Water Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar based this painting off of a plein air piece she created while standing in the middle of this walking path and horse trail. "I had t...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
19th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1920s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Paper
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
This is my interpretation of a section of the American River near my home. I tried to convey the feeling of peace that I get when walking in this area with the ducks and birds for company. I added the path for a little sense of mystery as to what we might see in those trees beyond the river. I created this piece on Ampersand Pastelbord and it will need framing for display.
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.
View down the River...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Conté
1990s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Monoprint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paint...
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Paper
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper, Gouache
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Waterco...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1890s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Drawings and Wa...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Patricia set up her easel on an early fall morning to catch the beauty of the fog rising off of the river. The sun was just beginnin...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Synthetic Paper, Color Pencil
Artist Comments
Painted from a photographic reference, artist Joanie Ford rendered this painting with contrasting soft tones. "I wanted to represen...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Light seeps between voluminous flowing clouds. A cool wind blows ruffling leaves from tall trees while birds fly away to the distance. "I find that getting aw...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
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
Artist Comments
When artist Patricia Prendergast paints at the river, she often quickly picks up her camera and snaps photographs of other details ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
1960s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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