Samuel Austin Art

American, b. 1961

The practice of art constitutes  the highest and most unique form of human expression. I like to think of my drawings and paintings as having a sense of humility and accessibility about them while being quite serious about their artistic purpose. They are watercolors, often with the inclusion of gesso, sumi ink and ball-point pen. I pay attention to details. These works are made from the highest quality pigments and paper available.  My Artist Statement gives more information on why I spend so much time painting. Beauty is reflected in honesty, humility and frugality. My painting is an effort to reveal these principles. Through a process of creation/destruction/experimentation, back and forth I work on the paper. Gradually, I tease out the image. Nothing is predetermined. I use a very limited palette of watercolor pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of these materials in a very basic way. I have paper. I have pigment. And I have an emotional reaction to the subject matter. I try to work directly on the paper surface without field sketching or erasing. My goal is to preserve the freshness of the painting and reveal my beliefs about beauty by using the materials and treating the surface in these ways. Most paintings are 20-60 layers. Born 1962, Sam is an award winning & published Licensed Architect, loving family man, passionate environmentalist, forever rebel, an animal lover, musician and backpacker. Samuel Austin lives in Boulder, Colorado and continues to design homes and paint. The Nitty Gritty What am I buying? Or If I would re-phrase that: What am I buying into? I am trying to propagate what I consider to be the beauty of imperfection. Being what we are and recognizing beauty in the evidence of survival. Scars, Wrinkles, Grey Hair, all of the beauty of the passage and build up of time. What I call the Fabric of Imperfection. They are all painted on 300 lb watercolor paper by Arches unless noted otherwise. Canvas has been mounted to the back with PVA glue (this is a flexible archival glue used in book binding). Canvas prevents tearing, and feels beefy. The pigments used are of the highest quality. Watercolor Pigment is either Windsor and Newton Professional grade, Sennellier or Graham. I like the latter two because honey is used in the binder, and I am a bee freak. The honey also adds to the luminosity of the work. Ballpoint Pen is used in much of my work (almost all) I can get no meaningful answer on the archivability of this pigment. It will last longer than your life. This is all I know. I use Crystal Bic because I like it and Fisher space pen because it writes upside down and in vertical position. Sumi Ink. This is used on occasion. Very archival, typically produced in Japan or China this pigment is often used in tattoos. I have several using this ink.

Artist: Samuel Austin

Samuel AustinSamuel Austin (1796-1834) - 1831 Watercolour, Heron on the Rocks, 1831

$785

Samuel Austin (1796-1834) - 1831 Watercolour, Heron on the Rocks

By Samuel Austin

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming watercolour scene depicting a river flowing between banks with fallen trees. Perched on a rock in the center of the river a heron looks for fish in the stream. Signed and ...

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Early 19th Century Samuel Austin Art

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Watercolor

Pierre NeveuCoastal Estuary with Distant Boats and Tidal Posts Watercolour

$748

H 6.75 in W 11.75 in

Coastal Estuary with Distant Boats and Tidal Posts Watercolour

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Coastal Estuary with Distant Boats and Tidal Posts Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.75 x 11.7...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Samuel Austin Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Francis ChapinUntitled, circa 1940

$2,250

H 15.5 in W 22.25 in

Untitled

By Francis Chapin

Located in Dallas, TX

Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...

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1930s Modern Samuel Austin Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Henri TebbittAustralian 19th-century Mountain Landscape, Circa 1900-1915

$1,350

H 39.75 in W 27.25 in D 1.5 in

Australian 19th-century Mountain Landscape

Located in San Francisco, CA

This watercolor of a mountain clearing featuring towering gum (eucalyptus) trees in the foreground, a dusty track, and a sunlit cliff face in the distance is a classic landscape by H...

