Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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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Style: Contemporary
Women nude drawing
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
White wooden frame with glass pane
76,5 x 56,5 x 3 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Pencil
Abstract Composition - Drawing by Michel Cadoret - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an artwork realized by Michel Cadoret in 1956.
Pencil drawing on paper.
Hand-signed.
The artwork id depicted through soft strokes in a well...
Category
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
One Two KO, America Martin, Ink on Paper, Black + White/ Figurative, Boxer
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"One Two KO"
Ink and Acrylic on Paper
26" x 19"
32" x 25” Framed
In a distinct style that is both figurative and abstract, gestural and deliberate, America Martin rev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Blue Opus Eight - Geometric Abstract Mandala Flower Blue Green Navy, 2019
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Blue Opus Series 8 is a predominately blue m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Buongiorno Professore! - Mixed Media by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Very good condition. Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame 108.5x84....
Category
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
"vacation city #3" Composed Monoprint and Geometric Abstracted Cityscape Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "vacation city #3 is an original artwork by Miriam Singer and is made of pencil, marker, and acrylic on paper. The artist spends her free time biking around the cit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Color ...
Saturday - Figurative Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Image XII By Jean Dubuffet
Located in London, GB
Image XII
By Jean Dubuffet
1984
Colored felt pen on paper
Signed to lower left ‘J.D.’
10 3/5 × 8 3/10 in 27 × 21 cm
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Waddington Fine Art, Ltd., L...
Category
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper
Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in. Drawing was originally in mat, that covered the right corner!! The lines are the result of the pre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Ink, Archival Paper
Nocturnal Nature Magnolia - Contemporary Floral Cyanotype Butterfly, 2021-'22
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary floral cyanotype painting in watercolor, gouache, India ink, and cyanotype on Arches platine paper, meticulously detailed flowers, including magnolia, proteus an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Women at Leisure II - Figurative Watercolor Interior Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be discovered, narrating stories or invoking a touch of humor for perceptive observers.
This enchanting watercolor artwork on paper, featuring two women in a library, measures 22.75 inches high by 26 inches wide. The delicate brushstrokes and ethereal hues evoke a sense of whimsy. This artwork is not framed. The artist signed it on the front and back and it comes with a certificate of authenticity from the art gallery. Convenient delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors.
Through her artwork, Liyanage proudly amplifies the voices of women of color, reclaiming spaces historically devoid of their representation. Drawing from her experiences as a Sri Lankan navigating colonial spaces in Canada, her art challenges one-dimensional portrayals of women of color often centered around labor. Inspired by French and Dutch Impressionist art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Yellow Landscape, Original Drawing on Paper , One of a kind Large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Mineral Oxide on Paper
(Canson Paper Montval 300gr)
70x100 cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Marcita by African American Artist Bai, Colorful Painting on Paper
Located in New york, NY
A colorful acrylic and oil pastel Picassoesque portrait of a woman with a daisy tiara, Marcita, 2025 by African American artist Bai is 15” x 11” drawing/painting on watercolor paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Rag Paper
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.2 by Calo Carratalá - Pencil, Senegal, trees, river
Located in Paris, FR
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.2 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × 54.7 × 1....
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Cardboard, Pencil
Poptic Nine - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Mandala Yellow Blue Peach, 2020
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 09 is a predominately yellow, orange ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Torero
Located in Miami, FL
Fernando Botero
Torero, 1989
Colored markers on paper
12 x 8 1/2 in
Provenance:
Allegrini Piero, Brescia.
Galleria Panantu Casa de'Aste. Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.
August 5 - Sep...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Permanent Marker
Celebration - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and oil pastel on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his...
Category
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on Bristol paper
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Black ink on paper, sea water, fractal, impossible and poetic drawings
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2017. The work is unframed but has a rigid support on the back.
The title of this works is "From the A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
"Woman wearing a red shawl" ( contemporary figurative acrylic piece of a woman)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This striking artwork "Woman wearing a red shawl" captures immediate attention with its bold use of color and distinct brushstroke technique.
