Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Artist Comments
A silhouette of a single Monterey pine basks in the glow and soft light of the setting sun. The lavender surface of the ocean reflects the radiant sky. California-based artist Catherine McCargar loves taking painting trips to the coast. In this piece, she painted on Moonstone Beach in Cambria.
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.
Words that describe this painting: coastal, ocean, California, seaside, beach, path, sunset, tree, summer, sky, nature, grass, vacation, season, impressionism, nature, seascape, watercolor painting, blue
Coastal Summer Sunset...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1950s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Graphite
Artist Comments
This is a painting done en plein air, and is my impression of shoreline grasses and distant hills, with the intrigue of a train coming through and just in vie...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
I enjoy making trips to Palm Springs to collect inspirational material for paintings. I am especially drawn to the bougainvillea blossoms that grow so well in...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Ink
1960s Fauvist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gesso, Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Modern Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker
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 viewer to draw on personal memories of the joys and promises of spring. This piece is painted to the edges of the paper on heavyweight watercolor paper. It will need a frame for display.
About the Artist
Catherine McCargar created her first work of art at five years old, a snowman drawn on blue construction paper. A group of artists invited her to try plein air painting and she fell in love. In her eyes, the time spent composing and recording in the open air is invaluable to breathe life into a painting. Catherine currently lives in California and loves tending her garden and being creative in the kitchen when she;s not painting. Fun fact: she occasionally writes stories for her granddaughter with accompanying ink drawings; she recently wrote a series called Baby Owl Learns to Fly.
Green Valley Spring...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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 Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Rag Paper
1990s Pop Art Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gold Leaf
1980s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
1960s Contemporary Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1990s Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Oil Pastel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1950s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
India Ink
2010s Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Porcelain, Ink
2010s Realist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal
1940s American Modern Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Naturalistic Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Post-Minimalist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Handmade Paper, Color Pencil
Early 2000s Contemporary Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1940s American Realist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
Early 20th Century Land Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
1890s Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1940s Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Photorealist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1920s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 19th Century Realist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 1900s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
2010s Other Art Style Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Modern Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1910s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Archival Paper
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker
1950s Expressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Woodcut
1880s American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker