Thom Lessner

"2 Skaters (diptych)" illustration, ink on paper

2020

This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 29 [18th Century Polynesian King]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper....

"Fall to Grace" is an original ink and watercolor painting on paper mounted to wood by artist Robert Kraiza measuring 19in height x 9in width. Artist Statement // In my work I invoke a whimsical world inspired by Victorian and Edwardian eras. To me they represent a romantic time period that has roots that extend directly into the modern world, both good and bad. The customs and aesthetics of the period are both fascinating and breathtaking but a vast portion of the population was victim to subjugation. It has since been eradicated on paper but still permeates to this day. I am exploring an imagined supernatural world hidden just out of sight where these woman could escape. This is an evolution from my earlier work set in the same time period with a continuous thread of humans and their animal companions. Through witchcraft these women find strength in their abilities and each other to leave the oppressive world they inhabit behind and escape to the woods to their Covendom, the boundary that defines the territory of their coven. They shed their customs, their corsets, and their concerns at the edge of the forest and gather among the trees to explore their magical potential with their familiars at the side. This body of work is exploring multiple media with a consistent theme and setting; combining watercolor painting, pen and ink illustrations, and graphite drawings. All pieces are created in monochrome on hot press watercolor paper mounted on wood with a gold painted border reminiscent of daguerreotype frames. Watercolor allows me to achieve results ranging from soft ethereal layered washes similar to oil glazes to precise minute details I include in all of my works. Bio // ROBERT KRAIZA (pronounced: cry-zuh) is an illustrator and fine artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied Media Arts and Animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Interested in many media, he often paints in monochrome watercolor on a small scale, inspired by the Victorian era and whimsical dreams in both his art and personal aesthetic. Depicting fantasy worlds from the hidden life of nineteenth century witches to miniature children...

"Undulating Flowering Ovum" by Hunter Stabler is an original ink and graphite on hand-cut paper mounted to plexiglass piece of artwork. The piece ships in the pictured wood frame an...

This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 26 [20th Century German Führer]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper. T...

Full title: "Ship of Cools, or, A Jolly Load of Boatmen Flat-Out Crossing the Mainstream, Some Being Kings, and Some Being 'Vagabonds' (We Await Your Applause) (#1318)" Watercolor, acrylic, and ink on paper (Diptych) Signed in black ink, l.l. This artwork references George Caleb Bingham’s 1846 painting “The Jolly Flatboatmen...

Francesca Henderson Cox’s Apple 1 Original Still Life Illustration Drawing Black Ink on Premium Acid Free Paper Image Size: H12cm x W17.5cm x D0.1cm Mounted Si...

Ina Abuschenko-Matwejewa - "River Mussel". Fine, minimalist drawing. Ink, Chinese rice paper. Handsigned. Can be framed accordingly, contact us ...

Ina Abuschenko-Matwejewa - "Snail 2". Fine, minimalist drawing. Ink, Chinese rice paper. Handsigned. Can be framed accordingly, contact us for options. About Ina Abuschenko-Ma...