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Violet Chocolate Vase - Watercolor by Armin Guther - 1969
By Armin Guther
Located in Roma, IT
Violet Chocolate Vase is a drawing in watercolor realized by Armin Guther in 1969.
Monogrammed on the lower.
Good conditions, aged margins.
The artwork is represented through harm...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Janus, Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, 2 Bud Vases with Purple Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Two bud vases seemingly defy gravity as they teeter upon a watery surface in Christina Haglid's "Janus". This meticulously detailed watercolor invites the viewer to take a closer look at nature, to question what is seen and to enter into a newly created world. Intricate in her execution, Haglid uses watercolor as one might use a colored pencil. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting.
Christina Haglid
Janus
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
21.75h x 18w framed
CMH031
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at night...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
MORE THAN PRETTY" GRAPHITE PENCIL DRAWING HORSE FRAMED 30X24
Located in San Antonio, TX
Howard Halbert
(Born 1957)
Texas Artist
Image Size: 20 x 14
Frame Size: 30 x 24
Medium: pencil on paper
"More Than Pretty"
HALBERT - Biography
Halbert was born and raised in North Ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Eastern Bluebird
Located in Columbia, MO
Hannah Reeves
Eastern Bluebird
2024
13 x 11 framed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Graphite, Photographic Paper, Acrylic
Cherry Blossom No. 13, Original Minimalist Floral Watercolor Still Life Study
Located in Boston, MA
Cherry Blossom No. 13, Original Minimalist Impressionist Nature Still Life Study, 2019
20" x 16" (HxW) Watercolor on Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper
A lovely minimalist composition in green and white, this nature study features two white flowers which have been highlighted with a gray contour to depict the boundaries of their delicate petals. Blue and yellow undertones give variation to the green foliage that surrounds the flowers, entering from the top of the composition as if hanging down from a tree above the viewer's head. The soft colors and simple subject matter give off a delicate, ethereal, and calming feeling that feels like a breath of fresh air. This modern impressionist flower study by artist Elizabeth Becker...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Terracotta Hu Figurine, China
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Terracotta Hu Figurine, China
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
“Roses and Pansies”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed watercolor and gouache on heavy card stock of a spring bouquet composed of mainly roses and pansies. Unsigned. Circa 1915. Original gold painted wood frame. Under...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
"Vase of Flowers on Chartreuse Tablecloth, " Watercolor signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vase of Flowers on Chartreuse Tablecloth" is a watercolor signed by Sylvia Spicuzza. This watercolor is of a simple flower arrangement. There are red tulips, blue, red, and pink chr...
Category
1950s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Joseph Stella Flower Study
Located in Norwood, NJ
Joseph Stella (1877-1946, American, Italian) "Flower Study". Crayon and pencil on paper. Signed lower left. Image 6 7/8” x 4 /34”. Framed 12 1/2” x 10”. Gallery label Beadleston Gallery N.Y. N.Y.
Joseph Stella (American, June 13, 1877–November 5, 1946) was a Futurist painter known for his association with the American Precisionism movement and his works depicting industrial America. Stella was born in Lucano, Italy. In 1896, he relocated to New York, NY, to study medicine. After becoming interested in art, Stella left his medical studies and began to study art at the Art Students League of New York. While there, he studied under William Merritt Chase. During this time, Stella's early works featured a Rembrandt style...
Category
20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
"Yellow Daises" - Watercolor on Illustration Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant, saturated watercolor of yellow daises and other flowers by Walnut Creek, California artist Olga Degles (French/American, 1911-1999). Several dais...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board
Flowers's Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Leo Guida - 1971
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers's Composition is an original painting in watercolor on paper by Leo Guida in 1971.
The state of preservation is good..
On the lower right margin hand-signed and dated.
On ...
Category
1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Italian School, Nicolo Grassi, 18th, Worship of Venus, The Venus Sacrifice, Amor
Located in Greven, DE
Italian School, 18th Century, Circle of Grassi,
This old master drawing is drawn in the late-Baroque or Rococo style.
It depicts a woman worshipping Venus/ preparing a sacrifice for ...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
Lesley Fuller - Contemporary Watercolour, Tulips and Blue Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
With ink wash. Signed. Titled verso. Presented in a wooden frame. On paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bouquet in a Glass Vase - a pastel by Hobson Pittman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hobson Pittman
(American, 1900-1972)
Still Life
Pastel on paper, 22 x 17 inches (sight)
FRAMED: 30 x 24 inches
Signed at lower right: "Hobson Pittman"
Born in Epworth, North Carolina, Hobson Pittman moved with his family to Tarboro, North Carolina, in 1906. From 1912 to 1916 he attended the Rouse Art School in Tarboro. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1918, and attended the Pennsylvania State College (1921-22) and the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (1925-26). Between 1920 and 1931 he spent summers in Woodstock, New York, and studied chiefly with Albert Heckman (1893-1971). From 1931 to 1957 Pittman was the director of art at the Friends' Central Country Day School in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, and from 1949 to 1972 he taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
Pittman was member of the Woodstock Art Association, the Philadelphia Water Color Club, and the Philadelphia Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Letter from Louis Marcoussis to Countess Pecci Blunt
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Letter Signed, on headed paper "61, Rue Caulaincourt", with initial and sentence "Chère Amie", painted in watercolours and decorated with tears, including an envelope with ...
