Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Style: Contemporary
Contemporary expressionist colorful gouache painting pastel flowers plants water
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Water Garden 13" is an original pastel drawing on paper by Victoria Ryan. The artist signed the piece. It features a variety of pond flowers on a shimmering blue pond. The artist is...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Contemporary watercolor landscape city canal boats buildings sky signed
By Craig Lueck
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Canal in Venice" is an original watercolor on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist's wor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary watercolor landscape city rooftop buildings sky signed
By Craig Lueck
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Laundry Day - Venice" is an original watercolor on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist'...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Irish Study II - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Huts, " Village Scene Oil Pastel on Paper Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Huts" is an original oil pastel drawing on a paper bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features two grass huts on a light blue ground. The background...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
Contemporary pastel colorful landscape trees road forest scene sky signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Willow Shadows at Chenequa" is an original pastel drawing on canson paper by Peggy Leonard. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts a row of willow trees with deep shadows. The artist used variations of green and blue.
12 3/4" x 19 1/2" art
18 3/4" x 26" frame
Peggy Leonard received her BFA in painting and drawing and an associate’s degree in nursing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She is both a registered nurse, and accomplished artist, residing in Milwaukee, WI.
From the artist:
“These paintings are my prayers,” muses Leonard, reflecting on her driving need to express herself through her art. “We are made of the stuff that requires us to respond with our hearts and hands. Often, it requires terrible sacrifice and suffering, something not everyone can understand. But it is done with reverence of life, not irreverence.”
Leonard’s pastels and oil paintings capture her reverence of life and reflect her own life’s journey, including earlier forays into the wilderness. Her venture into art began in early childhood, as childless neighbors nurtured her natural ability to draw; concurrently, Leonard’s parents instilled a respect for academic excellence and the higher order of nurturing others.
As a young nurse, Leonard “heard and saw poignant messages to travel while one was young and free…while one had one’s health.” Consequently, she took to the open road and public lands, camping across America for months at a time. During these years, her “celebration of the natural splendor of this country” helped shape her sense of artistic expression. She was moved by such sights as the sunset on St. Mary’s Lake...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"The Desert Inn at Closing Time, " Oil Pastel on Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Desert Inn at Closing Time" is an original oil pastel drawing on ragboard by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on verso. It depicts a surrea...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board, Rag Paper
"Relax the Sames on Nepturn, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Relax the Sames on Nepturn" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts a shadowy figure holding brownish sand on a red...
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Territory, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Territory" is an original oil pastel drawing on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It features a few shadowed figures...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Poetry Creature, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Poetry Creature" is an original oil pastel drawing on a safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and dated it on the back. It features ...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Defectors, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Defectors" is an original oil pastel drawing on a Rainbow Grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts three people...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Global Refusers Sought, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Global Refusers Sought" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left as well as signing and dating it on the back. I...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Spring Green Variation II, " Mixed Media Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spring Green Variation II" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts a landscape in bold colors.
10 3/4" x 1...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Mixed Media
"Doubles, " Expressionist Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Doubles" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts four motorcycles, each with two people ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Classic Cruzing, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Classic Cruzing" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right as well as signing & dating it on the back. It depict...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Sunlit Shore, " Original Seascape Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sunlit Shore" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts the shore of a lake.
10 5/8" x 14 3/4" art
19 1/2"...
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1960s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"House in Germany, " Original Multicolored Watercolor signed by Olga Ulmann
By Olga Ulmann
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"House in Germany" is an original watercolor by Olga Ulmann. It depicts a large tree in front of a simple house. The artist used primary colors as well as brown and green to create t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Diagonal I - 21st Century, Contemporary, Architecture, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lost In Fog - 21st Century, Contemporary, Seascape, Watercolor on Paper, Ship
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this traditional medium. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Diagonal II - 21st Century, Contemporary, Architecture, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Detail
Located in Fairfield, CT
Graphite on paper.
Framing included (26.25" x 21.75" framed).
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Padura
“Untitled”
Watercolor on paper
18 ½ x 28 in
Signed by the artist at the bottom left corner.
