21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Earl Swanigan (American, 1964-2019) Untitled Double-Sided Painting. Signed and dated 2014 in paint on lower right of front painting. Acrylic on Plywood. Charming double-sided...

Folk art, oil on canvas, Leon Collins (b. 1930), Galveston, Texas Artist. This painting depicts his daughter, Molly Bee as a child and her cat. "Leon was born in Galveston. At th...

Colorful painting of a dance in a club in the city by Victor Uhthoff. Uhthoff is a mexican artist known for his colorful scenes that depict every day l...

A gorgeous painting of a tiger in blue and black. This piece features the outline of a tiger in black, on blue and white stripe background. This piece is painted on wood and is ready...

The subject is sitting in a wooden chair. She wears a white blouse and blue skirt. Her hair is dark and tied up like Frida Kahlo is in most of her portraits. And of course, those iconic eyebrows. Around her neck, are blue and white beads with a red and green bouquet at the bottom. Signed by artist Norman Courtney Acrylic on paper multi-color portrait. Original. How we Would Style It: This small portrait painting would be so beautiful on a brass photo easel...

Modernist Folk Art oil painting "House on the Hill" Alice Makara W.N.Y Artist, American 1925-2007, great use of color, texture and space, Alice (Alicia) Makara, has works in the perm...

Original watercolor of American landscape on paper. Subject features landscape painting of a barn in Fall. Trees in orange and brown fill the background. The foreground shows wheat i...

Title: Fresh Water Spring Artist: Derek Makultja DOB: 22/10/1971 Medium: Ocher on Canvas Size of the painting: 31"w x 22"h DOC: 2006 Provenance: COA from Elcho Island Art Cente...

One of outside artist Ike E. Morgan's expressive portraits of George Washington

Signed by Governor of Arkansas Mike Beebe, hung in the Governor’s Mansion for six years. V.L. Cox was born in Shreveport Louisiana on August 14, 1962 and later moved to Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Henderson State University in 1991. Cox comes from a long line of artists. Her father is an illustrator and engineer, and her great grandmother Louise Betts Pilkinton from Old Washington, Arkansas, was a painter who graduated in 1909 from Lindenwood College for Women in St. Charles, Mo. with a degree in fine art. Her work is now in the permanent collection of the Historic Arkansas Museum. Interesting enough, the museum acquired a piece of Cox's as well for their collection. Two generations of artists from the same family born over 74 years apart. Cox's work sets in motion an unrivaled interplay of textures, forms and colors, which depict strong emotions. Her creations are powerful, imaginative and unprecedented in style. Her representational art tells a story. Each piece conveys a message or incites a memory of days gone by. Cox is committed to art and the discovery of new and exciting ideas and techniques. She has a keen and sensitive eye for three-dimensional detail and it's impact on all aspects of design and composition in a work of art. In the eyes of the observers, Cox's paintings combine composition and depth, which are powerful but calming to compel the viewer to interact with the artwork. Cox understands how to draw the viewer into her work through her experience with working with large audiences. While working as an artist in Dallas, Texas, Cox worked in the scenic industry constructing and painting large backdrops for theatrical organizations such as the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Ballet, and the Los Colinas Film Studios. Some of the productions include: The Nutcracker and Phantom of the Opera. The backdrops she created measured 40 feet by 60 feet long. Cox's experience with scenic design has inspired her to work on large-scale paintings for corporations and private collectors. One of her most important achievements was painting the background for the National Civil Rights Humanities Awards in Memphis, Tennessee where Leah Rabin, wife of slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, spoke and presented the award for freedom. While living in Memphis, Tennessee, Cox's artwork was heavily influenced by the people and surroundings. It was there that she developed a growing interest in historical preservation and a southern way of life. In 1999, Cox was selected for the 1999 International Women's Works Competition in Chicago, Illinois. Her entry was an early painting from her American South Series depicting people and southern life in the past and present. Cox currently resides in North Little Rock, Arkansas and has been painting for 26 years. She works as a full time-artist and her work can be found in international private and corporate collections. Her progress in the art world has been rapid. EDUCATION 1988 - 1991 BFA, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR 1985 - 1986 Engineering, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR AWARDS AND HONORS 2011 - Nominated for the Governor's Art Award, Little Rock, AR 2010 - Acquisition - President William Jefferson Clinton Collection, New York, NY 2009 - "Art Across Arkansas" - THEA Foundation and The Clinton Presidential Library. 2009 - "Beau" - On Loan at the Governor's Mansion, Little Rock, AR 2008 - U. S. State Dept. Invitation to be part of the Art in Embassies Program, Democratic Republic of Congo. 2008 - Acquisition - Historic Arkansas Museum Permanent Collection, Little Rock, AR 2007 - Selected for the 50th Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR 2006 - Acquisition - Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA, Julia Norrell Collection. 1999 - Selected for the 1999 Womens Works, Chicago, IL. Juried by Susan Sensemann. 1991 - Second Place - Purchase award. "Arkansas Arts Statewide Annual Art Competition" Juried by nationally known photorealist Robert Cottingham. SELECTED COLLECTIONS • The Morris Museum of Art • Judy Norrell Collection • Historic Arkansas Museum • President William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States • Acxiom Corporation • Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, UAMS • Southwest Power Pool Corporate Office • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical...