Pastel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Titled, signed, and dated in lower margin. A move to an eighty-acre farm in Western Michigan from Detroit suited Janet Richardson Baughman to a tee. She and her three siblings loved country life, and relished the many humorous adjustments to their new surroundings. The one-room schoolhouse she attended, for example, contrasted sharply to her earlier city school. Sports programs had been fairly sophisticated in the city. Rural sports consisted of her teacher piling everyone in her car, including the trunk, and then driving the children to another one-room schoolhouse for games. When Janet reached the sixth grade, a chapter in American history closed because all of the one-room schoolhouses were annexed by the nearest cities, but that unusual educational experience is something Janet fondly remembers. Growing up in a family that was very artistic, it is not surprising that Janet loved drawing. She and her brothers and sisters would make Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree and had ongoing art projects all year long. Her architect father was an artist in his free time. As the children have become adults, they are all involved in artistic endeavors from carving to sculpture. Janet's high school years were spent riding and showing her horses. "That was my life," she says. Living on the farm allowed her freedom to indulge her love of animals including the dogs that were so special to her. Active in 4H, Janet became an accomplished seamstress and an excellent cook. She took no art classes in high school although she sometimes helped her father with drafting. Starting college with the intention of majoring in speech and drama, Janet took an art class only because it was required. She found the art classes so appealing that she took one after another. Eventually, having taken every art class offered, the university had to design independent studies for her. With her beloved horses back on the farm, Janet discovered a new passion, and that was ceramics. First working as a waitress during college to earn income, Janet later became a Student Assistant and lived at the Ceramics Studio. As an assistant, she would make clay and glazes, fire the kiln, and assist the instructor however she could. At first, she had planned to become a high school teacher, but she was encouraged to earn her graduate degree and pursue her artistic endeavors, in addition to teaching. Janet graduated in 1975 with a BFA in Ceramics and Weaving from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Following her mentor's advice, she went to Indiana State University in Indiana for her graduate work where she studied under Dick Hay. Demanding, but very laid back personally, he expected a lot from Janet, and she grew from his expectations. She joined the National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) which is a ceramics networking organization. It has a national conference each year where ceramists, educators and studio artists meet. She was on the Board of Directors for two years. Janet received her MFA in 1977. Moving back to Western Michigan, Janet found teaching positions with various colleges and taught art history, ceramics and a myriad of classes. However, she never forgot her mentor's advice, which was to continue her craft. Janet met a businessman/artist, John Baughman, who sold her artwork around the country. Janet bought a studio and her work was selling so well that she no longer needed to supplement her income with teaching. Janet and John had a business relationship for several years until life took one of those magical twists, and their relationship blossomed into much more. Later, the two of them were married. John and Janet bought acreage and moved to the country. Turning one of their buildings into a studio, the pair became extremely successful influencing them to concentrate only on their artwork and discontinue the sales end of his business. Janet says it has been very, very good for them and has caused different things to happen. The challenges of commissions make her think in directions that it is unlikely she would have done on her own. Janet is an extremely talented artist. It is difficult to believe when one sees her pastel, mixed media of pencil, oils and collage landscapes done on paper that this is the same artist that designs and makes very sophisticated and stylized ceramics. The natural beauty that abounds where she lives inspires her artwork. Interestingly, she also derives inspiration from her ceramics for her paintings although the two are quite different in style. Her paintings are stylized and readable, but she does not look for minute detail when she paints. These soft landscapes create a feeling of bucolic peace and serenity although Janet does not consciously paint a message. Janet says of her work, that it is like a dance or conversation in her head, which she expresses through her art. Janet lives an almost idyllic rural existence with her artist/husband who she says is "the love of her life." They work together everyday, and for them it is the perfect partnership because they compliment one another so well. Together they raise and train horses, and are expecting three foals within a year. In addition, she loves to garden and after the tradition of her grandmother and mother, has a huge vegetable garden. She and her husband love to cook. They enjoy golfing together as well. Their three grown children are still very important in their lives, and Janet sews intricate costumes for her daughter when she shows her horse. In the future, Janet thinks that living in Virginia with horses and continuing with her art would be perfect. She, along with her husband, would like to spend a summer in Provence...