Rendered in a palette dominated by vib...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Unfolding #3" pressure printed monotype of unfolded package boxes on paper
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Unfolding #3" is an original piece by Yoonmi Nam made from pressure printed monotypes featuring layers of unfolded package outlines, creating dimension and abstraction. This piece m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Sumi Ink
Original-Meeting Van Gogh-Study Master Series-British Awarded Artist-Ink Drawing
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Charcoal, Gouache, Acrylic
Elsa Peretti goes out for a drink. From the Art, culture & society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Ink
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Atarax by Cécile Bisciglia - Large ballpoint pen drawing on canvas, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Atarax is a unique drawing by contemporary artist Cécile Bisciglia. The drawing is made with ballpoint pen, acrylic and posca on canvas, dimensions are 130 × 195 cm (51.2 × 76.8 in)....
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Signed, lower right
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Original Drawing Abstract landscape by Marilina Marchica Blue Landscape
Located in Agrigento, AG
Blue Landscape
Original artwork on Paper
50x70 cm
certificate of authenticity
by Marilina Marchica,.
2024
This unique abstract painting explores the relationship between humanity a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
River - Snowflake Lines Dots Pattern Drawing Blue Pink, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink, green, yellow and dark red details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Black Mirror - Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper Framed
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a Gyotaku method painting of two fish on a mulberry paper background. This fish impression using minimal color is akin to a fossil. The mulberry paper has a soft hue and slightly wavy texture adding the overall feel of the artwork. The artwork is framed and matted. The framed dimensions are 25 x 36.5 inches.
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression. It is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that traditionally utilizes fish, sea creatures or similar subjects as printing "plates" in its process. The literal translation of the word is "fish stone rubbing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Yellow Landscape, Original Drawing on Paper , One of a kind Large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Mineral Oxide on Paper
(Canson Paper Montval 300gr)
70x100 cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Open Window - Drawing by Roberto Cuccaro - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Open Window is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 21st Century by Roberto Cuccaro.
Original Gouache on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower right corner: Cuccaro.
Total ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 085A"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 18.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower rig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
MB 827 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Two Nude Males by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of two nude males with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 827"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
29.75 x 21.75 inches unframed
Signed, l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
"Landscape" Original Drawing , Abstract Drawing made in Italy Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Red Landscape
mineral oxide on papers ( Canson Paper 300gr)
Origial drawing ,one of a kind
50x70 cm
2025
The drawing is shipped flat inside a cardboard clip, it is possible to bu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Stoic, Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower left
Strong f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Wisteria
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Wisteria' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
mystery, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Done after a visit to Istanbul :: Drawing :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes ::...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Lounging III - Figurative Watercolor Nude Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Penny Stars and Clouds (Matisse Inspired Drawing on Collaged Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
Penny Stars and Clouds (Matisse-like Drawing on Collaged Vintage Book Pages) by Louise Laplante
2024
pastel and collaged vintage Penny Magazines and chalk
23.75 x 24.50 inches unfram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
Landscape - Mixed Media by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed lower right.
Includes a wooden frame 36x27 cm.
Very good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March...
Category
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
Spring Compositions
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring Compositions' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Seated Female Nude
By Roger Hilton
Located in Astoria, NY
Roger Hilton (British, 1911-1975), Seated Female Nude, Charcoal on Paper, apparently unsigned, cerused wood frame. Image: 10" H x 8" W; frame: 16.5" H x 14" W. Provenance: Jonathan C...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Untitled 28 (Polaroid Transfer Drawing of a Reclining Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Polaroid transfer drawing of a reclining male nude on Rive BFK paper by Mark Beard
9.5 x 7 inch image size
22 x 15 inch paper size
Ed. 5/6, Polaroid Transfer on Rives BFK paper, unfr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid
A Walk In The Grass - 5"x7", Artwork On Paper, Green, White Flowers, Landscape
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
A Walk In The Grass - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures a vibrant, expressive field of grass, where a few delicate white and pink flowers emerge. An array of lush g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Portrait of Nude Female Figure on Paper, Woman With Knees Up by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Woman With Knees Up"
Pastel & Ink on Paper
24” x 18”
AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America i...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Drypoint
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Peach Tree
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Within- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a girl with braids
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni
'Within'
66 x 48 cm
Charcoal and graphite on Rives Arches Paper 175 gm2 crème white
Framed the size is 80 x 60 cm ( Frame is included...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Workstation 16 (Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting on Canvas Paper)
By Jenny Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
"Workstation 16", 2023 (Gestural, Abstract Expressionist Painting on Canvas Paper with energetic line and vivid color) by Jenny Nelson
24 x 18 inches Unframed
Oil on canvas paper
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Artists in the Spotlight unique signed painting, SF Museum of Modern Art, Framed
By Tom Holland
Located in New York, NY
Tom Holland
Artists in the Spotlight: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), 1985
Acrylic and mixed media with stencil on paper
Signed and d...