Category
1930s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Still-life with Loaf of Bread
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, Still-life, 2014
Graphite on paper
76 x 50 cm
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and 2004 he studied at the pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
KK Kozik, Bookstack 2, 2016, Conté, Rag Paper
By KK Kozik
Located in Darien, CT
KK Kozik is an artist living and working in Sharon, CT and Brooklyn, NY.
Her paintings have ben exhibited widely in the United States and abroad and have been reviewed in publicat...
Category
2010s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Rag Paper
"Chimera" - pastel drawing, figure, skeleton, nude, bright colors, texture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 17 by 14 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Fruits. Watercolor on paper, 74, 5 x 55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fruits. Watercolor on paper, 74, 5 x 55 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930 – learning at Liep...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Composition. May 27. 1992, watercolor on paper, 73x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition. May 27. 1992, watercolor on paper, 73x48 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930 – le...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still life with east carafe. 1981, watercolor on paper, 75, 5 x 55, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with east carafe. 1981, watercolor on paper, 75, 5 x 55, 5 cm
with small paper defect
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at A...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Begonia - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor, pen and ink floral study of light pink begonias blending into line drawing, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California art...
Category
1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Freesia - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of brightly colored freesia, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (Ameri...
Category
1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Still Life with eelpout. 1979, watercolor on paper, 75x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still Life with eelpout. 1979, watercolor on paper, 75x55 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930 ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Books with yellow flowers. 1980's, watercolor on paper, 73x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Books with yellow flowers. 1980's, watercolor on paper, 73x54 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Souvenirs" - pastel drawing, nature, plants, still life, surreal, skull, heart
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 46 by 34 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Still life with pears 1979, watercolor on paper, 74x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with pears. 1979, watercolor on paper, 74x55 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930 – ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still life with fruits. 1970's, watercolor on paper, 77x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with fruits. 1970's, watercolor on paper, 77x55 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Blue flowers. Lamp (double-sided) 1991, watercolor on paper, 73x53 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Blue flowers. Lamp (double-sided) . 1991, watercolor on paper, 73x53 cm
With edge defects
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute ...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Untitled (Red Flower)" Watercolor on Paper, Abstract Flower, Signed & Dated
Located in Detroit, MI
Flowers were one of Culver's favorite subject. This stunning portrait of a red flower draws the viewer into its very center as powerfully as any flower portrait by Georgia O'Keeffe. It is the idyllic flower that can be described as in the romantic style wherein the subject depicted is a more desired or dramatic version of what actually is. It is signed and dated by the artist on the lower left. This piece has been professionally reframed with acid-free matting and museum glass.
In a 1952 Detroit Free Press article, entitled “Artist Explains His Work,” Culver was asked why he painted the way he did. He stated: “I try to ‘see’ though not too exactly; I try to think though not too ponderously; I feel emotion yet I try not to become overwrought. I interpret rather than describe, and design rather than depict. I work with values, not light and shade; hence, when I am successful, I achieve substance rather than three-dimensional form, and this satisfies me as being wholly sufficient. In my work I wish to be serious without becoming a bore, exuberant without being frivolous, humorous without being silly. I believe that good paintings are conceived, not contrived; and I am interested in art much more than in pictures.”
Charles Culver...
Category
1950s Romantic Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract composition. 1994, paper, watercolor, 75 x 55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Abstract composition
1994, paper, watercolor, 75x55 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930 – lea...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Two lemons and jug. 1980s, paper, watercolor, 75, 5 x 56 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Two lemons and jug
1980s, paper, watercolor, 75,5x56 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930 – le...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Freudian Landscape" - pastel drawing, landscape, figurative, surrealism, skull
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 17 by 14 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic
"Under the Magnolia" - pastel drawing, nature, figurative, surreal, dream, dark
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 53.5 by 39 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
"Calla Lily, " Original Watercolor Botanical Drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Calla Lily" is an original watercolor by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece "Miss Spicuzza" in the lower right. This piece depicts a calla lily blooming in various greens....
Category
1940s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Kim Page - Framed Contemporary Watercolour, Still Life of White Lilies
Located in Corsham, GB
Kim Page - still life of white lilies and other flowers. Watercolour heightened with white. Signed in pencil to the lower right. Presented in a decorative frame with bead course to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Still Life, Ochre and Rose', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, lower right, 'Di Gesu' for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955.
A mid-century Post-Impressionist oil still-life showing a book and a candlestick arra...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Vivian Bewick (1912-1999) - Mid 20th Century Pastel, Roses in a Glass Tankard
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine still life in pastel by the artist Vivian Bewick. Unsigned. Well presented in a vintage oak frame and inner gilt slip, with narrow card mount. On ...
Category
20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Braceo (Watercolor, ink, gouache and graphite on watercolor paper)
Located in Agoura Hills, CA
My non-objective watercolor compositions come from the dynamic interplay
between medium and mind—a visual language where color, form, and
movement exist for their own sake, liberated...
