Sarah Alexander is a contemporary mixed-media artist with an emphasis on watercolor and drawing using unconventional surfaces and techniques. Her work is in private collections and has been shown extensively throughout New England and abroad. Alexander's work has been published by North Light Books.
"Ebb and Flow", Abstract, Surreal, Turquoise Blue, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
"Ebb and Flow" by Sarah Alexander, is a flowing abstract watercolor on canvas in cool calm blues and turquoises measuring 30 x 24 x 1.5 inches from Alexander's "Off the Studio Floor"...
Canvas, Watercolor
$4,000
"Turbulence", Abstract, Yellow, Red, Brown, Mixed Media, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's "Turbulence", a dramatic abstract 30 x 40 inch watercolor, ink, and charcoal drawing on watercolor canvas explores movement and weightlessness with creamy yellows, ...
Mixed Media, Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
"Undertow", Abstract, Botanical, Turquoise Blue, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
In "Undertow" by Sarah Alexander, vibrant turquoises and blues meander throughout this 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch abstract botanical watercolor on canvas. T...
Canvas, Watercolor
"Relentless", Contemporary, Steel, Iron, Grassy Shapes, Sculpture
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sculpted out of steel, Sarah Alexander’s Relentless grassy shapes twist and dance as if they were alive, defying the nature of the iron that has been hand hammered and formed appears...
Steel
$2,500
"Flutter", Abstract, Green, Blue, Earth Tones, Watercolor, Mixed Media Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
In "Flutter", a 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch mixed media painting on canvas, Sarah Alexander continues to explore the grassy seedpods she has studied in previous work, but has begun to abstra...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Watercolor
$1,300
"Wired, Out of Time", Abstract, Charcoal, Yellow, Sepia, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
"Wired, Out of Time" by Sarah Alexander is a 30 x 22 inch abstract watercolor and charcoal painting on panel in warm yellow and sepia tones. In this signature piece from Alexander’s ...
Charcoal, Watercolor, Panel
$3,000
"Musing", Contemporary Landscape, Marsh, Water, Blue, Red, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
“Musing" by Sarah Alexander is a 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch watercolor landscape on canvas viewed through graceful grasses along a body of water. The warm red and gold grasses are a stark co...
Canvas, Watercolor
$4,000
"Allow", Contemporary, Landscape, Marsh, Grass, Blue, Watercolor Painting, 2014
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
"Allow" by Sarah Alexander is a 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch landscape painting in watercolor on panel in rich, warm jewel tones contrasting with a warm blue background. The artist conveys movement, mood, and the subconscious with her sinuous marsh grasses...
Watercolor, Panel
$3,000
"Vigor", Abstract, Botanical, Orange, Yellow, Watercolor, Mixed Media Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
"Vigor" by Sarah Alexander is a vibrant 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch abstract botanical watercolor and collage on canvas in warm gold, yellow and orange that was painted during a long snowy wi...
Watercolor, Mixed Media, Canvas
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
"Current", Abstract, Contemporary, Turquoise, White, Brown, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
"Current" By Sarah Alexander is a 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch swirling abstract watercolor on canvas in a palette of turquoise, white, and soft browns. Part of Alexa...
Canvas, Watercolor
$1,300
"By the Seat of Her Pants", Abstract, Contemporary, Orange, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's 22 x 30 inch Watercolor on Aquabord painting "By the Seat of Her Pants" is a joyous and playful spiral of color. Rich orange, reds and blues coil around in a whirlwind of motion depicting the joys and emotions of a busy and full life. The painting is done on a clay panel made especially for watercolor, and sealed with a polymer varnish. The painting sits on a 2.5 inch wood cradle for a contemporary look and does not require framing. The painting is signed in the lower right hand corner. Sarah Alexander is a contemporary mixed media artist with an emphasis on watercolor and drawing using unconventional surfaces and techniques. Her work is in private collections and has been shown extensively throughout New England, and abroad. Her work has been published by North Light...
Watercolor, Board
"Ringmaster", Contemporary, Hammered Steel, Whimsical, Sculpture
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's Ringmaster is a 43.5 x 26 x 20 inch (with stand) steel sculpture that comes with an unattached whimsical stand resembling stork-like legs. Without the stand the scu...
