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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Hacerle el Amor a la Vida and El regalo de la persistencia Watercolor Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of Two by Tahuanty Jacanamijoy
(Hacerle el Amor a la Vida and El regalo de la persistencia)
Watercolor on paper
Overall Image size: 35 cm H x 54 cm W
Individual size: 35 cm H x...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
Fade to #20
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #2
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #21
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Thirsty
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper.
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Oil Pastel
Fade to #9
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Pigs love diamonds
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper.
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Oil Pastel
'Ribbons in the Wind'. Ocean Shore Beach Landscape Contemporary blue yellow
Located in Penzance, GB
'Ribbons in the Wind'.
Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang
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Reeds dance in the morning light, momentarily casting shadows on tide and weather softened stones. Exp...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Photogram
No end found
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper.
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Fade to #19
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Sketch to #2
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #13
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #16
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #14
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #6
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #11
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Flyer's Boat Rental, Provincetown
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN ’23, titled (at lower left): FLYER’S BOAT RENTAL, PROVINCETOWN
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, disco...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Paper
Fade to #10
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Sketch to #1
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #17
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #15
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #7
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil
Fade to #4
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
"Yellow Butterflies" - pastel drawing, nature, plants, still life, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 27.5 by 35 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel
Talluah Bankhead 3 and Pola Negri II Diptych. From The Dis-enchanted series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Talluah Bankhead 3 and Pola Negri II Diptych, 2016
From The Dis-enchanted series
Ink on paper
Overall frame size: 20 in. H x 32 in. W x 1 in D
Individual size:
Image size: 16.5 in....
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled II
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper.
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Sun bathing on the rocks
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper.
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Cords, Drawing 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Fade to #1
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Umbilical, Drawing 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"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. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel
Dawn, Provincetown Bay
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN ’23; titled (at lower left): DAWN, PROVINCETOWN BAY
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Life Study: Figurative Drawing
By Jain Wallis
Located in Brecon, Powys
Previously Exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition of 2004 this is a fine drawing by this artist. RA label verso
Image 26" x 19"
Well framed and in good condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Along the Boardwalk
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN; titled (at lower left):
Boardwalk, Coney Island
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Paper
Chapter Fine Focus, Two Moths and Woman's Hair Twist, Small Pencil Drawing
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
A magical little drawing by Francine Fox whose work is centered around the mystical animal and natural world. At 6 x 4 inches, this drawing is tiny, calling the viewer in to examine ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
"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. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pastel
"Untitled 29" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 29" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Size unframed: 15.5" x 13.5" inch
Medium: Pencil on Paper
Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Pencil
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Infinite Self, Painting 2009
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sutra, a Sanskrit word meaning “thread”, is a word or small group of words that summarize an entire complex web of ideas, truths, wisdoms, or teachings all woven together into a sing...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Four Chairs at Poolside
Located in Miami, FL
This work is the study for Pool Chairs. It is different chairs and also brightly colored but painted on board and framed. This work is an indoor work only and is beautifully framed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
Orange Woman. Contemporary Mixed Media on paper
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela brings vibrant immediacy to her figurative paintings. She uses a depth of colour and bright outlines of her figures to emphasize shape and contours. In all her works Angela gi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil
BLESSED original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Blessed"
Part of "Nude in Interior" series.
Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Matisse.
Size 2is 7.5x19.5in / 70x50c...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
A Space for Two original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"A Space for Two"
Space for love and passion.
Part of "Nude in Interior" series.
Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Mati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
DWIGHT BAIRD Blue Jay Jumble, 1998 - Hand Signed
By Dwight Baird
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 20 x 30 inches ( 50.8 x 76.2 cm )
Image Size: 20 x 30 inches ( 50.8 x 76.2 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: Watercolour on Crescent Watercolour Boa...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Coast
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Paper
Snowflakes 152 Trance Fusion, Mandala Drawing, Pencil, Ying and Yang, Planets
Located in Kent, CT
Meticulously intricate patterns and little vignettes with tiny ringed planets and galactic cosmos reach outward from the center of this circular mandala. Two perfectly balanced Ying ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
The Tree of Paxos
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
VILLAGE ON THE WATER - Modern Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Blue Tones, Light
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Chopin Music Abstract Expressionist Landscape Piano Homage Contemporary Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Chopin-Nocturnes The Pleasure of Polish Potatoes - Sunset with Potato Clouds in the Western Sky" is an original watercolor painting with collage elements by David Barnett,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
"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. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Canvas, Pastel
"Walk" - oil pastel drawing, figurative, nature, deer, optical mixing, colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 42 by 26 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Canvas, Oil Pastel
"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 surrealism. Her work is often hea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pastel
Untitled 1971, acrylic on cardboard
Located in Milan, IT
Acrylic on cardboard. Signed lower right.
Accompanied by Authentication on photo signed by the artist, with stamp of Bolzicco Gallery in Portogruaro (VE).
Published in General catalo...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
46 Years (Tree Rings Series)
Located in New York, NY
Steven L. Anderson
46 Years, 2015
marker and pen on paper
9.5 x 7.5 inches
The Tree Rings artworks are made on paper which is torn and reassembled, scratche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker
Yellow Landscape Original Drawing made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Mineral Oxide on Paper (Canson Paper Montval 300gr)
65x50 cm 2023
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, she graduated in Pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Thorns". Ink On 19th Century Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on 19th Century Paper
If painting, like any other language, can be considered an abstract system of signs, there must be a pictorial vocabulary and syntactical rules which commu...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
History of Paxos
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
'Winter's Bones, Heart of Spring'. Contemporary still life blue floral nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Winter's Bones, Heart of Spring'.
Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang
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The camellia, symbolic of unity, love and devotion, blooms radiantly from within the prote...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Chalk, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photogram
Poli Negri I and Vilma Banky Diptych. Drawing From The Dis-enchanted series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Poli Negri I and Vilma Banky Diptych, 2016
From The Dis-enchanted series
Ink on paper
Overall frame size: 20 in. H x 32 in. W x 1 in D
Individual size:
Image size: 16.5 in. H x 11....
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
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