Landscape Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Gouache
Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar paints a panoramic view of Mt. Diablo, a sight visible from her home. She paints a rendition of the mountain with much detail of the surrounding foothills. "I confess I have used my artistic license to have a little fun with the scene," admits Catherine. The title gives the viewer a hint about the creative aspect integrated into the stunning impression.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor
1960s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pen
Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pen
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
1960s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
A western landscape featuring a quiet lake at the edge of a mountain range. Delicate, misty clouds pass overhead. "In order to conv...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1890s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Paper
1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
Artist Patricia Prendergast paints an impressionist view of the Sierra mountains. Mesmerized by the unique colors of the environment, she replicates it with a light green base and paints over the alpine scenery. Patricia reveals sections of the foundation and imposes multilayered hues to create a vibration of light. The snowcapped mountain range brightly glows along the pristine Lake Tahoe.
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: Lake Tahoe, impressionism, mountain, lake, evening, snow, Alpine, sunset, Sierra Mountains, clouds, sky, water, reflection, serene, dusk, nature, pastelwork, small, impressionism, nature, pastel artwork...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Emerald grasses sprawl into the distance of an open landscape. A peaceful scene as the sun rises. Trees stretch into the gradient sky drawing the eye to a flock of birds flying free. "I find that getting away to the country offers a quiet and peace that lends itself to times of reflection and meditation," shares artist Posey Gaines.
About the Artist
Using flowing watercolors, artist Posey Gaines creates atmospheric, high-contrast landscapes developed mostly from intuition. He often starts a piece by simply putting paint to paper and then decides on the elements to bring the composition together. He draws on memories of places he has lived and reference photos taken on road trips to arrive at the final serene and eye-catching view. Posey says that from a young age artistic inspiration has touched everything he's done in life. He plays the piano, the guitar and the bass guitar, writes poetry and wrote a book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s while auditing art classes at East Central College near his home. Over the years, he's honed his skills attending workshops and watching DVDs. Today, he enjoys painting from a tidy home studio while listening to music. True to his well-rounded personality, when he’s not making art, he works as a web developer.
Words that describe this painting: landscape, morning, sunrise, nature, quiet, hike, sky, clouds, desert...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1850s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1990s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Oil, Panel
1960s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Acrylic
1980s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Mixed Media
Landscape Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Landscape drawings and watercolors show the world through the lenses of different cultures and perspectives. They were also incredibly important for displaying natural scenes before the invention of photography.
You can welcome peace and serenity into the confines of a living room or bedroom if landscape drawings and watercolors are part of the art that you choose to bring into a space. There are many ways to effectively arrange art on your walls so that you’re maximizing your wall space while introducing works created in this diverse genre to your home or apartment. Large walls, for example, need to be filled with prints and paintings. Small pieces on an expansive surface can look lost and isolated, so don’t be afraid to go big with one sizable work. Another good option is to create a grouping of pieces, and a spacious wall allows you to spread them out, gallery style.
Watercolor landscapes have a rich history dating back to ancient China, where they dominated painting genres by the late Tang dynasty. Ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and by the Renaissance, watercolors had made their way to the West and into European culture, becoming a staple of decorative art.
It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution that watercolor paints became more widely available and embedded in fine arts. Despite their broad distribution today, some artists have chosen to revive the old craft of preparing their own watercolor pigments, paying homage to the medium’s roots.
The variety of brush combinations and painting methods makes watercolor landscapes some of the most stunning pieces in any collection. Find landscape drawings and watercolors on 1stDibs.
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