Contemporary Still-life 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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Vase - Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Purple Glass Vessel, Pale Blue & Beige
Located in Chicago, IL
A small purple vase floats on a dreamy background of pale blues fading into a warm beige. The artist achieves a remarkable delicate quality by multip...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Late March - Highly Detailed Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Translucent vessels are suspended upon the surface of the water in this surreal landscape entitled "Cloud Lake". This landscape is done in exacting detail with watercolor and gouache down to the smallest water droplet. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting. The piece is matted and framed in a simple white frame measuring 20.25 x 16.75 inches.
Christina Haglid
Cloud Lake
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
27.94h x 20.32w cm
CMH053
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Ella's Quilt 42x50" framed oil pastel
By Roy Wilce
Located in Loveland, CO
Ella's Quilt by Roy Wilce
Oil Pastel on Paper, still life in vibrant warm colors
image 28x36", framed 42x50"
*Shipping cost includes the custom packing required to transport fine ar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Christmas Palm, Botanical Drawing, Colored Pencil on Paper, Framed in Silver
Located in Chicago, IL
Named for its red fruit that tends to bloom during the Holiday Season, the Christmas Palm is shown here with all its beautiful flowers. Drawn in colored pencil with fine detail, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Marin
By Echo Eggebrecht
Located in New York, NY
Echo Eggebrecht
Marin, 2005
Watercolor on paper
11 x 17 inches (image)
16 x 23 inches (sheet)
17 x 24 inches (frame)
Signed on back
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Steam - Nasturtium Flower Encased in a Paper Lantern on Wayward Seas, Watercolor
Located in Chicago, IL
"Steam", by Christina Haglid, is a small, exquisite watercolor. A single nasturtium is suspended inside a paper lantern, floating on turbulent water, the steam escaping from the lantern propelling it forward. The fragility of the environment has always played an important role in Haglid's work. As a child growing up on the East Coast, the ever changing seaside landscapes intrigued her. This fragile balance between nature and her subject matter is as delicate as a paper lantern floating on the ocean.
Christina Haglid
Steam, 2019
watercolor and gouache on paper
8h x 9w in
18.75h x 19w in framed
CMH034
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 which will return to its purpose during the day. My intention is to not show the failure because I imagine all these objects make it through to better times. Allegories of survival. Someone comes by and finds the paper crane, the rowboat owners return and see their boat undisturbed, and the slide during the day brings joy.
EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2019 "Tiny Sanctuaries", Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL
2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled]
“Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC [solo exhibition]
2004 “Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 “Small to Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 “Art of the 20th Century” NY Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, NY, NY
“Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 “Group Fusion” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 "Small & Mighty II" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Christina Haglid, New Work and Amy Lowry-Poole, Bugs and Buds" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 “Small & Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Views II” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 “Maleri” Galleri Carl Michael Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden
“1987 – 1997, A Skowhegan Decade, Alumni Exhibition and Benefit Auction” David Beitzel Gallery, NY, NY
“On and Off the Wall, Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 “15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Thesis Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1996 “Small Works” Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL., Special Recognition Award
1994 “Unknown Chicago” Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
“15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1993 “Graduate Summer Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Graduate Thesis Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Michigan Fine Arts Competition” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI
1992 “Word of Mouth” Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1991 “Drawing: A Covert and Private Affair” West Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
“Senior Exhibition” Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1990 “Fiber Exhibition” Fox Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Dew Drops" - pastel drawing, landscape, bunny, animal, grass, green, flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 22 by 22 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism....
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Canvas, Oil Pastel
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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil
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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Double Blind, Still Life with Sun Kissed Paper Lanterns & Blooming Flower
Located in Chicago, IL
A single bloom is captured inside a paper lantern atop a table in Christina Haglid's "Double Blind". This small, exquisite watercolor is awash in sunlight streaming in through parti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Blue Thumbergia, Botanical in Watercolor and Gouache, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Christina Haglid
Blue Thunbergia
watercolor on paper
7.25h x 4.50w in
16.75h x 13.75w in framed
CMH008
Christina Haglid
Artist's Statement
I used to write a lot of poetry, and it has shaped the narrative process in my artwork. Now painting has replaced writing. Objects in the painting are considered like words placed on a page. I use flowers, manipulated objects, and architecture together in compositions to symbolize the subtle conversations and interactions between them. They are placed in imaginary landscapes that are inspired by actual places and travels.
All the paintings are watercolor and gouache on stonehendge paper, and they are made up almost entirely of individual brushstrokes.
EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL
2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled]
“Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Les Poissons - Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Les Poissons is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy.
Watercolor on paper.
Passepartout is included: dimensions 50 x 35 cm.