Miguel Padura was born in Havana in 1957. “I was four years old when my fam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
New Nostalgias, Cityscape, Buildings, Watercolor, Work on Paper, Interior Scene
Located in Riverdale, NY
New Nostalgias is a new work on paper by Turkish artist Yasemin Kackar Demirel. This architectural inspired artwork is watercolor, block print and grap...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
Cloudline 3
Located in Fairfield, CT
Raised in an extended family of artists, I have always been surrounded by the nuances of line, color and observation. Time spent at my grandparents’ working farm along the Connecticu...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Synthetic Paper
Cloud #32
Located in Fairfield, CT
Watercolor and natural mineral pigments on handmade paper.
Framed dimensions 11.25" x 11".
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Pigment
The Carousel
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 14 x 20.75 inches
Signed and dated lower right
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20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Blue tree
Located in Fairfield, CT
Pencil and acrylic on watercolor paper.
Framing is an additional $630.
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Downtown Blue - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this traditional medium. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Irish Study VII - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Watching the Sunset - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Best Kept Secret - 21st Cent, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sagrada Familia - 21st Century, Contemporary, Architecture, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Irish Study III - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hazy Landscape 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this traditional medium. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rainy Way 5 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper, Bridge
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolour on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hazy Landscape 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Irish Study I - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Awakening Barcelona - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Wonson Cove - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
6:05 am - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Las Ramblas - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Autumn Lake - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Donagh's Dream 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Red House
Located in Gloucester, MA
A drawing from The New Orleans Drawing Project, ten years of on-site drawing trips to post-Katrina New Orleans, by Jeffrey Marshall (b. 1969).
Jef...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Illustration Board, Color Pencil
Modern Riff: Purple Rush
By Jim Richard
Located in Houston, TX
Jim Richard
Modern Riff: Purple Rush, 2016
flashe on Yupo paper
26 x 20 in (66 x 50.8 cm) paper size, 22 x 17 image size
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Synthetic Paper
More Love Seven
Located in Houston, TX
Shaun O’Dell
More Love Seven, 2017
gouache and ink on paper
30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
33 3/8 x 25 1/8 x 1 1/2 in (84.8 x 63.8 x 3.8 cm) framed
$5,500
At once investigations of s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper
Elderly Elm, Patio
By Beth Secor
Located in Houston, TX
Beth Secor, Elderly Elm, Patio, 2014-2015
Ink, gouache and pencil on paper
overall diptych 20 x 28 inches 20 x 14 inches each
Beth Secor understands trees as both a comforting p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Paper, Gouache, Ink
Study for Vidalia, LA
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grover Mouton is a New Orleans based artist and architect who utilizes hand drawings to illustrate urban design proposals. Many of his drawings were initially created as part of the ...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Graphite
Capitol Dome in Space
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grover Mouton is a New Orleans based artist and architect who utilizes hand drawings to illustrate urban design proposals. Many of his drawings were initially created as part of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Graphite
Study 2, New Orleans
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grover Mouton is a New Orleans based artist and architect who utilizes hand drawings to illustrate urban design proposals. Many of his drawings were initially created as part of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Graphite
XiaoZhaZhen Tower, Shanghai 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
Architect and artist, Grover Mouton utilizes hand drawings to illustrate urban design proposals. Mouton's drawings were initially created as part of the design process in a series of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Graphite, Mixed Media
Fieldscape 1
Located in Fairfield, CT
Ink on yupo.
Unframed
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Synthetic Paper
Cloudline 4
Located in Fairfield, CT
Raised in an extended family of artists, I have always been surrounded by the nuances of line, color and observation. Time spent at my grandparents’ working farm along the Connecticu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Synthetic Paper
Cloudline I
Located in Fairfield, CT
Raised in an extended family of artists, I have always been surrounded by the nuances of line, color and observation. Time spent at my grandparents’ working farm along the Connecticu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Synthetic Paper
Blue line 4
Located in Fairfield, CT
Raised in an extended family of artists, I have always been surrounded by the nuances of line, color and observation. Time spent at my grandparents’ working farm along the Connecticu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Synthetic, Ink
Blue line 3
Located in Fairfield, CT
Raised in an extended family of artists, I have always been surrounded by the nuances of line, color and observation. Time spent at my grandparents’ working farm along the Connecticu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Synthetic Paper
Sandbar
Located in Fairfield, CT
Watercolor on arches paper
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Lazy point
Located in Fairfield, CT
Watercolor on arches
unframed
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Contemporary landscape drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary landscape drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add landscape drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including David Barnett, Richard Dupont, Reginald K. Gee, and Ekaterina Smirnova. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary landscape drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.25 inches across are also available. Prices for landscape drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $45,000, while the average work sells for $1,511.