Category
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Stencil
MB 824 (Double-Sided Figure Drawing of Handsome Nude Men by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, academic style life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 824"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 21 inches unframed
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Pink Tulips - 3"x5" - Small Artwork On Paper, Floral Landscape, Pastel Flowers
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
PINK TULIPS - Small and intimate, this original artwork on watercolour paper captures a landscape of pink tulips. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel with intuitive markings create a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Clouds - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
R.I.P. Kobe
By Ruby Silvious
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This purple, white, beige and orange painting titled "R.I.P. Kobe" is an original artwork by Ruby Silvious made of watercolor and gouache on used tea bag. This...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Watercolor, Gouache, Tea
"DANGER!", Blue, Red, and White Abstract Acrylic Paint and Collage on Canvas
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, red, and white wall-hanging artwork titled "DANGER!" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic and collage on canvas. This piece measures 10"h x 10"w.
Jim Hous...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Paris Night 2 by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris, city
Located in Paris, FR
Paris Night 2 is a unique drawing by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The drawing is made with ink and acrylic on kraft paper, dimensions are 28 × 36 cm (11 × 14.2 in)...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Paper
Gold Flora Cornflowers - Metallic Botanical Cyanotype Painting Plants, 2021-'24
Located in Kent, CT
In this botanical cyanotype painting in watercolor, gouache, India ink, gold pigments and tea-toned cyanotype on cotton watercolor paper, meticulously detailed flowers, including cor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Tea
Nocturne - 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a Nude Woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Nocturne
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artist R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Untitled- Penis. Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled- Penis by Celso Castro-Daza
Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
Image size: 48 in. H x 39.5 in. W
Sheet size: 59.5 in. H x 44 in. W
Unique
1996
Drawing on paper is his bas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Crayon, Watercolor
Boxer III, America Martin, Ink on Paper, Black + White/ Figurative, Boxer
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Boxer III"
Ink on Paper
21.75 x 27.75 in. Framed
In a distinct style that is both figurative and abstract, gestural and deliberate, America Martin revisits her famou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Power of Nothingness
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curren...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Mountains Range - Modern Expressive Landscape, Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pencil
Sweetie Pie, Cyanotype, Flowers, Floral, Blue, Botanical, Work on Paper
Located in Riverdale, NY
Sweetie Pie is a Cyanotype by Cynthia MacCollum. It is 30x22 on archival paper. It is currently unframed. It is a beautiful botanical artwork filled with a range of blues. MacColl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
Ultramarine Male Nude - Contemporary Abstract Ecolina Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Nocturnal Nature Geraniums - Botanical Cyanotype Painting Flowers Bird, 2021-'22
Located in Kent, CT
In this botanical cyanotype painting in watercolor, gouache, India ink and cyanotype on Arches platine paper, meticulously detailed geraniums, ferns and a hummingbird are depicted in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Treesong (Contemporary, Realist Charcoal Landscape Drawing by Sue Bryan)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Treesong (Contemporary, Realist Charcoal Landscape Drawing by Sue Bryan)
18 x 24 x 2 inches
Charcoal and acrylic on Primed Arches Paper Mounted on Wood Panel
Excellent condition, Ready to hang as is
This contemporary charcoal landscape drawing on arches paper was completed in 2021 by Sue Bryan. Born in Ireland, the artist uses landscapes from her childhood as inspiration for her current work primarily consisting of beautifully detailed charcoal drawings of trees and wooded landscapes. The artist captures exquisite detail and luminous light with the mere use of black and white charcoal and carbon pencil. The artist creates this tree through a blend of light and shadow that demonstrates the artist's masterful technique. Dark leaves and winding branches in black charcoal contrast elegantly against a light filled sky. There is sturdy wire installed on the back for easy hanging.
