Payton Lindsay

Lindsay Peyton is originally from Houston. She spent her early years in rural Texas towns as well as in Pennsylvania. Clay, crayons, pencils and paints were a constant presence in her early childhood and in high school, Peyton took an oil painting class. She then tried darkroom photography. She is very influenced by Van Gogh and Monet. She also counts among her inspirations the light and colors of Mexico and western states of the U.S. Peyton currently works as the principal of Cadence Enterprise, a creative firm specializing in public relations and artist consultation services. She continues to exhibit regularly and participate in juried shows, including a 2013 residency in Kentucky as well as an autumn show at Winter Street Studios Gallery in Houston, a 2015 residency at the Art Farm Nebraska, a solo show at the Jung Center of Houston in 2016 and a summer residency in 2016 at artEAST in Issaquah. Her art has been on display in recent years in Houston’s most popular art venues, including Spring Street Studios, Betz Art Gallery, Canal Street Gallery and M2 Gallery.

Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.

Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.

The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.

When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.

When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.