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Transformista 3 - Original Figurative Drawing
By José Luis Cuevas
Located in Soquel, CA
Transformista 3 - Original Figurative Drawing by Jose Luis Cuevas (b. 1934 d. 2017.)
This original ink drawing by Cuevas depicts two distorted figures pressing their faces together....
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Original Abstract Portrait in Mixed Media on Paper I (1987)
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Abstract Portrait in Mixed Media on Paper I (1987)
Example of 1980s vintage Latin American School abstract expressionist art of a minimalist portrait by California-based La...
Category
1980s Post-War Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil
Original Abstract Portrait in Mixed Media on Paper II (1987)
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Abstract Portrait in Mixed Media on Paper II (1987)
Robert Azensky Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this gorgeous example of 1980...
Category
1980s Post-War Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil
Three Women with Earrings in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Three Women with Earrings Figurative in Pastel on Paper
Vivid abstracted profiles of three women wearing earrings by Black Arts Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century), circa 2000. Three women's profile in in bold cobalt blue and playful colors of fluorescent red and yellow. Black outlines and tribal designs creates even more contrast, making this piece read well from a distance. The tall and thin size of this piece makes this ideal for those difficult and odd sized walls
Signed lower left corner
Presented in new, acid-free black mat.
Mat size: 38"H x 16"W
Paper size: 30"H x 11"W
Image size: 28.50"H x 9.50"W
Born in Oakland, California Kelvin Curry's creative destiny was clear early in life. Initially using black and white graphite as his medium and later expanding into mixed media to bring about multi-dimension; as well as a sense of rhythm and grace in the abstract female figure. Kelvin Curry studied fine arts at San Jose State University and has been making and exhibiting art all his life. Curry has a keen understanding of the arts, particularly the black arts movement in and around the Bay Area. Kelvin has exhibited his work in hundred of juried festivals, exhibits, and galleries throughout the country. Visitors from countries such as South Africa, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and China have chosen his work to adorn their homes in their native lands. Collectors include Randy Crawford, Nancy Wilson...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Laid Paper
"It Flows Through Her" - Original Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"It Flows Through Her" - Original Ink on Watercolor Paper
This raw ink drawing by California artist, Angela Stone (American, b. 1983), shows a woman's profile reflection in raven b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Ink
Abstracted Sleeping Figurative in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Sleeping Female Figurative in Pastel on Paper
Vivid abstracted sleeping female figurative by Black Arts Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century), circa 2000. A woman's sleeping on her side is shown in bold and playful colors of fluorescent purple, orange, pink and yellow. Black outlines of organic and tribal shapes creates even more contrast, making this piece read well from a distance. The tall and thin size of this piece makes this ideal for those difficult and odd sized walls
Unsigned
Presented "floating" on foam core with black mat surround.
Mat size: 38"H x 16"W
Paper size: 29"H x 10.75"W
Born in Oakland, California Kelvin Curry's creative destiny was clear early in life. Initially using black and white graphite as his medium and later expanding into mixed media to bring about multi-dimension; as well as a sense of rhythm and grace in the abstract female figure. Kelvin Curry studied fine arts at San Jose State University and has been making and exhibiting art all his life. Curry has a keen understanding of the arts, particularly the black arts movement in and around the Bay Area. Kelvin has exhibited his work in hundred of juried festivals, exhibits, and galleries throughout the country. Visitors from countries such as South Africa, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and China have chosen his work to adorn their homes in their native lands. Collectors include Randy Crawford, Nancy Wilson...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstracted Nude Figurative in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Nude Figurative in Pastel on Paper
Vivid abstracted figurative by Black Arts Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century), circa 2000. A woman's profile of her face and her breasts and leg is shown in bold and playful colors of fluorescent purple, orange, pink and yellow. Black outlines of organic and tribal shapes creates even more contrast, making this piece read well from a distance. The tall and thin size of this piece makes this ideal for those difficult and odd sized walls
Unsigned
Presented "floating" on foam core with black mat surround.
Mat size: 38"H x 16"W
Paper size: 29"H x 10.75"W
Born in Oakland, California Kelvin Curry's creative destiny was clear early in life. Initially using black and white graphite as his medium and later expanding into mixed media to bring about multi-dimension; as well as a sense of rhythm and grace in the abstract female figure. Kelvin Curry studied fine arts at San Jose State University and has been making and exhibiting art all his life. Curry has a keen understanding of the arts, particularly the black arts movement in and around the Bay Area. Kelvin has exhibited his work in hundred of juried festivals, exhibits, and galleries throughout the country. Visitors from countries such as South Africa, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and China have chosen his work to adorn their homes in their native lands. Collectors include Randy Crawford, Nancy Wilson...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored faces by Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century). Two faces are shown in profile, looking to the left. They are boldly colored - one in purple, one in magenta - and each wearing earrings. A bright orange and lime green creates even more contrast, making this piece read well from a distance.
