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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Pencil
It's All In The Bag - 8"x10", 3 Original Artworks On Paper, Women, Figurative
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
IT'S ALL IN THE BAG - This set of three original pencil artworks on heavy textured paper features streamlined compositions with an emphasis on the bag. The blend of detailed and expr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
Dreaming - original large blue nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Dreaming”, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Nude shown in a Victorian interior, in a cinematic view. In a distorted per...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
India Watercolour RCA Architect Painting Palace Udaipur Lake Travel Orange Blues
Located in Norfolk, GB
There is something compelling about drawings and sketches made by architects. Loose and full of life this delicious little study, made on the spot, beautifully captures the essence of place. Made during one of Patterson's early tours to India it shows the gloriously majestic Palace Museum in Udaipur, Rajasthan, which sits on the highest point overlooking Lake Pichola and the City. The delicate wash of terracottas, pinks and reds offers us the feel of sun on the old stones.
India Palace Museum (Udaipur), watercolour & pencil on paper, image 9.5cm x 14cm, framed 21.5cm x 24.5cm, Artist Stamp, signed in pencil bottom left, 1990
Doug Patterson...
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1990s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil
Untitled, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1996 by Celso Castro
Pencil on archival paper
Image size: 39 H in. x 48 in. W
Sheet size: 43 H in. x 59 in. W
Unframed
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Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s w...
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1990s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil
Poland (Glider) (Illustration of Glacial Landscape Around Vintage Stamp, Pencil)
Located in Hudson, NY
Poland (Glider) by Andrea Moreau
colored pencil and postage stamp on paper
22 x 30 inches
25.25 x 32.5 inches framed
To create her mixed-media artworks, Andrea Moreau selects a postage stamp to serve as the starting point for a piece on paper, then “completes” the image with colored pencil. This artwork, "Poland (Glider)," centers on a stamp that depicts an aircraft flying above a glacial horizon. Building on the style and environment established by the stamp art, Moreau extended this scene across land and sea in vibrant blue pencil.
A statement by the artist:
My drawings function as personal interpretations of political or commercial propaganda. I begin with imagery found on postage stamps or printed advertisements and, using the visual logic and graphic language of the image, I attempt to tease out a larger framework from which to consider it. Finished pieces often incorporate printed matter and cultural detritus, which gives them an immediate and tactile connection to the world of objects.
I am particularly interested in the postage stamp as a geographical artifact, and through my drawing process I attempt to learn something about a place by studying its official imagery and then creating a world beyond the borders of its fragmentary scenes. The finished drawings and paintings are a record of this study; they are a dialogue between the printed and the drawn, the official and the personal, the real and the imaginary. They are a metaphor for the way in which we conjure the places we hear about on the news and read about in books, using the tiniest pieces of information to construct a reality that most likely bears little resemblance to any actual place.
Andrea Moreau’s mixed-media works, on the other hand, walk a tightrope between context and isolation. Moreau selects a postage stamp to serve as the starting point for a piece on paper, then “completes” the image with colored pencil. These stamps may become lost in a frenzy of Moreau’s mark-making, as with “Mexico (Flowers) #15,” or left comically obvious, like in “USA (Barbershop...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Untitled (Standing Nude with Fist)
Located in New York, NY
James Childs (1945-2020)
1975
Inscribed, l.l.
Graphite on paper
28 x 17.75 inches
$3,125
Category
1970s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Cholly (Portrait of Man in Mixed Media and Collage with Floral Theme by Ransome)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Cholly" — small portrait of man in mixed media and collage with floral theme in pink, yellow and green
2023
graphite, acrylic and collage on panel
8 x 8 x 2 inches, unframed
Piece c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Jean Michel Basquiat Portrait. From the Series Maestros
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From the Series Maestro Jean Michel Basquiat, 2017
Watercolor, pencil on paper
Size: 50 H x 45 W cm
framed size 70 H x 62 W x 4 D cm
Unique
Wood frame
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Emerson Cáceres, artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil
Untitled 588, Gray Blue, Light Indigo, Olive Green, Navy Leaf Patterns
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns and geometric shapes in indigo, navy blue and olive green with delicate prismatic rainbow lines complement a soft grayish blue background. Signed on verso....