Charcoal and pastel on paper Sight: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. Framed: 24 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 1 2/3 in. Signed lower right Inscribed verso

This piece is framed measuring 36.5 by 44.5 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surreal...

Coloured inks and pastel on paper Signed Gestural abstraction Outsider art Artist’s statement : "Painting, for me, is an expressive endeavor in which one depicts the evolution of the various facets of the artistic self. There is, on each canvas, a tension where violence and stillness naturally coexist. By playing with different materials, I seek to establish a sort of unexpected dialogue between these states, and aspire to express this tension through profusion of color. The canvas is the stage that allows me to unite narration with the action of painting the fantastic—even the outrageous---and the everyday. I develop scenarios borrowed from the imagination, which join fantasy, even fables, with the everyday. Pulling threads from each domain, I bring together the mythical and the quotidian, so that the worlds of reality and fantasy merge. I rely on “creatures,” improbable little characters that could exist in some other realm or dimension. They materialize, issuing forth from the surprising, unbelievable and wondrous world of childhood. Human or animal, both find themselves entangled in inextricable and melancholic situations. These inextricable situations create distance; the humor comes through this breach. It is the absurdity of their predicaments that manifests the humor in the work. In each of my paintings, the sentiments are heightened by an intentional, provocative tone that transforms the work. An Otherness is attributed to objects; objects become personified, and by their very presence, they become witnesses or guinea pigs torn between and bound to their dilemma. The titles of my paintings, whether invented or quotations taken out of context, come from literature, theater, or song lyrics. Accident and chance are often major actors in my work.” Emmanuelle Messika BIOGRAPHY : Emmanuelle Messika was born in France in 1979. She works and lives in Paris. STUDIES 1999-2005 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris Diplômée en Juin 2005 2004 Échange universitaire à Hunter College, New York NY, USA 1993-1999 Ateliers des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Montparnasse PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS : 2019 Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris 2018 Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris Outsider Art Fair, Paris 2012 Art Contemporain Sèvres, "La Chartreuse", Sèvres 2011 Espace Seven, Galerie De Vos, Paris 2010 Les Trois Baudets, Paris Galerie Mariska Hammoudi, Paris Galerie Crous -Beaux-Arts, Paris L'Apparemment Café, Paris 2009 Espace Rachi, Paris 2008 Galerie Console, Paris 2007 Exposition Place du Québec, Mairie du sixième, Paris 2006 Galerie Eonnet-Dupuis, Paris 2005 Galerie Crous Beaux Arts, Paris 2004 The Mark Bar, "Bring your own flashlight", Brooklin, New York 2003 Le Glaz’art, Paris 2002 9 rue Dauphine, Paris 2001 Galerie Gauche, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris 2000 La grosse caisse, Paris La liberté, Paris GROUP SHOWS 2011 Chic Art Fair, Galerie Mariska Hammoudi Galerie De Vos, Espace Seven 2010 Galerie Mariska Hammoudi, Paris Chic Dessin, avec Cherry Gallery...

Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...

Adela Smith Lintelmann, American (1902 - 1996) - Still Life with Flowers and Copper Platter, Medium: Pastel on Paper, Size: 19.5 in. x 25 in. (49.53 cm x 63.5 cm), Frame Size: 30 x ...

Dance at the Dream Bar

What Color Can Do This pastel drawing ‘Berg en Dal – 30-12-23’ is the second of new pastel editions to an ever growing series. The one I completed last December 19th exceede...

Pastel Again This pastel drawing ‘Golden – 13-12-23’ follows directly after my last oil painting ‘Cosmic Dance – 10-12-23’. Last time I made a pastel ‘Melina Noëlle...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - Track and Field. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - 100m Race. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 19.5 x 25.5 in. (49.53 x 64.77 cm), ...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - Star Athletes. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm),...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - Gymnastics and Weightlifting. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 10.5 x 25.5 in. (...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - Runner with Torch. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 ...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - Swimming and Running. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 25.5 x 10.5 in. (64.77 x ...

