne/34" Inscribed in...

Percival Skelton (English, active 1852-87) Cherbourg Watercolor on paper, 5 3/8 X 9 3/8 inches Framed: 11 x 15 inches (approx.) Inscribed at lower left: "Cherbourg"; at lower right: ...

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) View from Gayley Street, Media PA, 1905 Watercolor on paper, 13 1/2 x 23 3/4 inches Framed: 25 1/2 x 35 3/4 (approx.) Signed and dated a...

Unknown Artist (Bowman) (early twentieth century) Girl with Roses Watercolor on paper, 5 x 8 inches Framed: 13 x 16 inches Signed and dated at lower right: “Bowman/.06”

Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint Non (French, 1727-1791) Mount Posillipo Near the Tomb of Virgil, Naples, 1779 Watercolor on paper, 15 x 20 inches Inscribed on verso: (in pencil) "l ' A...

William James Blacklock (English, 1816-1858) Rural Landscape, Watercolor on paper, 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches Framed: 15 x 18 inches (approx.) Inscribed on verso: (in pencil) "Heath sce...