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
MEMORIES - original large art by Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Memories" Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper, large size, shipped rolled in a tube. The drawing has 2 wooden pieces attached on the back, up an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil
SLICED VENUS - original large art by Paula Craioveanu 30x27in Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sliced Venus. Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper. large size, shipped rolled in a tube
Drawing has on the back 2 white wood sticks, and it's rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Ink, Archival Paper
Seascape Diptych Six, Cobalt Blue Horizontal Seascape, Waves Woodcut Print
By Eve Stockton
Located in Kent, CT
This large, horizontal diptych woodcut print on paper evokes the peacefulness of ocean waves depicted in shades of cobalt blue with purple undertones and the artist's addition of wat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Woodcut
Kangaroo Mouse
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Thalia
Located in Chicago, IL
Working with a palette of graphite, charcoal, ink, and gold leaf, Alessandra Maria masterfully weaves together elements of the earthly and ethereal. She is part sorceress, part alche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
ENTANGLED- original large blue love couple by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Entangled", large scale drawing pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Couple in love, part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florid...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
I Love Shoes #2 - 8.25”x9.25”, Black, Pink, Beige - Original Art, Framed
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small artwork is intimate and can personalize a space. This classic sling back shoe is perfect for the shoe lover. The artwork blends acrylic, pencil and colour pencils in both an ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Parish route (original)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Parish route" is original artwork made from pencil, marker, acrylic, watercolor on paper by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 18"h x 22.5"w.
Miriam Singer grew ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Pencil
Drawing, Ink And Colored Pencils On Paper. "Scene In The Field"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Pencil, Petal Flowers, Color and Ink on Paper.
The base of this drawing is 120g/m2 Fabriano paper. I use natural dyes from flowers, herbs, leaves, and tree bark as the first drawing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
My 80's Heart "Token 7" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Heart "Token 7" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, wood, orange
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Illustration Board, Graphite
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo, Framed Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo, "Requiem por la condesa Nubia Brashi", 2016
Pencil on archival paper
Image size: 59 H in. x 40 in. W
Frame size: 63 H x 42.5 W x 2 D in.
On The back of th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil
Waterlilies V (Contemporary Horizontal Pencil Drawing of Abstract Flowers)
Located in Hudson, NY
Waterlilies V: Modern, Abstracted Pencil Drawing of Flowers (Waterlilies)
graphite drawing on paper
Paper size: 16 x 35 inches
This grap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Frankford + York
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Frankford + York" is original artwork made from acrylic and screenprint on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w.
Miriam Singer grew up in Buffalo, New York, In 2000 she received her BA from Brandeis University, and in 2003 her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2004; Miriam Singer has exhibited at James Oliver Gallery. Stanek Gallery, LG Tripp Gallery, Woodmere Art Museum, Space 1026, Friends of the Print and Picture Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Drypoint
Rider On A Horse 2 - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple black frames behind plexi. The full signature is on the back of the drawing.
Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at the U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
Alone & Cornered - Original Abstract Yellow Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
ECLECTIC original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Eclectic", nude, pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Female Nude seen by a female artist - female gaze.
Size is 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
Elsa Schiaparelli, 2018, Portrait. Color Pencil on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Untitled (Standing Male Nude with Head and Arm Study)
Located in New York, NY
James Childs (1945-2020)
2012
Signed and dated, l.l.
Graphite and charcoal on paper
24 x 19 inches
Contact gallery for price.
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Selvas Negras n°4 by Calo Carratalá - Tropical forest landscape, work on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Selvas Negras n°4 is a unique pencil on Daler Rowney 1,4 mm paper painting by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 120 × 81 cm (47.2 × 31.9 in). Dimensions of the frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Becca (Small Grey Mixed-Media Portrait of Woman w/ White Polka Dots by Ransome)
Located in Hudson, NY
Grey portrait of woman with white polka dots and a swath of green collaged media
"Becca" by Ransome
2023
graphite, acrylic and collage on panel
8 x 8 x 2 inches, unframed
Piece can b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Pencil Skirt - 5"x7", Black & White, Pencil Skirt, Original Artwork On Paper
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small artwork is intimate and can personalize spaces. It can be moved around easily and is a great way to build up an art collection. Using paint and pencil, this black and white cla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
APOLLO - original large art by Paula Craioveanu - Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Apollo" Original art, one-of-a-kind, signed. 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper, large size, shipped rolled in a tube. This particular artwork is ready for hanging,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Ink, Pencil
The Gifts of Patience. Drawing, oil bar, ink and colored pencils
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil bar, Pencil, Petal Flowers, Color and Ink on Paper.
The base of this drawing is 120g/m2 Fabriano paper. I use natural dyes from flowers, herbs, leaves, and tree bark as the firs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
Lori (Pink Portrait in Mixed Media on Panel of Woman in Profile by Ransome)
Located in Hudson, NY
Pink + purple portrait of women in profile surrounded by collaged floral discs
"Lori" by Ransome
2023
graphite, acrylic and collage on panel
8 x 8 x 2 inches, unframed
Piece can be h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Marañones Lunes 23 de mayo, Still-life Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maranones "Lunes 23 de mayo 2016" by Celso Castro
Pencil, crayon, and pastel on archival paper
Image size: 59 H in. x 45 in. W
On the back of the painting:
Barca de Refugiados, 199...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil
On The Jetty ( Fishing ) - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple white wood frames behind glass. The full signature is on the back of the drawing.
Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
Rick Owens Hollywood show. From the Fashion series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Gouache
Woman in Floral Dress (Drawing)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original drawing on paper. Hand signed on front by Tarkay. Sheet size 12 x 9 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. From the private collection...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Charcoal on paper, 50 x 36 cm
Signed lower right: Silombria '96
This dynamic drawing by Marco Silombria (19...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Umbilical Filigree Ovum (drawing)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original India ink, graphite, chalk, and pen on paper drawing by Hunter Stabler measuring 14.25”h x 20.25”w framed. The piece ships in the pictured frame.
Hunter Stable...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite
CENTAUR with ARCH - original large art by Paula Craioveanu - New Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Centaur with Arch
100x70cm / 30x27in
ink, graphite, tempera on paper
large size, shipped rolled in a tube directly from the artist's studio
Antiquity is an endless inspiration res...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Pencil
"Mass Study II", Layered paper collage and drawing, dimensional, architectural
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This layered paper and drawing collage titled "Mass Study II" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of paper, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood panel. Using found ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Herony III - color pencil drawing of newly hatched Heron
Located in Chicago, IL
This color pencil drawing is reminiscent of a John James Audubon drawing with its precision and attention to detail, from the top of its downy head to its craggy feet. A baby heron...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
The Snake - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "The man as he is"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "The man as he is"" - "Czlowiek jaki jest" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is in a plain ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil
Chapter Fine Focus - Contemporary Pencil Drawing Moths on Braid of Hair, 2017
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary pencil drawing by Francine Fox of two meticulously detailed moths on a knotted braid of hair is inspired by the mystical animal and natural world. At 6 x 4 inches, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Male and Female Nudes on a Sofa /// Philip Pearlstein Pencil Drawing Figurative
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Philip Pearlstein (American, 1924-2022)
Title: "Male and Female Nudes on a Sofa"
*Signed and dated by Pearlstein in pencil lower left
Year: 1970
Medium: Original Graphite Pen...
Category
1970s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Graphite, Board, Illustration Board
"House Studies Series II", Layered Paper and Drawing Collage, Architecture
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This layered paper and drawing collage titled "House Studies Series II" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of paper, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood. Through a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Nightie Night - 5.25" x 9.25", Original Artwork, White, Beige, Framed
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
In this original artwork, focus is placed on the blending of delicate detail and expressive brush work. A tone on tone texture is built up in the background through the use of paint ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pencil, Illustration Board
Preciosa II
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Preciosa series explores the intimacy of the female body through a subtle and deeply respectful gaze.
Using pencil on paper, Natalia Mancilla captures the softness of the skin, t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Dressing Room 2 - 5"x7", Black Dress, Fashion, Original Artwork On Paper
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This artwork showcases an elegant dress on paper, seamlessly blending paint and colour pencil. Delicate detail and intuitive mark-making create an outcome both expressive and refined...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
BODY DOUBLE - original large art by Paula Craioveanu NEO MYTHOLOGY
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Body Double
Original art, signed
100x70cm / 30x27in
ink, graphite, tempera on paper
large size, shipped rolled in a tube directly from the artist's studio
The drawing has 2 wooden p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Tempera
I Love Shoes #5 -8.25”x9.25”, Original Art, Framed, Pink Polka Dots, Black-Beige
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This artwork blends acrylic, pencil and color pencils in a loose style keeping it both expressive and refined. The art floats above the matte and is beautifully framed in a dark grey...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Teens at the Beach - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Teens at the beach is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artwork represents fre...
Category
1980s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Untitled 579, Gray Blue, Light Indigo, Eggplant Purple, Navy Leaf Patterns
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns and geometric shapes in indigo, navy blue and dark eggplant purple with delicate prismatic rainbow lines complement a soft grayish blue background. Signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
SIESTA - original ultramarine large nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Siesta", 100x70cm / 39x27.5in Nude in Interior, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US.
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"Siesta" is a serene and visually arresting addition to the "Nude in Interior" series. It conveys a quiet intimacy and relaxation, perfectly encapsulated in its title. The reclining female figure, with legs elegantly extended upward, creates a sense of balance between stillness and subtle energy. The interplay of ultramarine tempera and the warm-toned paper once again demonstrates the artist’s ability to use limited color palettes to great emotional and visual effect.
The ochre-like background provides a sunlit, tranquil atmosphere that pairs beautifully with the cool, calm energy of the ultramarine tempera. The artist’s choice of medium emphasizes contrast while imbuing the piece with a harmonious duality—warmth in the environment and coolness in the figure. The fluidity of the brushstrokes aligns with the theme of relaxation, while the vertical drips lend a dreamlike quality, as if the figure is melting into her surroundings. The looser strokes in the background contrast with the more defined lines of the figure, highlighting her as the focal point.
The unconventional reclining pose, with legs extended upward, adds visual interest and a sense of lightheartedness to the piece. It suggests a playful yet completely relaxed moment, as though the figure is unwinding and stretching in the midst of a private, comfortable setting. The verticality of the legs and the drips juxtaposes with the horizontal lines in the background, creating a sense of structure and stability. This geometric balance anchors the composition and enhances the overall sense of calm. The artist has included abstract horizontal strokes in the background, reminiscent of blinds or a window. These subtle details suggest an interior space filled with sunlight and add depth without detracting from the figure’s prominence.
The title, "Siesta," reinforces the narrative of rest and tranquility. The figure’s pose is unapologetically casual and unguarded, evoking the vulnerability and freedom found in moments of private repose. While other works in the series explore themes of introspection, passion, or desire, this piece focuses purely on physical and emotional relaxation. It offers a more subdued, meditative perspective, providing variety to the series while maintaining its stylistic coherence.
The reclining nude is a recurring motif in art history, seen in works by Titian, Ingres, and Modigliani. However, this piece’s contemporary execution—fluid, minimalist, and abstracted—ties it more closely to modernist traditions, particularly the gestural energy of Egon Schiele or Matisse’s reclining nudes. The artist’s decision to leave much of the environment abstract enhances the piece’s timeless quality. The figure feels anchored in both a specific space (suggested by the window-like strokes) and an almost dreamlike, universal realm.
"Siesta" is a masterful exploration of rest and serenity, demonstrating the artist’s ability to convey mood through form, color, and composition. The elegant simplicity of the figure, combined with the abstracted interior elements, invites the viewer to share in this peaceful moment. Its balance of gestural abstraction and classical themes makes it both timeless and distinctly modern. This piece is a beautiful representation of intimacy, calm, and the universal human experience of seeking rest.
Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
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2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
"House Studies Series V", Layered Paper and Drawing Collage, Architectural
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This layered paper and drawing collage titled "House Studies Series V" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of paper, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood. Through a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
"Liberation." Contemporary Figurative Watercolour
By T Welby
Located in Brecon, Powys
A dream landscape, this piece is ethereal and subtle. It would make a lovely addition to a bedroom or study. A figurative piece that's currently very on trend; the technique hints at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
Oculus I & III (Diptych, Abstract Geometric Drawings in Graphite on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of abstract geometric graphite drawings inspired by the moon in white frames
"Oculus I and III" by David Dew Bruner
made in 2024
graphite on paper
Each individual drawing measur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Portrait of a boy - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a boy is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981s. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artwork represents a fresh and beautiful nude male portrait...
Category
1980s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Snowflakes 114 Response, Mandala Pencil Drawing, Desert Landscape, Moon, Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully rendered cosmic symbols, delicate patterns, and four small circular vignettes of desert landscapes are perfectly balanced in this intricately detailed mandala drawing. Cele...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Camilo. Figurative, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Camilo, 2014 by Celso Castro
Pencil, Crayon on paper
Image size: 39.2 H in. x 28 in. W
Unframed
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Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil, Crayon
Fragment by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, ocean, wave
Located in Paris, FR
Fragment is a unique graphite on Figueras paper drawing by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 97 × 53 cm (38.2 × 20.9 in).
The artwork is signed, sold framed un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
MEMORIES - original large art by Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Memories" Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper, large size, shipped rolled in a tube. The drawing has 2 wooden pieces attached on the back, up an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil
Homage to Chanel - 4" x 6", Original Artwork, Black And White, Blue
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
An homage to the iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume. Textured elements add visual interest to this mixed media artwork on board. With delicate detail, this piece combines paint, pencil and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil, Paper
Contemporary Drawing "Blue Prayer" Draw, Pastel, Ink And Colored Pencils
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing, pastel, Pencil, Petal Flowers, Color and Ink on Paper.
The base of this drawing is ordinary yellow paper of 80 gr. I use natural dyes from flowers, herbs, leaves, and tree ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
Zoe
Located in Burlingame, CA
A cake top realistically depicts a cake by female baker, Zoe.
Colored pencil on paper. 'Zoe' is 11 x 14.75 inches and professionally framed measuring 12 x 15.75 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Oculus I (Framed Drawing on Paper of Geometric Abstraction in Black and White)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric graphite drawing inspired by the moon
Oculus I by David Dew Bruner
2024
graphite on paper
15 x 11 inches unframed / 19 x 15 inches framed
David Dew Bruner is a dr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Untitled 580, Gray Blue, Light Indigo, Eggplant Purple, Navy Leaf Patterns
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns and geometric shapes in indigo, navy blue and dark eggplant purple with delicate prismatic rainbow lines complement a soft grayish blue background. Signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Portrait of a Boy - Pencil Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Boy is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The portrait is depicted wi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Goldfish with Legs
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from California ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil
In Chains - Male Nude original art by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"In Chains" - Male Nude inspired by St Sebastian. Ultramarine tempera on colored paper. Size 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm .
"In Chains" is striking in its expressive use of ultramarine t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Carbon Pencil
Summer Set 8, watercolor monoprint (unique) on Dieu Donne handmade paper, signed
By Arlene Shechet
Located in New York, NY
Arlene Shechet
Summer Set 8, 2005
Watercolor monoprint on dieu donné hand made paper
21 × 27 1/2 inches
Signed and dated in graphite on the front
Exquisite watercolor monoprint on di...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Mixed Media, Graphite
In Isolation Series VII
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This architectural wall-hanging artwork titled "In Isolation Series VII" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of collage, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood. This p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite
Untitled 600, Teal Blue, Olive Green, Indigo Patterns, Abstract Landscape
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in indigo, bright blue and olive green complement a teal grayish blue background. Signed on verso.
Exploring a world ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
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