California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
1940s American Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1980s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Photographic Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
1970s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Pop Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1920s Art Deco California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil, Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Wax
Artist Comments
When the vineyards are showing off reds and golds during the early months of autumn, I head out to stand in the midst of them at my easel. This painting was done in the Livermore Valley wine country where the charming house nestled amongst the lively vines grabbed my attention. I am drawing the viewer's attention to the house by softening the edges of the painting.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor. The fluidity of the paint allows her to capture the muted undertones and the fleeting light found in the natural world. While the backgrounds of her paintings are impressionistic, the foregrounds of her paintings are often highly detailed, showcasing her technical mastery over her medium.
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Pop Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1940s Abstract Geometric California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Laid Paper
1980s American Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil
1970s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Pop Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1990s Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1990s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Paper
2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A place with the name Green Valley lives up to its name in this painting. The impressionistic handling of the subject gives room for the imagination of the v...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Academic California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pastel
2010s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
2010s Pop Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Pop Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1970s Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Lithograph
1990s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Oil, Watercolor
1920s Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1960s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1910s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache
1960s Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-19th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
1960s Post-Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1960s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, India Ink
2010s Hard-Edge California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1980s American Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Photographic Paper
1940s Post-War California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Paper
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1980s Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper
1910s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Monotype
1950s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil
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