Signed "Kelvin Curry" lower right.
Artist's gallery label on verso.
Presented "floating" in a white mat.
Mat size: 28"H x 22"W
Paper size: 15.25"H x 11.5"W
Born in Oakland, California Kelvin Curry's creative destiny was clear early in life. Initially using black and white graphite as his medium and later expanding into mixed media to bring about multi-dimension; as well as a sense of rhythm and grace in the abstract female figure. Kelvin Curry studied fine arts at San Jose State University and has been making and exhibiting art all his life. Curry has a keen understanding of the arts, particularly the black arts movement in and around the Bay Area. Kelvin has exhibited his work in hundred of juried festivals, exhibits, and galleries throughout the country. Visitors from countries such as South Africa, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and China have chosen his work to adorn their homes in their native lands. Collectors include Randy Crawford, Nancy Wilson...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Laid Paper
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
In this line abstract by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912), lines intersect and layer in straight and rounded ways giving a sense of movement to the piece. O'Day uses simple ink on paper and pure geometric form in the Minimalist style of the 1960s.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Mat size: 39"H x 27"W
Paper size: 30"H x 20"W
Image size: 27"H x 16"W
Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986.
Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963.
Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Source:
David J Carlson...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Color Block Abstract on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored abstract by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Eggleston's use of various mediums and techniques show through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Daisies and Sunflowers - Still Life Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Daisies and Sunflowers - Still Life Oil Pastel on Paper
This fun, quirky oil pastel by a David Mark (American, 20th C) features bright, abstract yellow and white flowers with contra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstract Expressionist Rue de Paris Oil on paper - Transfer Monotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Rue de Paris
Original transfer Monotype painting by California artist Heather Speck (American 20th C) abstract scene using oil and...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Monotype
The Lovers "The Eyes Have It" Figurative Abstract Watercolor and Pencil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Lovers "The Eyes Have It" Figurative Abstract Watercolor and Pencil on Paper
A whimsical figurative painting by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Pencil
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c).
Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "X - 40 (artist's signature) 2007."
Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W
Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W
“I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957, and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989, he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, N.Y., NY
2002 “Works on Paper,” Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Dolby Chadwick Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c).
Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "V - 40 (artist's signature) 2007."
Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W
Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W
“I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957, and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989, he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, N.Y., NY
2002 “Works on Paper,” Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Dolby Chadwick Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c).
Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "XXXIX - 40 (artist's signature) 2007."
Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W
Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W
“I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957, and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989, he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, N.Y., NY
2002 “Works on Paper,” Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Dolby Chadwick Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c).
Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "XXVII - 40 (artist's signature) 2007."
Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W
Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W
“I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957, and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989, he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, N.Y., NY
2002 “Works on Paper,” Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Dolby Chadwick Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper
Abstracted Cubist Turkey in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Cubist Turkey Portrait in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An abs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Black Male Figurative Model, Pop Art Abstract Ink on Paper
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
Black Male Figurative Model, Pop Art Abstract Ink on Paper
Vivid contemporary ink drawing on paper of a male figure seemingly disrobing by Marc Foster Gran...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Argentinian Tango, Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Argentinian Tango, Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist
An abstract portrait in cool pastels accented in vibrant yellow and pink and lined in ink, by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American). Paper size: 17.75"H x 12"W
From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was born in Brazil and grew up in Los Angeles. He was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings a...
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Ink, Watercolor
Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper
Bright and colorful abstracted figural painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Bra...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Women in Purple and Shadow - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nun in the Shadows - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
A dark abstracted portrait by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piece is abst...
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lightbulb Moment Abstract - "Bright Idea"
Located in Soquel, CA
Lightbulb Moment Abstract - "Bright Idea"
A vibrant abstract painting of a lightbulb in reds accented in yellow and white chalk, by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings a...
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper
Bold abstract composition by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Two rectangles of color sit vertically, with gray-pu...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Red and Yellow Galaxy Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red and Yellow Galaxy Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine Acrylic on Paper
Saturated abstract composition by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Splashes of red, yello...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Abstract Portrait of a Woman in Gouache on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Portrait of a Woman in Gouache on Paper
A vibrant abstract portrait of a woman with raven black hair accented in bold red and yellow, by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings a...