"Glower" is an original pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back of the artwork. This piece features abs...

An atmospheric depiction of Tower Bridge, captured in a soft pastel haze of rain and fog. The impressionistic scene has been well presented in a wash-line mount and fine gilt frame. ...

ink and pastel on paper

ink and pastel on paper

ink and pastel on paper

ink and pastel on paper

Soft pastel on red toned paper signed and dated on bottom left. Part of a series of music themes by the artist Reminiscent of Botero and Diego Rivera ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephe...

ink and pastel on paper

This calming pastel captures a distant view of the isles of Jura from a coastal spot on the Isle of Mull. Beautifully presented in a narrow wood frame with a new card mount. Signed. ...

Completed with touches of watercolour. Signed to the lower right. On paper.

A charming study of a Scottish boy in traditional dress. The artist captures the young boy in colourful pastel detail, showing the patterns in his uniform...

A cheerful impressionistic study depicting children playing in open fields. The artist has signed the scene to the lower left and the drawing has been beautifully mounted in a gilt-e...

"Crossroads A-38" by Jan Richardson-Baughman is a pastel drawing on paper. The work is framed and matted with an off-white acid-free mat board. It is signed in the lower right corner and titled in the lower left, both in pencil. The landscape drawing shows a country road starting in the lower left and heading off into a grove of trees in the center. Vivid green grass frames the lower right, offsetting the dark green and red of the trees, while the expansive blue sky takes up the top third of the image. Art size: 16" x 20" Frame size: 30" x 26" A move to an eighty-acre farm in Western Michigan from Detroit suited Janet Richardson Baughman to a tee. She and her three siblings loved country life and relished the many humorous adjustments to their new surroundings. The one-room schoolhouse she attended, for example, contrasted sharply with her earlier city school. Sports programs had been fairly sophisticated in the city. Rural sports consisted of her teacher piling everyone in her car, including the trunk, and then driving the children to another one-room schoolhouse for games. When Janet reached the sixth grade, a chapter in American history closed because all of the one-room schoolhouses were annexed by the nearest cities, but that unusual educational experience is something Janet fondly remembers. Growing up in a family that was very artistic, it is not surprising that Janet loved drawing. She and her brothers and sisters would make Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree and had ongoing art projects all year long. Her architect father was an artist in his free time. As the children have become adults, they are all involved in artistic endeavors from carving to sculpture. Janet's high school years were spent riding and showing her horses. "That was my life," she says. Living on the farm allowed her freedom to indulge her love of animals including the dogs that were so special to her. Active in 4H, Janet became an accomplished seamstress and an excellent cook. She took no art classes in high school although she sometimes helped her father with drafting. Starting college with the intention of majoring in speech and drama, Janet took an art class only because it was required. She found the art classes so appealing that she took one after another. Eventually, having taken every art class offered, the university had to design independent studies for her. With her beloved horses back on the farm, Janet discovered a new passion, and that was ceramics. First working as a waitress during college to earn income, Janet later became a Student Assistant and lived at the Ceramics Studio. As an assistant, she would make clay and glazes, fire the kiln, and assist the instructor however she could. At first, she had planned to become a high school teacher, but she was encouraged to earn her graduate degree and pursue her artistic endeavors, in addition to teaching. Janet graduated in 1975 with a BFA in Ceramics and Weaving from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Following her mentor's advice, she went to Indiana State University in Indiana for her graduate work where she studied under Dick Hay...

Following in line with artists before her, like Rembrandt and van Gogh, Sandra Sweeny here presents a self portrait. The image is direct but subtle in its handling of materials, but ...

'Deep Blue With Pamela' is an original signed pastel portrait. The drawing presents a portrait, presumably of Pamela, who Reggie has rendered in greens and yellows and pinks against ...

European School Late 18th Century Portrait of a Lady Pastel on paper, mounted on canvas Image size: 28 x 23 inches Contemporary style frame Provenance: Ernst Museum Auction This pastel portrait of a lady dates from the late eighteenth century. She is pictured in a white muslin dress...

