Dorothy Violet Bywater-Schust Art

Vibrant blooms erupt from a translucent vessel. This artwork captures a moment of natural exuberance. Deep magenta petals contrast against cool, muted greens. The brushwork is confid...

Acrylic on canvas Oil pastel accents Mixed media painting Textured surface Contemporary art Lemons, Italian Afternoon captures a moment of abundance as order gives way to chance. Sc...

“Venice, 1889” by Louis Ritter (American, 1854-1892). A fantastic example of Ritter’s renowned European watercolors. This beautifully poised composition captures the sun-washed faça...

This atmospheric piece showcases the characteristic style of American painter, author and art educator Philip W. Metzger. SCENE: The painting depicts a stark, icy winter scene along...

Sarah Turle Landscape Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 8 x 10 1/2 inches Known primarily for her miniatures, Sara Turle was born in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania in 1868. She stu...

“Rowing on the Charles River, Harvard University” by Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) A fantastic, rare view of Harvard University and the Charles River by renowned Americ...

Apples and Jug by Lu Haskew Pastel 18x24" image size 22x28" Framed behind glass, white wood with gold highlights Still Life of a brown jug surrounded by colo...

Impressionistic style watercolor of a cascading waterfall framed by tree branches heavy with greenery by artist Karl Teodor, 1943. Unsigned. Original...

Title: Flourish Now! Painting Floral Abstract Bold Freedom Contrast Statement Maximalism In this painting, I expressed the feeling of aliveness into vibrant pink blossoms bursting...

This original watercolor landscape tells a fascinating story of cross-cultural artistic exchange between Japan and America at the turn of the 20th century. The painting is by Yamada Baske, who was born Fukawa Jin Basuke (1869–1934). COMPOSITION: The composition captures a serene rural Japanese landscape blanketed in a heavy spring mist. In the foreground, an elegant, leaning cherry blossom tree dominates the left frame. In the mid-ground, a quiet riverbank path leads the viewer's eye toward thatched-roof farmhouses nestled under a soft horizon. The cherry blossom tree symbolizes ephemerality, renewal and the beautiful, fleeting nature of life. Baske’s hallmark use of a bleached, light-blanched color palette heightens this sense of a dreamy, vanishing memory or a fleeting moment in time. ARTIST: Born in Tokyo, Baske immigrated to the United States in 1885. He studied at prestigious institutions like the Art Students' League in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, training under the renowned American Impressionist William Merritt Chase. Baske subsequently split his life between America and Japan, notably teaching watercolor classes in Minneapolis and at the Tokyo Fine Art School. In 1906, when this work was completed, he was a fully established, highly regarded artist working primarily in the Northeast—specifically around Philadelphia and New York. He became famous for his gauzy, light-infused watercolor landscapes that introduced Western impressionist...

A Provençal landscape in watercolor on paper. Framed under Glass and signed by French artist Mireille Janvier and dated 1985. A delicate watercolor study captures a moment of rural ...

Beautiful Seaside Garden With Flowers ALICE PRITCHARD Alice Pritchard studied fine arts and literature at the University of Virginia, earning a B.A. in English with a minor in Studio Art and Art History. She furthered her education, obtaining an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland. In addition to her university education, Pritchard studied with watercolorists Charles Reid...

Artist Commentary: This painting of a Cape Cod house is made of 468 little paper squares that I pasted on the canvas. The window, flowers, and bushes were then added with oil paint. My friends and family say that gluing together hundreds of little squares together is slightly obsessional, but I think it actually demonstrates great patience! I love to lose myself into creating and pasting these repeating patterns. Then, I disrupt them with a disconnected and more loose painting on top. But as a whole, both parts are in fact united and harmonious, as they belong to the same Cape Cod house. This is how I feel about myself: one person with two very different cultures. From the outside, they can look quite disconnected, but they actually are not. In fact, I find that I unite both cultures by painting them. What about you? Do you feel like you are made of disconnecting parts? And what do you do to unite them? Words that describe this piece: window, flower, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, flower boxes, shrubs, greens, garden Artist Biography: Life is basically a huge collection of moments. Sometimes you have no idea how everything will end up tying together - Marion Buricatu...

Elizabeth Nourse The Queen's House, Maison de lex Reign, Natalie de Serbia, 1929 Signed and titled lower right; signed and dated on mat Watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper laid...

Painted from life in watercolor and pastel, this work is executed in a light, alla prima style. The setting sun bathes the sky in a warm, golden light, gently illuminating the light,...