Category
2010s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Graphite
"Milkweed Pod II #528" original charcoal drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a dark, subtle view of a milkweed pod, bursting forth with cotton. Examples like this show the ...
Category
1920s Naturalistic Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
'Teapot Study' Original Pastel Drawing Signed by Artist
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Original pastel drawing signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
Art: 8.37" x 8"
Frame: 15.37" x 14"
Written in the lower margin "For DJB" the owner of the David Barnett Gallery...
Category
Early 2000s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
06A411
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Books often appear in my work. Books are those containers of wisdom, of knowledge, of culture
Words used to describe the piece: representational, books, humor, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings a...
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Maurice Chevalier 's Rolls Royce . PARIS 'S LOVE
Located in CANNES, FR
James Rassiat ( 1909 -1998 ). PARIS'S Monn Amour
" la Rolls Royce de maurice Chevalier " arborant le canotier et la canne .
gouache on paper : 38 x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Mr February'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery.
Driven by the desire to express myself, and leave a physical record of my life and times, I’v...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil
Pencil drawing of a staircase on a forest path by skillful italian artist
Located in Milan, IT
Drawing size: 50 x 37.5 cm
Paper size: 74 x 58 cm
Sara Menon was born in 1985 in Palmanova and lives and works in Aquileia, in the province of Udine.
She specialized in the restoration of paintings and wooden sculptures in Mantua, a profession she still pursues today, while continuing to experiment with other art forms such as painting, sculpture and illustration.
Her passion and activity as a naturalistic and scientific illustrator began in 2002, when she collaborated with medical examiner Gianpiero Ceci, producing a series of anatomical-surgical plates to accompany her publications, mainly related to the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
In 2010, through the European Institute of Design in Milan, she had the opportunity to meet and get to know the illustrator Massimo Demma, who allowed her to refine the method and painting techniques used in scientific investigation and the rendering of natural data, as well as further knowledge in the field of naturalistic illustration. She had the opportunity to publish some naturalistic plates for the publishing house Il Prato...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen
Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Glass Menagerie'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery.
Driven by the desire to express myself, and leave a physical record of my life and times, I’v...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil
Flowers on a Table still life chalk drawing by Hilary Hennes
Located in London, GB
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Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919 - 1993)
Flowers on a Table
Chalks
56 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Bitter Quassia, a native of Surinam
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): FJK
Category
Early 19th Century American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Flower. Paper, pastel 33x27 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flower. Paper, pastel 33x27 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monume...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Homage to Van Gogh III, " a Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Van Gogh III" is an original watercolor painting on 100% rag amate paper signed by the artist David Barnett. It depicts a vase of flowers that was sent to the artist for a...
Category
Early 2000s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Douglas G. Burrage - 20th Century Gouache, Meadow Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming gouache study depicting a selection of yellow and white wildflowers in a ceramic vase. The artist captures the still life scene in muted, earthy tones. Signed to the lower...
Category
20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Gill Allen - 2009 Watercolour, Amenomes
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study of white anemones. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a light wooden frame. On paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
To Break, To Blossom 10
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor sculptural collage
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
The Armory Show Flowers. Colored charcoal, acrylic on Italian paper florals
Located in New York, NY
This charcoal and acrylic flower drawn from life, taken from the amazing flowers at the Armory Show in NYC that the artist went home with. The renowned art fair is one of the most a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic
"Faith, " Charcoal on Paper, 2023
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees.
Entitled “Faith,” this small-scale charcoal drawing depicts a tree trunk carved with two deep cuts in the shape of a cross. The carving has healed over, assimilated into the bark as just another interesting detail. Up close, the work is loosely drawn with a heavy hand, but from afar, the natural scene still achieves a sense of realism. The tree trunk is conveyed through chaotic scribbling and aggressive strokes of light and dark charcoal, resulting in a pattern that simulates the rough texture of bark. Light falls softly on the tree, illuminating its form against the dark, atmospheric surroundings.
The striking imagery of this work conveys the strong emotional response elicited by Surdo’s personal encounter with this tree. Restricting the composition to only the scarred portion of the tree trunk, Surdo focuses on symbolism of the cross carved into the tree’s side. The carving was inflicted upon the tree by an individual, whether as an act of graffiti or the object of adoration. Despite this wound, the tree persists and grows, adapting and changing until the mark is but another interesting detail. The tree’s spirit endures and speaks to the strength it takes to heal oneself, whether physically or mentally.
Charcoal on paper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Two Vases, " Original Ink & Oil Pencil Drawing signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Vases" is an original ink and oil pencil drawing by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower right. This drawing is composed of hatched black lines, accented by a myriad of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Ink
"Cherries, Persimmons, & Pears, " Original Ink Drawing signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cherries, Persimmons, & Pears" is an original ink drawing by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The fruits pictured are abstracted to their most basic forms. They are ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sunnies No. 1, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Sunnies No. 1, Original Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Painting
10" x 8" Pastel on Paper
Hand-signed by the artist
An ode to Vincent Van Gogh, this impressionist floral still...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