A fine 20th Century costume study. This full length portrait shows an actor (possibly Edouard de Reszke) as Wolfram in Wagner's 1845 opera, Tannhäuser. The drawing is unsigned and pr...

A trio of modern dancers captured in the moment by visual artist Alexandra Lumley. The expressive drawing has been signed to the lower right and dated '80. Beautifully presented in a...

Paris - Porte Saint Martin by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro This work is accompanied by a ce...

A charming pastel scene depicting three figures sat on a river verge of a river bank at sunset. The sunset in the distance casts a warm glow over the scene. Captured in a loose impre...

A winter landscape in oil pastel by 20th century artist, Patricia Bellotti. Signed to the lower left. Well-presented in a crisp white mount and whitewashed frame. On paper.

A captivating depiction of a winter downpour with glimpses of sun breaking over a wet and winding country lane. Signed illegibly to the lower right. The pastel has been immaculately ...

ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...

"In The Beginning 5" is an original pastel drawing by Victoria Ryan. It depicts lush gardens with flower beds and tree nurseries. The sunlight casts beautiful blue shadows and the sk...

A delightful pastel study of a woman arranging small spring flowers into a brightly coloured vase. The artist captures the scene in bright, uplifting colours from the neatly arranged...

Pastel and acrylic ink on cardboard Created in 2019 in Paris, France Unique work Signed and dated by the artist on the back Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Since 20...

Eccezionale disegno dei primi anni 20 stile Simbolista ,Orientalista Anche il Passepartout attorno all'opera è stato realizzato dall'artista. Louise JANIN nasce nel 1893, a Durham...

"Twilight on the Beach (Ephraim)" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This piece depicts two chairs on the beach of a small village in Door County, Wisconsin. Separated only by a row of trees running along the horizon, the sky and lake are mirrors of one another. 22" x 30" art 30" x 37 1/4" frame "As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist." Biography Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...

Original pastel and colored pencil drawing on paper by artist Matt Atkinson. Framed.

Horizon pastel on paper 6 x 6inches 12 x 12 inches 2023

Cloudburst pastel on paper 6 x 6inches 12 x 12 inches framed 2023

This charming seascape depicts several Italian fishermen, readying boats in a rocky quay. Well presented in a beautiful veneer maple frame with a crisp white mount. Indistinctly sign...

A wonderful impressionistic scene of an old water mill and bridge by 20th century artist, Christopher John Assheton Stones (1947-1999). Signed in pastel to the lower right. On paper ...

Mug and Bottle, 2021 Additional information: Medium: Colored pencil, gouache, graphite, pastel, and watercolor on paper Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 26 1/8 in Todd Hebert (b. 1972 in Valle...

Date: 1907-1910 Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 22.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Stuart Travis did many early Vogue magazine covers. Signed with an address on ...

Renelio Marin is a visual artist with a diverse range of influences and styles. Born in Cuba, he received his graduate degree from the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts in Havana in ...

This striking pastel portrait captures the side profile of a woman with long, flowing red hair, set against a vibrant blue-indigo background. The artist’s use of pastel vividly bring...

"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...

A captivating pastel drawing by the artist James W. Ferguson, depicting a view of Ben Lomond in winter. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. The artist's name and title are inscrib...

This striking large-scale abstract study depicts flashes of blue, white and red pastel lines against a black wash background. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a cont...

This compelling portrait depicts an Edwardian girl against a blue background. The artist captures her soft facial features and long brown hair in fine detail. Her white ruffle dress...

A realistic contemporary pastel composition by John Paley, depicting a fisherman outer on the water collecting his catch from baited nets. The man looks curious in his expression as ...

A fine Mid Century portrait of an elegant woman with red lipstick and a colourful summer dress. She has a soft, kindly smile and gentle eyes. The drawing is unsigned. On paper.

"I Need Her Badly Now" is an original pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract, expressionist marks in black, red, white, oran...

"Farmer" is an original pastel drawing on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts a farmer plowing a field with the help of an animal. A tree and...