Excellent conditions. Imag...
Category
1970s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Des Enfants De Races Couler Ancenciel
Located in Dallas, TX
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Des Enfants De Races Couler Ancenciel
Ballpoint Pens, Crayons And Colored Pencil On Cardboard
5.5 x 7.5
March 11, 1948, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil
$480 Sale Price
73% Off
Untitled Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Untitled Still Life, 2014
Graphite on paper
17.4 x 20.85 / 44 x 53 cm
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and 2004 he s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
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 Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Little Moon, Tiny Landscape with Moon and Tree atop Geometric Column, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Un Enfant Vu Assis Sur
Located in Dallas, TX
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Un Enfant Vu Assis Sur
Ballpoint Pens, Crayons And Colored Pencil On Cardboard
7.5 x 5.5
March 11, 1948, he experienced ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil
$480 Sale Price
73% Off
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 Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Terracotta Siren, Greek, c. 550-500 BCE
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Terracotta Siren, Greek, c. 550-500 BCE
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Clay Figurine, Milan
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Clay Figurine, Milan
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
"SOUL MOUNTAIN", watercolor, landscape, sky, stone, clouds, green, blue, rose
Located in Toronto, Ontario
SOUL MOUNTAIN is a new watercolor on Fabriano paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 22x30". Note the flow of the landscape, the curves and fields ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"THUNDER ROLL", watercolor, glass, kitchen, travel, memory, identity, home, love
Located in Toronto, Ontario
THUNDER ROLL is a watercolor on Arches paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 22x30". It is professionally framed in white, with UV protection and anti-glare glass. Framed it measures 26x34". A recurring subject for the artist, a world traveller, is memory and landscape, possessions and identity. In "Thunder Roll" we see cherished wine glasses in a carton being packed or unpacked, either way in a state of transition. The play of light on the glass and on the wrapping paper suggests sunny days and warm moments. And the presence of the leaves adds a natural, wholesome energy to this home.
From Fleur Thesmar – "The painting "Thunder Roll" is part of a body of work called “Removal” which features semi-realistic still lives of clothes, bubble wrap and sometimes cardboard and glasses. It questions themes such as possession and identity, removal and travel, memories and storage. It also resonates with landscapes and here, with the summer fields in France before the storm. I store memories of large tables, wine glasses and lace napkins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Open Skies - Weather and Flora Stacked Landscape Scene, Original Artwork, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Stars with Ocean No. 4 - Night Time Water Landscape with Stars, Original Artwork
Located in Chicago, IL
The delicate hand of artist Christina Haglid is apparent in this small watercolor simply titled Stars and Ocean, No 4. The exquisite detail begs the viewer to come in for a closer l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily" - pastel drawing, figurative, surrealism
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Frame
Located in New York, NY
Frame, 2014
Graphite on paper
15.75 x 20.1 inches / 40 x 51 cm
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and 2004 he studied ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Midnight Nest, Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"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
"Sky Flower Reflection, " Original Mixed Media Watercolor signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sky Flower Reflection" is an original watercolor and piece by David Barnett, signed along the bottom edge. The piece incorporates a dried rose in the center with circles of watercol...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
"Telephone in Landscape, " Charcoal on Handmade Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Telephone in Landscape" is an original charcoal drawing on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower rig...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
"Matucana Madisoniorum Cactus, Origin: Peru, " Watercolor signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Matucana Madisoniorum Cactus, Origin: Peru" is an original watercolor on antique J. Whatman watercolor paper by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower rig...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Celestial Navigation
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper
available unframed
Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s numerous solo exhibitions include the Visual Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Branch Study No. 21, Original Minimalist Botanical Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Boston, MA
Branch Study No. 21, Original Minimalist Botanical Watercolor Painting, 2020
16" x 20" (HxW) Watercolor on Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper
A minimalist watercolor painting by artist Elizabeth Becker...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Tall Stack" Contemporary Surrealist Still Life Painting of Books
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor painting by New York artist Thomas Broadbent depicts a tall stack of books with an open book on the top mimicking architectural constructions.