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Early 20th Century English School Samuel Austin Art

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Masonite, Paper, Watercolor

Carl Oscar BorgArizona Landscape – Dramatic Skies and Desert Light by Carl Oscar Borg, Early 1900s

$2,400

H 8.67 in W 10.63 in

Arizona Landscape – Dramatic Skies and Desert Light by Carl Oscar Borg

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

In this expressive gouache study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the dramatic sweep of the Arizona highlands, where storm clouds gather over layered mesas and valleys bathed in shifting li...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Samuel Austin Art

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Gouache

Carl Oscar BorgAn Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway, late 1800s

$2,820

H 9.06 in W 11.03 in

An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947) An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway gouache on paper, ca. 1900 signed sheet 12.5 cm x 17.5 (4.9 x 6.9 in) framed 23 × 28 cm (9 × 11...

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1890s American Impressionist Samuel Austin Art

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Paper, Gouache

Carl Oscar BorgInscription Rock, New Mexico – Southwest Light in Gouache by Carl Oscar Borg, Early 1900s

$2,600

H 8.67 in W 10.63 in

Inscription Rock, New Mexico – Southwest Light in Gouache by Carl Oscar Borg

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947) Swedish/American Inscription Rock, New Mexico gouache on card signed CARL OSCAR BORG. unframed: 12 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 in) framed: 22 x 27 cm (8 5/...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Samuel Austin Art

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Gouache

Edmund LewandowskiAmish Farmscape #2 Study, 1982

$4,750

H 9 in W 12 in D 1 in

Amish Farmscape #2 Study

By Edmund Lewandowski

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Amish Farmscape #2, 1982, gouache, 9 x 12 inches, signed and dated lower right, label verso: “Artist-E. Lewandowski, Title- Amish Farmscape #2 STUDY, Date- 1982, Size- 9”x 12”, Medium- Gouache”, Provenance: Franklin Riehlman, Riverdale, New York, to Herman Zerweck, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1996; Provenance: Richard Hartman, Gallery of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Edmund Lewandowski was among the best of the second-generation Precisionists. He is credited with extending Precisionism to the Midwest and successfully evolving the style into the 1980s and 1990s with his Neo Immaculate works. Lewandowski was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and studied at the Layton School of Art with Garrett Sinclair...

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1980s American Modern Samuel Austin Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Carl Oscar BorgGathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland, Late 1800s

$3,526

H 9.06 in W 11.03 in

Gathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

A rare and atmospheric work from Carl Oscar Borg’s early years in Sweden, this evocative gouache captures the tradition of Easter fires (påskeldar) in the rural region of Dalsland. A...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Samuel Austin Art

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Paper, Gouache

Allan GouldIbiza, 1978

$1,500

H 13 in W 12 in D 1 in

Ibiza

By Allan Gould

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ibiza, 1978, watercolor on paper, signed, dated and titled lower right, 13 x 12 inches (sight) Allan Gould was a New York-born painter, muralist and designer. He attended Dartmouth ...

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1970s American Modern Samuel Austin Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Hilding WernerScandinavian Sunset Watercolor from 1897, 1897

$2,585

H 8.27 in W 18.51 in

Scandinavian Sunset Watercolor from 1897

Located in Stockholm, SE

Hilding Werner (1880–1944) Sweden Solnedgång (Sunset), 1897 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower left H. Werner 1897 Inscribed Solnedgång (“Sunset”) on the reverse. the shee...

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1890s Romantic Samuel Austin Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ethel MagafanEthel Magafan Abstract Mountain Watercolor, 1970s Colorado Landscape, circa 1970

$4,750

H 16 in W 20 in D 1.75 in

Ethel Magafan Abstract Mountain Watercolor, 1970s Colorado Landscape

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

This atmospheric watercolor by Ethel Magafan captures the quiet drama of the Colorado landscape through a refined, semi-abstract lens. Painted in the 1970s, the composition distills ...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Samuel Austin Art

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Watercolor

Herberts MangoldsLandscape 1964, watercolor on paper, 20.5x26.5 cm, 1964

$300

H 8.08 in W 10.44 in D 0.04 in

Landscape 1964, watercolor on paper, 20.5x26.5 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Landscape 1964, watercolor on paper, 20.5x26.5 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many mili...

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1960s Realist Samuel Austin Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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