Steel
$2,400Sale Price|40% Off
"Heave-Ho", Contemporary, Orange, Walnut Ink and Watercolor Botanical Drawing
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's walnut ink and watercolor illustrative botanical drawing in sepia tones shows a grassy form whimsically tossing an orange box full of spiky burrs or seedpods. The o...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
"Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig", Contemporary, Watercolor Drawing
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's illustrative 22 x 30 inch contemporary ink and watercolor of vibrant purple and blue passionflowers with lush green foliage, swirling vines and decorative rings. Th...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
$9,500
"When the Storm is Over", Contemporary, Leaves, Vines, Ink, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's "When the Storm is Over" is a rich watercolor on canvas with accents of genuine white gold, watercolor made from crushed semi-precious stones, and India ink careful...
Gold Leaf
$9,500
"Lost in Thought", Contemporary, Botanical, Ink Drawing, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's "Lost in Thought" is a 54 x 44 x 1.5 inch botanically inspired India ink drawing on canvas with real gold leaf accents, and watercolor paint made from crushed semi ...
Gold Leaf
$4,000
"Envelop", Abstract, Turquoise Blue, Brown, Mixed Media, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander’s “Envelop” is a mixed media painting on canvas of golden spiraling coils, weaving in and out of textural, earthy browns and vivid turquo...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$2,800Sale Price|30% Off
"Break Free", Contemporary, Abstract, Steel, Blue Patina, Wall Sculpture
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's steel sculpture "Break Free" is a 42 x 27 x 10 inch wall sculpture that is made to hang on the wall and cast dramatic shadows that become part of the piece. This dy...
Steel
"Where Am I Going, I Don't Quite Know", Contemporary Steel Sculpture
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's steel wall sculpture "Where am I Going, I Don't Quite Know" measures 72 x 40 x 9 inches. Flowing grassy forms seem to fly across the wall as it casts softly flowing shadows, Made from hand hammered steel, each piece is drawn on with an engraving tool...
Steel
"Spin", Abstract, Contemporary, Rust, Sepia, Brown, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's 30 x 40 inch Watercolor on gallery wrapped canvas painting "Spin" is rich in earthy rusts, sepias, and browns spiraling across the canvas. This painting is a whirlw...
Watercolor, Canvas
$2,000Sale Price|33% Off
"Tiptoe, Here I Go", Contemporary Landscape, Yellow, Watercolor Drawing
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's illustrative 22 x 30 inch contemporary drawing is a yellow and earth tone grassy micro landscape with pops of green and turquoise. The crisp lines of ink contrastin...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
$2,200Sale Price|26% Off
"Brainstorm", Contemporary, Green, Gray, Watercolor, Pen and Ink, Drawing
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's 22 x 30 inch drawing "Brainstorm" is a weightless contemporary pen and ink drawing of floating disc-like shapes that resemble magnifying lenses. The crisp lines of ...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
$2,400Sale Price|40% Off
"Trickster", Contemporary, Art Deco, Whimsical, Green, Blue, Watercolor, Drawing
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's 32 x 40 inch teal ink and watercolor drawing "Trickster" is a whimsical illustrative drawing reminiscent of drawings from the Art Deco period. Calming green and tur...
Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Board
$2,200Sale Price|26% Off
"Elude", Contemporary, Art Deco, Teal, Green, Amber, Watercolor, Drawing
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
In Sarah Alexander's contemporary drawing on watercolor paper "Elude", teal green and amber grasses gracefully flow around the unnatural screen-like forms. This drawing shows the con...
Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Paper
$6,000
"In Flux", Abstract, Turquoise Blue, Brown, Mixed Media Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander’s “In Flux” is a 54 x 44 x 1.5-inch painting created with watercolor, charcoal, and pen and ink drawn onto a specially treated watercolor canvas. Rich washes of brigh...
Mixed Media, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
$2,500
"Impact", Contemporary, Seed Pod, Red, Blue, Acrylic, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
“Impact” by Sarah Alexander is a 22 x 30 x 2 inch watercolor and acrylic painting on panel depicting a zoomed-in view of a sweet gum seed pod in bright cobalt, turquoise blue and fie...
Acrylic, Watercolor, Panel
$320
H 13 in W 11 in
Serie Dibujos Felices 10 - Original Red Blue Watercolor and Ink Artwork on Paper
By "Sergio ""Valenz"" Valenzuela"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sergio Valenzuela “Valenz” is a contemporary Guatemalan artist who tells stories with everyday objects, primarily expressing them with graphite and acrylic on canvas. His artworks pr...
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
$675
H 8.5 in W 10.5 in D 0.5 in
Walpi #4 Watercolor Mixed Media Landscape, Semi-Abstract, 20th Century
Located in Denver, CO
Walpi #4 is an original semi-abstract Southwestern landscape by German-American modernist Bert Van Bork (1928–2014). Executed in watercolor and mixed media, this intimate yet powerful composition captures the dramatic beauty of a Native American pueblo village atop First Mesa, Arizona—an area long associated with the Hopi people and their enduring cultural heritage. With a vibrant palette of deep blues, luminous yellows, warm oranges, and expressive pinks, Van Bork transforms adobe structures and desert sky into a dynamic interplay of color and form. The semi-abstract treatment merges architectural geometry with expressive linework, reflecting both the grandeur of the Southwestern landscape and the spiritual resonance of the land. His reverence for Native American culture is evident in the sensitive balance between abstraction and representation. The artwork is presented in a custom white frame with archival mounting materials and UV-protective glass for long-term preservation. Framed dimensions measure 8 ½ x 10 ½ x ½ inches, with an image size of 4 ¾ x 7 inches—an ideal scale for collectors of refined works on paper or thoughtfully curated salon-style installations. Provenance: Estate of Bert Van Bork, Evanston, Illinois. Van Bork was born in Germany and trained in Berlin under Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, a founding member of Die Brücke. He was active in the post-war German art scene before immigrating to the United States in 1954. In addition to his achievements as a painter and printmaker, he gained international recognition for his documentary filmmaking, including the Academy Award–nominated EyeWitness The Legacy of Death Camp Art...
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
$780Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
Aggregate #23 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed in a maple floater frame, ready to hang.) This is one of a series we have posted on 1stDibs. The first got more clicks and saves on its first day than any of the many hundreds of artworks we have ever posted. If you search on "G. Campbell Lyman" on 1stDibs you can see others in this series. Here's a recent message from a 1stDibs buyer of a painting in this series, a seasoned collector: "Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, House Paint
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 78.75 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Black Forest- Abstract contemporary painting on canvas, modern red and black
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma Godebska's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and pure color. "Black Forest" is a dramatic and contemporary abstract painting. It is created u...
Acrylic, Pigment, Gesso, Cotton Canvas
$4,150
H 66 in W 50 in
All Living Things - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker's “All Living Things” is a stunning example of contemporary folk art that blends botanical motifs and symbolic imagery to evoke a sense of interconnectedness and harm...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$450
H 33 in W 25.75 in
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,200
H 26 in W 32 in
Untitled 150901 Acrylic on Canvas Painting, Abstract, 21st Century
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Untitled 150901" is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Ryan Beck measuring 26"h x 32"w. Ryan Beck works in an abstract style that aims to link contemporary art sensibility w...
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract IV
By Christian Hootsell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Christian Hootsell was born in Mississippi and resides in Dallas, TX. While touring museums early in life, Hootsell became fascinated with metal sculpture and was inspired by the wo...
Steel
$13,000
H 70 in W 48 in D 5 in
En Face, Mica and Steel Woven Wall Hanging and Installation, Agneta Hobin
By Agneta Hobin
Located in Wilton, CT
En Face, Agneta Hobin, mica and steel, 70" x 48", 2007. This 7-piece mica and steel hanging installation and sculpture is by Finnish artist, Agneta Hobin...
Steel
$2,551Sale Price|25% Off
H 26 in W 26 in D 2 in
Abstract Red & Pink Flowers on a White Background by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Abstract Red, Pink & Orange Wild Flowers on a White Background by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. From the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. Framed in a Contemporary Pewter...
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
$365
H 12 in W 12 in
Seabreeze Soul - Abstract Color Drenched Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The original artworks by Canadian artist Julie Naima feature visually appealing abstract compositions with organic shapes that evoke a sense of tranquility and serenity. The harmonio...
Canvas, Acrylic, Crayon, Mixed Media, Watercolor
$1,035
H 20 in W 20 in
Memory Stack I - Modern Abstract Folk Art Inspired Floral Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Memory Stack I" is a luminous work of contemporary folk art that combines symbolic imagery with a meditative simplicity. This original acrylic and gouache painting...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Sold
H 65 in W 27 in D 15 in
"Please Keep Off the Grass", steel, abstract, wall sculpture with stand
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's 42 x 27 x 7 inch steel wall sculpture "Please Keep Off of the Grass" depicts blowing grasses that move with their shadows as if blowing in t...
Steel
Somewhere Else Instead
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander’s “Somewhere Else Instead” is a large-scale mixed media painting of a floating micro-landscape in warm creamy yellows, cool grays, purples and earth tones. This 52 x ...
Canvas, Mixed Media