Artist Statement:
"My work is drawing based. As a native of Ireland, the landscape there has certainly shaped and influenced my own history. Many of my drawings are of places that have a deep personal association for me; an endeavor perhaps to stay connected to my roots. My aim is not only to convey a sense of place and belonging, but also an attempt to capture the ineffable, to evoke a feeling or a memory, to invite the viewer to look beyond and beneath what they see. My process is one of building up tones and textures using a combination of charcoal, carbon and graphite, all of which yield a wonderful range of blacks and grays that vary in density and transparency as much as in tonality. Much of drawing’s appeal to me lies in its very constraint, in its simplification, in the reduction of nature’s macrocosm to the coal-black char of organic matter. For me, the act of drawing is an end in itself."
About the work:
A native of Ireland, Sue Bryan explores the memories of youth rooted in her homeland's landscape. Employing charcoal on both paper and panel, these moody and misty studies reminds us that the water-locked terrain is not always sunny and green. Exquisite detail found in each tree branch or mass of tall grasses lining the horizon dominates the foreground. Light emulates from the background attempting to penetrate the density of opaque cloud cover. Bryan's small scale drawings convey an intimate and highly personal sense of place and belonging.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 'A Quiet Respite", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2018 'DRAWN',5th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, OH
2018 'On Paper - An Exhibition of Drawings', Florence Academy of Art, NJ
2018 'MONOCHROME', Bo.Lee Gallery, London
2017 'Arboreal', Manifest Gallery, OH
2017 'Hudson Valley Landscapes', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2017 'Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, October
2017 'A Long Way from Home', Bo.Lee Gallery, London
2017 187th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2017 'Palette', Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 'Summer Exhibit', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2017 'Exquisite Abandon : Contemporary Miniature Works', Laguna College of Art & Design
2017 8th Annual Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina Ashville
2017 'Small is Beautiful', Le Salon Vert, Geneva Switzerland
2016 'Smart Dust', Group Show, Sla307, 307 West 30th Street, New York, NY
2016 'Inside Outside', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 7th Annual Drawing Discourse, S Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina Asheville
2016 186th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2016 DRAWN, 3rd Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, OH
2016 'Summer Group Invitational', George Billis Gallery, NYC
2015 'Radical Inventions', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2015 'Strange Paradise', First Street Gallery's National Juried Exhibition, Juror Steven Harvey
2015 185th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2015 'DRAWN' 2nd Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery
2015 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, NYC, Juror Robert Berlind
2015 Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Heuser Art Center, IL, Juror Beth Grabowski
2015 'Interactive Lines' Small Group Invitational, Cabarrus Arts Council, Condor, NC
2014 ‘Regarding the Sublime’, Small Group Invitational, North Park University, IL
2014 27th Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery
2014 184th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2014 'DRAWN’ 1st Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery
2014 POP-UP : On and Off the Wall, Series 2, Invited Artist, First Street Gallery, NYC
2014 5th Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Juror Tim Lowly
2013 VISTA [landscape in contemporary art], National Juried Show, Manifest Gallery
2013 Marks, A National Juried Drawing Exhibition, Madelon Powers Art Gallery, East Stroudsburg University, PA
2013 American Art Today : Figures, The Bascom, A Center for Visual Art, Juror Jonathan Stuhlman
2013 First Street Gallery's National Juried Exhibition, Juror Donald Kuspit
2013 4th Annual Drawing Discourse, S Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Juror Susan Hauptman
2012 Fort Wayne Museum of Art Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Juror Frank Bernarducci
2012 25th Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Juror Sarah McKenzie
2011 Salmagundi Annual Non-Member Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2011 33rd Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Juror Robert E Marx
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
nude painting woman watercolour
Located in Roma, GB
erotic portrait nu
naked woman
after the bath
Original tempera watercolor on paper
51x41cm
hand signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Paper, Watercolor
Red Clover, Botanical Wildflower Plant Leaves, Flowers, Brown Walnut Ink
By Margot Glass
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate botanical drawing is made with handmade walnut ink on Arches 100% cotton heavyweight paper. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a wild red clover, its...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Duchándome en Cuerpo Ajeno May 30th. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchándome en cuerpo Ajeno May 30th, by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor and ink on paper
Image size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W
Unframed
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Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper.
Not signed.
This artwor...
Category
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Pedro Pablo, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pedro Pablo 1998, by Celso Castro
Black crayon on archival paper
Image size: 40 H in. x 48 in. W
Sheet size: 45 H in. x 59 in. W
Unframed
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U...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Archival Paper
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