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Item Ships From: Illinois
Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing, Framed
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawings of skulls are often called vanitas, which often contain collections of objects symbolic of the inevitability of death and the transience and vanity of earthly achievements and pleasures; it exhorts the viewer to consider mortality and to repent. This still life vanitas drawing is matted with a heavy white mat and framed in a bronze toned wooden frame measuring 15.75 x 16.25 inches.
John Hrehov
Skull and Ornament
colored pencil on paper
7h x 8w in
17.78h x 20.32w cm
JHR006
John Hrehov
Education
1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1981 BFA-Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
Solo Exhibitions
2017 John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Tom Thomas...
Category
2010s Surrealist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Clip or Broach (No.18.843)
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
This beautiful painting in gouache and gold paint was created as a brooch design in the 1980s.The artwork is signed 'Erté' on the front, and numbered and titled in Erté's hand verso ...
Category
1980s Art Deco Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Herony III - color pencil drawing of newly hatched Heron
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
This color pencil drawing is reminiscent of a John James Audubon drawing with its precision and attention to detail, from the top of its downy head to its craggy feet. A baby heron...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Archival Paper
A Stunning ca. 1950s Cubist Watercolor of Irises by Rita Duis (Astley-Bell)
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning Cubist watercolor on paper of purple irises by Chicago and New York artist Rita Duis (Astley-Bell). Archivally matted to30" x 24".
Artist Rita Duis (Astley-Bell) led an ...
Category
1950s American Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Ca. 1945 Cubist Graphite on Paper Still Life Drawing by Artist Stanley Bielecky
By Stanley Bielecky
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1945, Cubist black & white graphite drawing of fruit by artist Illinois and Michigan artist Stanley Bielecky. Image size: 4" x 5". Archivally matted to: 13 1/4" x 16".
Stanley Bielecky was an Indiana artist who painted the American scene, from the factories and workers around East Chicago to the bucolic settings of Mackinac Island...
Category
1940s American Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
A ca. 1938 Graphite on Paper Study of Classical Drapery by Modernist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1938 graphite on paper, study of a classical drapery by notable Modernist artist Jan Matulka. The image is drawn on the back of a typewritten, folded sheet of stationery, from...
Category
1930s American Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
1930s Surrealist Still Life with Alarm Clock and Mandolin by Artist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1930s graphite on pencil drawing of Surrealist still life of an egg beater by notable artist artist Jan Matulka. Artwork size: 8 1/2" x 11". Archiv...
Category
1930s Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
1930s Surrealist Still Life with Hammer, Palette and Chopper by Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1930s graphite on pencil drawing of Surrealist still life of an egg beater by notable artist Jan Matulka. Artwork size: 8 1/2". x 11". Matted size: 14...
Category
1930s Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
1930s Surrealist Still Life with Profile and Hanger by Artist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1930 graphite on pencil drawing of Surrealist still life of an egg beater by notable artist Jan Matulka. Image size: 8 1/2" x 11". Archivally matted to...
Category
1930s Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Christmas Palm, Botanical Drawing, Colored Pencil on Paper, Framed in Silver
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
Named for its red fruit that tends to bloom during the Holiday Season, the Christmas Palm is shown here with all its beautiful flowers. Drawn in colored pencil with fine detail, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
"Scholars' Treasures, " Qing-Dynasty Ink Painting on Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
A scroll and a small lantern depicted in this 19th-century painting suggest the romantic notion of a Chinese scholar painting in the evening hours. Re...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Ink, Pigment
Strawberries, Original Signed Still Life Study of Fruit, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Boston, MA
Strawberries, Original Still Life Study of Fruit Painting, 2018
9" x 12" (HxW) Watercolor on Paper
Hand-signed by the artist.
A simple composition of warm-toned fruit including an orange persimmon and clementine, a pomegranate in a deep pink, and two ruby red strawberries, this representational still life study by artist Ingrid Dohm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
African Violets I, Original Acrylic Drawing, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is a watercolor floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, floral, still life, vase, bouquet, African Violets, purple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Giardino di Rose
Located in Mokena, IL
Giardino di Rose, 2022
Ink on Toned Paper with Frame, 12.25 x 15.25 inches
Transporting the viewer to Florence’s sun-lit rose garden, Justas Varpucanskis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
"Treasures of the Scholars' Studio, " Ink and Paint on Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
With careful brushwork, this 19th-century painting honors the four treasures of the scholar's studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Ink, Pigment
1940s Fashion Study Featuring an Advertisement for Lilly Daché Perfumes
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring an advertisement for Lilly Daché Perfume. Artwork size:
11" x 8 1/2". Archivally matted to 12". x 16". Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin...
