Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Artist Comments
"The sunlight danced across the water and on the foliage hanging over the stream, creating a frame for the deep woods beyond," Patri...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
Patricia set up her easel on an early fall morning to catch the beauty of the fog rising off of the river. The sun was just beginnin...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
I painted this from a photo I took at Stafford Lake on a cloudy, rainy day. As I worked on it, it started to feel like a night scene to me and I thought it would be fun to add the moon and its reflection. I like how it provides a counter point in this monochromatic design.
About the Artist
Pastel artist Patricia Prendergast creates impressionist artworks that depict the rivers and landscapes near her home in Sacramento, California. With each nature vignette, she captures the sense of larger natural rhythms through quick mark-making, mauve undertones, and a tranquil and serene haziness. Her work recalls the paintings from the Hudson River School such as Thomas Cole and Asher Brown Durand. Before working on her pastels at home in her studio, she spends hours studying nature on walks along the river near her home. Since becoming an artist, she says “everything is more vivid - the beauty of light and shadow in the trees, the subtlety of the color of clouds, the sparkle and reflections in water.” Her work as been exhibited in solo shows around California. She is represented by UGallery.
Moon over...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A bright day in the high desert plains. Pastel yellow, pink and blue balanced with the earthy tones of the landscape. "Landscapes when viewed in the open plai...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
An original culinary-themed still life created in the realist tradition. "I got the urge to paint golden delicious apples, so my wife and I picked up some at ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A figure takes a quiet morning walk in nature. Warm sunlight dances across wispy clouds, creating a pastel display above the earthy landscape. "Getting away t...
21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Monoprint
Late 20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A spring garden scene, done in a loose and spontaneous watercolor style. Bright hues of yellow, pink and purple splash about the green foliage. Part of Karin'...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Artist Comments
"A tranquil setting for a picnic or an early afternoon nap," says Patricia. The eucalyptus trees create a frame for the pond, the mid-ground bushes and the di...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
Artist Comments
A joyful wedding bouquet, done in a loose watercolor style with warm, rich hues. Red, yellow and pink blossoms set against a complementary abstract background of cool blues, greens and greys. Part of Karin's signature series of exuberant floral...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
"An original watercolor that gives homage to a time when grandma or mom baked desserts and cooled them by fresh air," says Dwight. "The windowsill in this pai...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Why is this bird with a clearly white breast so named? Because it's never in breeding plumage in Santa Barbara - I guess you have to go to the high Arctic to ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
This is a rendering of one of my favorite trees. It has such character and sits by itself in a riverbed that is dry most of the year. I wanted to create a moo...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Artist Comments
This is my kind of garden; in full bloom, and crammed with a splendid variety of pretty things. The subject matter delights me not only because I love gardens...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
I began this painting on location in plein air, positioning my easel on a path along a hillside that overlooks the out-buildings of a working farm, The farm i...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wood, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Metal
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Mid-20th Century Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
Mid-20th Century Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
India Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
1970s Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
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