Mike King

Fort DeSoto Beach, Tierra Verde, Fl., Painting, Watercolor on Paper

2022

Watercolor painting of a museum specimen marine reptile vertebra fossil bed on 300 lb cold press paper. I volunteer as a fossil preparator at an amazing natural history museum. Li...

Watercolor painting of museum specimen mammoth enamel dental plate, on 300 lb cold press paper. Working as a volunteer fossil preparator at an awesome natural history museum, I hav...

Bostrychoceras Fossil from museum specimen, watercolor on 300 lb cold press paper. Working as a volunteer fossil preparator at an awesome natural history museum, I have learned t...

Watercolor painting of Ceratodus tooth plates fossils, from museum specimen, on 300 lb cold press paper. Working as a volunteer fossil preparator at an awesome natural history museu...

This artwork titled "Ballerina" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by French noted artist Charles Kiffer, 1902-1992. It has the estate stamp of the artist on the back. The artwork size ...

This artwork titled "Saint Cergue Switzerland" c.1930 is a watercolor by noted Scottish artist William Stuart Orr, 1872-1944. It is hand signed by the artist at the lower left corner...

This artwork titled "Fishing Net" c.1875 is a watercolor by artist Edward Duncan (British, 1803-1882) It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 18.55 x 13.85 inches, framed size is 28.25 x 22 inches .Custom framed in a wooden dark gold frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist. Edward Duncan was the son of Thomas Duncan (c1781-1841) and Peggy née Watson. He was born on 21 October 1803 at St Pancras in London. He was apprenticed to Robert Havell, the principal aquatint engraver of Audubon's Birds of America. Duncan was afforded frequent opportunities of studying the works of Havell's brother, the watercolorist, William Havell. These developed his taste for drawing and the use of colour. After tutelage under the Havell Brothers in London, Duncan started his own engraving studio, and primarily created print works for Fores of Piccadilly. In 1826, a project to engrave maritime scenes, after paintings by William John Huggins...