Land Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Artist Comments
Trees dot a grassy landscape under a clear blue sky. Captured by the shadows cast by a lone tree, artist Catherine McCargar painted this peaceful scene on a late California summer morning. The purple and lavender shades contrast and complement the golden glow of the morning sun. Catherine employed an impressionist style to simplify the subject matter, yet her brushwork on the foreground grasses is intricately detailed.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor. The fluidity of the paint allows her to capture the muted undertones and the fleeting light found in the natural world. While the backgrounds of her paintings are impressionistic, the foregrounds of her paintings are often highly detailed, showcasing her technical mastery over her medium.
Words that describe this painting: landscape, field, trees, impressionism, shadow, sunlight, summer, sky, watercolor, paper, morning, impressionism, landscape, watercolor painting, green
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Paper
Artist Comments
Artist Patricia Prendergast displays a breathtaking forest river glistening under the gentle sun. The tranquil stream reflects the dense woodland foliage building an alluring color harmony. She creates a sense of depth by applying multiple layers of pastel and dabbing it with alcohol to achieve a thick consistency. Patricia uses various mark-making techniques to bring the trees and water on the left forward and push the right side into the distance.
About the Artist
Pastel artist Patricia Prendergast creates impressionist artworks that depict the rivers and landscapes near her home in Sacramento, California. With each nature vignette, she captures the sense of larger natural rhythms through quick mark-making, mauve undertones, and a tranquil and serene haziness. Her work recalls the paintings from the Hudson River School such as Thomas Cole and Asher Brown Durand. Before working on her pastels at home in her studio, she spends hours studying nature on walks along the river near her home. Since becoming an artist, she says “everything is more vivid - the beauty of light and shadow in the trees, the subtlety of the color of clouds, the sparkle and reflections in water.†Her work as been exhibited in solo shows around California. She is represented by UGallery.
Words that describe this painting: pastel, river, trees, grass, foliage, impressionism, plein air, paper, pastelwork, reflection, water, nature, impressionism, nature, pastel artwork...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
Artist Comments
A tranquil scene from a stretch on the American River in Sacramento, California. Artist Patricia Prendergast painted this piece by enlarging a smaller plein a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
"The sunlight danced across the water and on the foliage hanging over the stream, creating a frame for the deep woods beyond," Patri...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
Artist Comments
Patricia set up her easel at one of her favorite spots along the American River and painted a small study of the early morning scene. Then she went back to he...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Laid Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
A panoramic autumn view of rolling hills and a sailboat on the bay in Northern California. The blue water provides a refreshing sight within the grassy straw-...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Ink
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Laid Paper
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Pastel, Cardboard
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1880s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Pastel, Cardboard
1860s Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Synthetic Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Monotype
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
1990s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
1950s Post-War Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Photorealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
2010s Assemblage Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper
2010s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Gouache
1970s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Ink
1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
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