Category
1940s Art Deco Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Red Lilies, Original Watercolor Painting, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is a watercolor floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, floral, still life, vase, bouquet
Artist Biography:
Born and raised in a small town in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bent Rainbow - Weather Phenomenon Scene, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Framed
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Juniper Skyway - Trees and Ocean Scene, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, Framed
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
L'Ucello Study - Original Charcoal Study of a Bird on Toned Paper, Framed
By Tina Figarelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal, Archival Paper
Brick Light - Geometric Organic Scene, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Framed
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
Christina Haglid
Brick Light
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
27.94h x 20.32w cm
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
17.25h x 14.25w x 0.75d in
43.81h x 36.20w x 1.91d cm
CMH060
Artist's S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Cloud Lake - Highly Detailed Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
Translucent vessels are suspended upon the surface of the water in this surreal landscape entitled "Cloud Lake". This landscape is done in exacting detail with watercolor and gouache down to the smallest water droplet. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting. The piece is matted and framed in a simple white frame measuring 20.25 x 16.75 inches.
Christina Haglid
Cloud Lake
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
27.94h x 20.32w cm
CMH053
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Late March - Highly Detailed Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
Translucent vessels are suspended upon the surface of the water in this surreal landscape entitled "Cloud Lake". This landscape is done in exacting detail with watercolor and gouache down to the smallest water droplet. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting. The piece is matted and framed in a simple white frame measuring 20.25 x 16.75 inches.
Christina Haglid
Cloud Lake
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
27.94h x 20.32w cm
CMH053
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
1930s Surrealist Composition of Still Life with Egg Beater by Artist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1930s graphite on pencil drawing of Surrealist still life of an egg beater by notable artist Jan Matulka. Artwork size: 8 1/2" x 11". Archivally matted...
Category
1930s Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
1951 Ink on Paper Still Life in an Interior by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 detailed ink on paper drawing of a still-life in an interior by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size:
12" x 9". Archivally matted to 16" x 20".
Harold Emerson Haydon was bo...
Category
1950s American Modern Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Early 1940s Fashion Study Featuring Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring an advertisement for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics.
Artwork size: 11 3/4" x 8 3/4". Archivally matted to 12" x 16". Provenance: Cornelia St...
Category
1940s Art Deco Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Little Moon, Tiny Landscape with Moon and Tree atop Geometric Column, Framed
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Double Blind, Still Life with Sun Kissed Paper Lanterns & Blooming Flower
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
A single bloom is captured inside a paper lantern atop a table in Christina Haglid's "Double Blind". This small, exquisite watercolor is awash in sunlight streaming in through parti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Bright Ocean, Highly Detailed Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
A paper lantern explodes out of the water, as if propelled by an inner, unknown force. This surreal landscape is done in exacting detail with watercolor and gouache down to the smal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Vase - Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Purple Glass Vessel, Pale Blue & Beige
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
A small purple vase floats on a dreamy background of pale blues fading into a warm beige. The artist achieves a remarkable delicate quality by multip...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Stars with Ocean No. 4 - Night Time Water Landscape with Stars, Original Artwork
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
The delicate hand of artist Christina Haglid is apparent in this small watercolor simply titled Stars and Ocean, No 4. The exquisite detail begs the viewer to come in for a closer l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Rare Unknown Dinner Plate
By Robert Arneson
Located in Morton Grove, IL
mixed media on paper
image size: 17 X 25
framed size: 28 X 34
Provenance-
Originally purchased from the Candy Store. It is from the Cherie and Ron Petersen collection and exhibited in 1989 in an exhibition "Collectors Choice, Drawings Paintings and Prints from the collection of Cherie and Ron Petersen".
Bio-
Born in Benicia, California in 1930, Robert Arneson was encouraged by his father to draw. He became a proficient draftsman early in life and drew cartoons for a local newspaper as a teenager. After Arneson studied art education at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland he taught in a local high school, where he became interested in ceramics. He went on to receive an MFA from Mills College in 1958. Arneson became head of the ceramics department at the University of California at Davis in 1962 and became a full professor of art in 1973.
Arneson was greatly influenced by the expressionist work of fellow Californian Peter Voulkos, who had studied Pablo Picasso’s works...
Category
1970s Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Gentle Winter - Geometric Organic Nature Scene, Watercolor & Gouache, Framed
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Korean Hanging Scroll of Bamboo, Prunus, and Orchids
Located in Chicago, IL
This Korean hanging scroll from the mid-20th century honors traditional calligraphy painting with delicate detail and a refined composition, thought to inspire clear and concise thinking. Expressing the beauty and resilience of nature’s flora, ink calligraphy artists traditionally select plants and flowers as the subjects of their works, each chosen for its auspicious meaning, literary resonance, or scholarly virtue.