Broadbent has shown ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Coffee Espresso #8
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Espresso #8 by Eliza Southwood [2022]
original
Coffee on Paper
Image size: H:59.5 cm x W:42.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:59.5 cm x W:42.5 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unfra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Coffee
Coffee Peloton XXXI
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Peloton XXXI by Eliza Southwood [2022]
original
Coffee on Paper
Image size: H:59.5 cm x W:42.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:59.5 cm x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Coffee
Jo Haran, Season End, Original floral painitng
By Jo Haran
Located in Deddington, GB
Season End by Jo Haran [2020]
original
Watercolour, gouache and gesso
Image size: H:65 cm x W:49 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:66.5 cm x W:53 cm x D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Watercolor, Gouache
Winnowing Basket (neutral patterned print)
Located in New York, NY
Angela A’Court’s narrative and still life drawings use a simple and direct vocabulary to show the relationship of experience to expression of beauty and the quirkiness of every day moments. With an eye toward balance, the artist moves towards abstraction in "Winnowing Basket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper, Pastel
Dreamers #2 Caroline Veith Contemporary art drawing nature flora flower red
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on tracing paper
Hand-signed and dated lower right
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
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
2 Pads
Located in Gloucester, MA
Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
One Potato - Tiny Original Still Life Painting of a Potato on Deckled Edge Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
"One Potato", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor of a potato. The paper had a deckled edge and matted with a heavy white mat. The piece is framed in a white wood frame with a heavy white mat measuring 14h x 10.5w inches.
Christina Haglid
One Potato
watercolor and gouache on paper
4.50h x 2.50w in
11.43h x 6.35w cm
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 which will return to its purpose during the day. My intention is to not show the failure because I imagine all these objects make it through to better times. Allegories of survival. Someone comes by and finds the paper crane, the rowboat owners return and see their boat undisturbed, and the slide during the day brings joy.
EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2019 "Tiny Sanctuaries", Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL
2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled]
“Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC [solo exhibition]
2004 “Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 “Small to Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 “Art of the 20th Century” NY Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, NY, NY
“Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 “Group Fusion” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 "Small & Mighty II" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Christina Haglid, New Work and Amy Lowry-Poole, Bugs and Buds" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 “Small & Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Views II” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 “Maleri” Galleri Carl Michael Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden
“1987 – 1997, A Skowhegan Decade, Alumni Exhibition and Benefit Auction” David Beitzel Gallery, NY, NY
“On and Off the Wall, Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 “15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Thesis Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1996 “Small Works” Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL., Special Recognition Award
1994 “Unknown Chicago” Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
“15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1993 “Graduate Summer Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Graduate Thesis Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Michigan Fine Arts Competition” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI
1992 “Word of Mouth” Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1991 “Drawing: A Covert and Private Affair” West Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
“Senior Exhibition” Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1990 “Fiber Exhibition” Fox Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
North Sea - Watercolor with Single Peach Colored Bloom, Blue Vase & Wayward Seas
Located in Chicago, IL
"North Sea", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor. The single bloom suspended above the vase has translucent water droplets covering its soft peach colored pet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Herony II
Located in Chicago, IL
Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI
Education
University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design
University of Wisconsin, Botany
Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Untitled (Study for the Box)
By Ricardo Maffei
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pastel on paper executed in deep blues, tans and reds by contemporary artist Ricardo Maffei. Signed upper left, "Ricardo Maffei, 1997."
Provenance:
General Electric Corporate C...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Thread 3
Located in New York, NY
15"x15" ink and watercolor on paper
ink and watercolor on paper, 42"x 42" available framed
This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
$1,600
Phobos
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper, available framed in a natural wood, shadowbox frame. Signed on reverse
This painting depicts Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. Masterfully painted in watercol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Large Scale Watercolor "The Thread" framed (goose, birds, books)
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper, 39"x40" (artwork size) 43" x 43.75"x2" framed size
This beautifully painted watercolor depicts a Canada goose standing atop a modernist chair with the natural c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
School Days #26
Located in New York, NY
Available unframed
ink on paper, 8"x10"
Jesse Lambert was born in Hudson, NY and grew up in rural New Hampshire and New York City. Jesse received a BFA from Cooper Union and a MF...
Category
Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Large Scale Watercolor "The Thread" framed (goose, birds, books)
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper, 39"x40" (artwork size) 43" x 43.75"x2" framed size
This beautifully painted watercolor depicts a Canada goose standing atop a modernist chair with the natural c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
ELKHORN FERN - Still Life Drawing / Plant / Green Thumb
Located in New York, NY
Original drawing by Elizabeth McGhee
Elizabeth McGhee (b. 1985, Southern California) completed her BFA in 2009 at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA. She continu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil
"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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
"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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic
Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Lamp, 2014
Graphite on paper
40 x 51 cm
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and 2004 he studied at the painting departm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Floor
Located in New York, NY
floor, 2014,
Graphite on paper
15.75 x 20.1 inches / 40 x 51 cm (framed)
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and 2004 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Telephone
Located in New York, NY
The Telephone, 2014
Graphite on paper
15.75 x 20.1 inches / 40 x 51 cm (framed)
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
The Quest
Located in New York, NY
the quest, 2014
Graphite on paper
15.75 x 20.1 inches / 40 x 51 cm (framed)
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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