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored Dry Pastel abstract landscape by Aleah Koury (American, b. 1959). ...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Rainbow Pipe - Fauvist Portrait and Interior in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
The Rainbow Pipe - Fauvist Portrait and Interior in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). A blue-faced figure on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstracted Cubist Lion Portrait in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Cubist Lion Portrait in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An abstract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstracted Cubist Egyptian Pharaoh Portrait in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Cubist Egyptian Pharaoh Portrait in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Centur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstracted Woman in Shadows in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Woman in Shadows in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract drawing by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An abstracted woman figure is depicted walkin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"6" - Abstract Geometric Outsider Art in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract patterned work by Geanna Shattuc (American, b. 1963). Consisting of overlapping triangular shapes, this piece is simultaneously repetitive and ...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
Grandmother with Her Necklace - Portrait in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). A woman with a large green hairdo is depicted against a purple and red background. She is wearing a l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstracted Cubist Cat Portrait in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An abstracted figure is depicted as having a cat-like eye and sharp teeth, but the exact fea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Sea Fan" - Abstracted Oceanic Still Life in Pen & Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed patterned abstract composition by Patricia "Patti" Omori Shepp (American, b. 1954). This piece has a repeating pattern across the width, reflected on itself. Texture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Ink, Postcard, Pen
"Sunlight" - Abstracted Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright abstracted landscape by Maxine "Mickey" Spencer (American, 1927-2011). Strong blues and magentas create an abstracted scene, evoking a body of water with trees...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Shares" - Abstract Geometric Outsider Art in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract patterned work by Geanna Shattuc (American, b. 1963). Consisting of overlapping rectangular shapes, this piece is simultaneously repetitive and...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
"Transition, Series 1, No. 4" - Watercolor Figurative Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Subtly shaded abstract figurative illustration by Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013). Two adult and three baby figures are rendered with subtle tan shading, against an abstract background with geometric shapes and swirling ribbons. One of the two adult figures is laying down, while the other appears to be jumping or dancing. Notable is the skillful use of negative space to balance the composition.
Signed and dated "Warnick 1982" in the lower right corner.
Signed, titled, and dated with materials information on verso.
Presented in a silver aluminum frame.
Frame size: 23.5"H x 31.25"W
Paper size: 23.25"H x 31"W
Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013) was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. She moved to Portland to attend the Reed College/Museum Art School joint five year program. Warnick went on to create many works of art as well as teach art and illustration. She is mostly known for her watercolor paintings, including the illustration of several children's books. Some of her pieces are held in the Portland Art Museum’s collection.
Selected Exhibitions:
1974: University Center Gallery, Willamette University - Salem, OR
1978: Mayer Gallery...
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
"Crescent Rose" Mixed Media Handmade Paper Watercolor Abstract by Bruce Weinberg
By Bruce Weinberg
Located in Soquel, CA
"Crescent Rose" Mixed Media Handmade Paper Watercolor Abstract by Bruce Weinberg
Soft lavenders, magentas and gray tones highlighted with purple thread and sheets of gold leaf mingle to create a soft and lovely abstract on handmade paper by California artist Bruce Weinberg (American, 1942-1994). Image is floated on a silk background.
Pencil signed and dated "Bruce Weinberg 1980" lower right.
Pencil signed title "Crescent Rose" lower left.
Displayed in a giltwood frame with spacer.
Image size: 24"H x 35"L.
Framed size: 31"H x 43"W x 2"D.
Bruce Weinberg was a long time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied Interior Design at the Philadelphia College of Art and Architectural Space Planning at Temple University. During the 1970s he studied printmaking and drawing at San Francisco's Fort Mason...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
Biomorphic Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Flowing, organic abstract by Unger (20th Century). Several biomorphic shapes are flowing around each other, rendered in high-contrast shading.
Signed and dated "Unger, 1975" on vers...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Postcard
Mid Century Abstract Watercolor -- "Slightly Out of Focus"
By Mae Franzen
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant yet soft multicolored abstract watercolor by Modesto, California artist, exhibitor and art teacher Mae Franzen (American, 20th century). Layers of color take on a glass-like appearance. Exhibition tag on verso with artist name and title "Slightly Out of Focus...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Snowy Pine - Minimal Winter Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Minimal winter landscape bordering on abstraction in earthy neutral tones of a pine tree in the snow, which the artist depicts using negative space, under a dark winter sky by Cheryl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Geometric Color Grid - Op Art Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly precise op-art composition by an unknown artist. A grid of colored squares has been created with various colors, divided by occasional diagonal lines that give the feel of ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Sierra Country", Abstracted Landscape Watercolor
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant abstract landscape watercolor titled "Sierra Country" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), 1984. Titled, signed, and dated on verso. Presented in a painted metal frame, without glass. Image, 23"H x 31"L. Measures: 30"H x 37"W.
Erle Loran was a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting.
Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"From Grief I Cannot Measure" - Collage Compostion
Located in Soquel, CA
Intricate and layered two-part composition by notable collage artist Graham Moody (American, b. 19XX). Two vertical panels are composed primarily of handwritten musical scores and notations, mounted on maps. Layered atop the sheet music art sections of technical illustrations, topographic maps, magazine cutouts, and books. Exhibited: “Two Decades of Collage” - Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
Each piece is signed and dated "Moody 1990" in the lower right.
Titled "From Grief" and "I Cannot Measure" in the lower left of each piece.
Each piece measures: 25.75"H x 11"W
Graham Moody (American, b.1948) studied art history and political science at Humboldt State University, graduating in 1980. While maintaining a career as an artist, Moody also worked as the Art Program Director for Pelican Bay State Prison, bringing art instruction to incarcerated individuals. Moody lives and works in Eureka, California.
Moody’s artwork is held in various collections, including:
Hewlett Packard Corporation - Palo Alto, California
Fresno Museum of Art - Fresno, California
Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
Boston Edison - Boston, Massachusetts
Intertael Books - Amsterdam, Holland
Kintetsu - Nara, Japan
Sun Bank - Jacksonville, Florida
Yokohama Royal Park Hotel - Yokohama, Japan
Four Seasons Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada
Ontogeny - Potomac, Maryland
Fidelity Investments - Boston, Massachusetts
New Saint Andrews College - Moscow, Idaho
Ken Houldsworth Financial Planner - Arcata, California
Bank of America World Headquarters - San Francisco, California
Kaiser Permanente
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
Hyatt Hotel - New York, New York
La Playa Beach Resort - Naples, Florida
Stanford University Hospital - Palo Alto, California
Selected Exhibitions:
“Two Decades of Collage” - Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
“Celebration of the Arts” - Robert Allen Fine Art - San Francisco, California
Butters Gallery - Portland, Oregon
Art LA - Los Angeles, California
The Allrich Gallery - San Francisco, California
Theatres d'Ermont - Val d'Oise, France
Galerie Kunsthaar - Amsterdam, Nederlands
Galerie Yurn - Paris, France
Galerie Tagliana - Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Humboldt Cultural Center - Eureka, California
Group Shows:
Humboldt Arts Council - Eureka, California
“Collecting Ourselves: Works from the Permanent Collection” - Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
“Persistence: Collage” - Butters Gallery - Portland, Oregon
Exposition 'Alcools' - Galerie L'Autre - Paris, France
Exposition 'Ars Longa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Magazine Paper, Pencil
Figures & Flowers, Surreal Abstract Meditation
By Noel Howard
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal abstract figurative of a dreamy, meditative scene including multiple figures and flowers, blended with sill-life and landscape elements by Noel Howard (American, 20th Century...
Category
1970s Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Crayon, Laid Paper
"Frozen Lake" Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative abstract landscape by Martin Kallman (American, 1925-1992). This piece has large sections of light and shadow that overlap each other, as if c...
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Ink, Monotype
Flat Top Mountain - Abstract Geometric Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous burst of blue behind a flat top mountain with splashes of orange in this abstract geometric landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and dated lower right "Erle...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Rag Paper
Vibrant Abstract Composition with Teal and Orange
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and playful abstract composition by Sherry Schrut (American, b. 1928). Soft yet bright shades of teal, orange, and purple create a filed of color...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Handmade Paper
Army Green, Black, & Blue Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful abstract expressionist collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Composed of two contrasting sections; army green with orange and warm neutral found obj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings a...
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Watercolor
Light Blue and Brown Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful abstract expressionist collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Composed of two contrasting sections of light blue and brown, this piece has layers of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings a...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
Mid Century Abstracted Industrial Cityscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold mid century abstracted landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Unsigned, but was acquired from the estate of Ruth Loran (wife of artist). Presented in a new black mat with foam core backing. Provenance: Estate of Earle Loran; David Carlson...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Oesterreich II" Contemporary Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and collage composition with stamps, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). With found object scraps of vintage ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
Abstract Scroll, Large Scale Mixed Media Watercolor Assemblage w Handmade Paper
By Madeline de Joly
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique large scale mixed media assemblage featuring a three dimensional, textured handmade paper scroll unfurling to reveal an abstract expressionist watercolor painting with gold ac...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Felt, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Yellow, Blue & Red Abstract
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
A bold abstract watercolor with yellow and blue, contrasted with red accents by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" on verso. From the estate o...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Maze - Abstract Expressionist Miniature Etching
By R. Silvestrov
Located in Soquel, CA
An abstract expressionist miniature etching on paper depicting a numerous different insects following a line of arrows by R. Silvestrov (Russian). Si...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Ofort / Instantly", Miniature Abstract Expressionist Russian Etching
Located in Soquel, CA
A miniature abstract expressionist etching by Russian artist R. Silvestrov (Russian, 20th Century). Very finely detailed lines create an abstracted image that has elements resembling a mechanical drawing...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Cardboard
"Codicis Liber", Contemporary Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and collage composition of stamps, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2009. Titled "Codicis Liber", which is...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Taahhutlu" Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Found Object Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and found object collage composition with stamps, money, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