This particular example depicts a quiet natural landscape of three plants growing side-by-side along a rocky hill. Strong bamboo stalks sway above a branch of delicate prunus branches, while elegant orchids blossom in the foreground. Each painted by a different artist, these sacred plants represent the cycle of the seasons: the plum blossom for winter, the orchid for spring, and the bamboo for summer. Brushed with black ink for a monochromatic expression, the painting relies on value rather than color to convey depth and texture within this simple setting. The collaborative painting is contrasted by a beautiful blue silk brocade border woven with a repeating pattern of blossoms and vines.
Each plant is signed individually in ink along with the artist’s seal.
Painting has been remounted. Includes a wooden scroll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Paper, Ink
Canopy, Trees Emerging from a Vase, Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
Tree roots emerge from a vase to create a forest of trees in Christina Haglid's "Canopy". The artist invites the viewer to take a closer look at nature, to question what is seen and to enter into a newly created world. Meticulous in her execution, Haglid uses watercolor as one might use a colored pencil. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting.
Christina Haglid
Canopy
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
21.75h x 18w in framed
CMH033
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Willow - Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper with Single Bud Vase and Tree
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
A single bud vase, a willow tree seeming to grow inside a confined vessel, all appearing to float upon a sea of moving water are the subjects of Christ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Steam - Nasturtium Flower Encased in a Paper Lantern on Wayward Seas, Watercolor
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
"Steam", by Christina Haglid, is a small, exquisite watercolor. A single nasturtium is suspended inside a paper lantern, floating on turbulent water, the steam escaping from the lantern propelling it forward. The fragility of the environment has always played an important role in Haglid's work. As a child growing up on the East Coast, the ever changing seaside landscapes intrigued her. This fragile balance between nature and her subject matter is as delicate as a paper lantern floating on the ocean.
Christina Haglid
Steam, 2019
watercolor and gouache on paper
8h x 9w in
18.75h x 19w in framed
CMH034
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at night which will return to its purpose during the day. My intention is to not show the failure because I imagine all these objects make it through to better times. Allegories of survival. Someone comes by and finds the paper crane, the rowboat owners return and see their boat undisturbed, and the slide during the day brings joy.
EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2019 "Tiny Sanctuaries", Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL
2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled]
“Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC [solo exhibition]
2004 “Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 “Small to Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 “Art of the 20th Century” NY Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, NY, NY
“Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 “Group Fusion” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 "Small & Mighty II" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Christina Haglid, New Work and Amy Lowry-Poole, Bugs and Buds" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 “Small & Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Views II” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 “Maleri” Galleri Carl Michael Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden
“1987 – 1997, A Skowhegan Decade, Alumni Exhibition and Benefit Auction” David Beitzel Gallery, NY, NY
“On and Off the Wall, Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 “15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Thesis Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1996 “Small Works” Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL., Special Recognition Award
1994 “Unknown Chicago” Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
“15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1993 “Graduate Summer Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Graduate Thesis Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Michigan Fine Arts Competition” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI
1992 “Word of Mouth” Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1991 “Drawing: A Covert and Private Affair” West Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
“Senior Exhibition” Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1990 “Fiber Exhibition” Fox Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Rainbow Shell - Watercolor of a Tiny Rainbow Colored Shell on a Blue Background
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
"Rainbow", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor of a tiny sea shell painted on a blue starry background. The paper had a deckled edge and matted with a heavy w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Blue Thumbergia, Botanical in Watercolor and Gouache, Matted and Framed
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
Christina Haglid
Blue Thunbergia
watercolor on paper
7.25h x 4.50w in
16.75h x 13.75w in framed
CMH008
Christina Haglid
Artist's Statement
I used to write a lot of poetry, and it has shaped the narrative process in my artwork. Now painting has replaced writing. Objects in the painting are considered like words placed on a page. I use flowers, manipulated objects, and architecture together in compositions to symbolize the subtle conversations and interactions between them. They are placed in imaginary landscapes that are inspired by actual places and travels.
All the paintings are watercolor and gouache on stonehendge paper, and they are made up almost entirely of individual brushstrokes.
EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL
2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled]
“Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
One Potato - Tiny Original Still Life Painting of a Potato on Deckled Edge Paper
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
"One Potato", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor of a potato. The paper had a deckled edge and matted with a heavy white mat. The piece is framed in a white wood frame with a heavy white mat measuring 14h x 10.5w inches.
Christina Haglid
One Potato
watercolor and gouache on paper
4.50h x 2.50w in
11.43h x 6.35w cm
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at night which will return to its purpose during the day. My intention is to not show the failure because I imagine all these objects make it through to better times. Allegories of survival. Someone comes by and finds the paper crane, the rowboat owners return and see their boat undisturbed, and the slide during the day brings joy.
EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2019 "Tiny Sanctuaries", Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL
2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled]
“Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC [solo exhibition]
2004 “Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 “Small to Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 “Art of the 20th Century” NY Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, NY, NY
“Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 “Group Fusion” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 "Small & Mighty II" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Christina Haglid, New Work and Amy Lowry-Poole, Bugs and Buds" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 “Small & Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Views II” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 “Maleri” Galleri Carl Michael Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden
“1987 – 1997, A Skowhegan Decade, Alumni Exhibition and Benefit Auction” David Beitzel Gallery, NY, NY
“On and Off the Wall, Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 “15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Thesis Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1996 “Small Works” Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL., Special Recognition Award
1994 “Unknown Chicago” Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
“15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1993 “Graduate Summer Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Graduate Thesis Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Michigan Fine Arts Competition” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI
1992 “Word of Mouth” Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1991 “Drawing: A Covert and Private Affair” West Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
“Senior Exhibition” Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1990 “Fiber Exhibition” Fox Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Herony II
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI
Education
University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design
University of Wisconsin, Botany
Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Janus, Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, 2 Bud Vases with Purple Flowers
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
Two bud vases seemingly defy gravity as they teeter upon a watery surface in Christina Haglid's "Janus". This meticulously detailed watercolor invites the viewer to take a closer look at nature, to question what is seen and to enter into a newly created world. Intricate in her execution, Haglid uses watercolor as one might use a colored pencil. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting.
Christina Haglid
Janus
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
21.75h x 18w framed
CMH031
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at night...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Tulips, Original Still Life Painting, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a watercolor of a floral garden.
Keywords: floral, flowers, floral garden, garden, impressionism, representational, tulips, red
Artist Biography:
Born a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tulips I, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a watercolor on paper. Floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, floral, floral still life, tulips, red, floral arrangement, blue, green, yellow, pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Floral Still Life with Lilies and Irises, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a floral still life painting on watercolor on paper.
Keywords: floral, flowers, floral still life, still life, representational, vibrant colors, irises, l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Faith, " Charcoal on Paper, 2023
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees.
Entitled “Faith,” this small-scale charcoal drawing depicts a tree trunk carved with two deep cuts in the shape of a cross. The carving has healed over, assimilated into the bark as just another interesting detail. Up close, the work is loosely drawn with a heavy hand, but from afar, the natural scene still achieves a sense of realism. The tree trunk is conveyed through chaotic scribbling and aggressive strokes of light and dark charcoal, resulting in a pattern that simulates the rough texture of bark. Light falls softly on the tree, illuminating its form against the dark, atmospheric surroundings.
The striking imagery of this work conveys the strong emotional response elicited by Surdo’s personal encounter with this tree. Restricting the composition to only the scarred portion of the tree trunk, Surdo focuses on symbolism of the cross carved into the tree’s side. The carving was inflicted upon the tree by an individual, whether as an act of graffiti or the object of adoration. Despite this wound, the tree persists and grows, adapting and changing until the mark is but another interesting detail. The tree’s spirit endures and speaks to the strength it takes to heal oneself, whether physically or mentally.
Charcoal on paper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Tiger Lilies, Original Watercolor Painting, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a watercolor floral still life painting, measuring 30 x 22 inches.
Keywords: watercolor, flowers, floral, bouquet, still life, vase, colorful, bright, pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tomatoes, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The original work is a watercolor still life painting.
Keywords: tomatoes, vegetables, seasonal, still life, representational, produce, green, yellow, red, farm, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Winter Valley, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original watercolor on paper landscape painting.
Keywords: winter, snow, trees, mountains, valley, representational, watercolor
Artist Biography:
Bor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still Life with Tulips Daffodils Daisies, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a floral still life painting in watercolor on paper.
Keywords: floral, flowers, floral still life, still life, representational, tulips, daffodils, daisie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lilies, Original Still Life Painting, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original watercolor floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, lilies, floral still life, still life, representational, still life, flower, flowers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Roses, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original watercolor on paper, a floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, floral, still life, roses, yellow, red, pink,
Artist Biography:
Born a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tulips II, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a watercolor on paper. Floral still life painting.
Keywords: still life, flowers, floral, floral still life, representational, tulips, floral arrangement,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Red Tulips, Original Acrylic Drawing, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original acrylic on canvas floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, still life, roses, red, white, home, serene, home
Artist Biography:
Born an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
North Sea - Watercolor with Single Peach Colored Bloom, Blue Vase & Wayward Seas
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
"North Sea", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor. The single bloom suspended above the vase has translucent water droplets covering its soft peach colored pet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Floral Arrabgement, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a watercolor on paper. Floral still life painting.
Keywords: floral, flowers, floral still life, still life, representational, floral arrangement, red, ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sunflower and Daises, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a floral still life watercolor painting on paper.
Keywords: flowers, floral, floral still life, still life, f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Yellow Rose, Original Watercolor Painting, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is a watercolor floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, floral, still life, vase, bouquet
Artist Biography:
Born and raised in a small town in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
