Wisconsin - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

In this artwork, Milwaukee-based artist Joan Dvorsky presents the viewer with a composition of shapes and colors that abstractly and subtly resemble a beautiful, colorful and complex...

Graphite and charcoal on paper signed by the artist. 7.38" x 8.63" 16.75" x 15.5" frame Framed to conservation standards. Float mounted on 100% cotton matboard and glazed in UF5 Plexiglass that filters 99% of UV Rays to ensure the preservation of the piece. All housed in a bold miter jointed bevel frame in distressed silver finish with reflective accents. Francesco J. Spicuzza, born in Sicily on July 23, 1883, came to America at the age of 8. He supported himself as a fruit peddler until a newspaperman gave him $4 a week to go to school. He attended classes at the Milwaukee Art Students League, where he studied under Alexander Mueller. There he learned to paint in the then-fashionable "Munich School" technique, with detailed realism in heavy browns and grayed-out hues. Spicuzza completed eight grades in four years, and then in 1911, three businessmen advanced him enough money to allow him to study in New York under artist and teacher John Carlson. It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting, developing an impressionistic use of color, form and atmospheric renditions. After a period of grinding poverty, one of Spicuzza's pictures won a major New York competition. It was the first of 60 wins, both in the U.S. and Paris. He became a fashionable painter, and many of the leading collections have his work. Spicuzza's typical works were beach scenes, still life, landscapes and portraits done in pastels, oils, ink, charcoal and watercolors. Much of his work traced the history of Milwaukee in the early 1900s. He was probably best known for his scenes of women and children splashing in the waves...

'Warehouses' is an original watercolor on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist's world. S...

In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a dark, subtle view of a milkweed pod, bursting forth with cotton. Examples like this show the ...

'Triple Birthday Bouquet Variation' original painting signed and dated by David Barnett. 23" x 33" art 32" x 42.25" frame David Barnett an artist, collector, appraiser and galleris...

Original drawing signed and dated by David Barnett. David Barnett an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s car...

Titled, signed, and dated in lower margin. A move to an eighty-acre farm in Western Michigan from Detroit suited Janet Richardson Baughman to a tee. She and her three siblings loved country life, and relished the many humorous adjustments to their new surroundings. The one-room schoolhouse she attended, for example, contrasted sharply to her earlier city school. Sports programs had been fairly sophisticated in the city. Rural sports consisted of her teacher piling everyone in her car, including the trunk, and then driving the children to another one-room schoolhouse for games. When Janet reached the sixth grade, a chapter in American history closed because all of the one-room schoolhouses were annexed by the nearest cities, but that unusual educational experience is something Janet fondly remembers. Growing up in a family that was very artistic, it is not surprising that Janet loved drawing. She and her brothers and sisters would make Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree and had ongoing art projects all year long. Her architect father was an artist in his free time. As the children have become adults, they are all involved in artistic endeavors from carving to sculpture. Janet's high school years were spent riding and showing her horses. "That was my life," she says. Living on the farm allowed her freedom to indulge her love of animals including the dogs that were so special to her. Active in 4H, Janet became an accomplished seamstress and an excellent cook. She took no art classes in high school although she sometimes helped her father with drafting. Starting college with the intention of majoring in speech and drama, Janet took an art class only because it was required. She found the art classes so appealing that she took one after another. Eventually, having taken every art class offered, the university had to design independent studies for her. With her beloved horses back on the farm, Janet discovered a new passion, and that was ceramics. First working as a waitress during college to earn income, Janet later became a Student Assistant and lived at the Ceramics Studio. As an assistant, she would make clay and glazes, fire the kiln, and assist the instructor however she could. At first, she had planned to become a high school teacher, but she was encouraged to earn her graduate degree and pursue her artistic endeavors, in addition to teaching. Janet graduated in 1975 with a BFA in Ceramics and Weaving from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Following her mentor's advice, she went to Indiana State University in Indiana for her graduate work where she studied under Dick Hay. Demanding, but very laid back personally, he expected a lot from Janet, and she grew from his expectations. She joined the National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) which is a ceramics networking organization. It has a national conference each year where ceramists, educators and studio artists meet. She was on the Board of Directors for two years. Janet received her MFA in 1977. Moving back to Western Michigan, Janet found teaching positions with various colleges and taught art history, ceramics and a myriad of classes. However, she never forgot her mentor's advice, which was to continue her craft. Janet met a businessman/artist, John Baughman, who sold her artwork around the country. Janet bought a studio and her work was selling so well that she no longer needed to supplement her income with teaching. Janet and John had a business relationship for several years until life took one of those magical twists, and their relationship blossomed into much more. Later, the two of them were married. John and Janet bought acreage and moved to the country. Turning one of their buildings into a studio, the pair became extremely successful influencing them to concentrate only on their artwork and discontinue the sales end of his business. Janet says it has been very, very good for them and has caused different things to happen. The challenges of commissions make her think in directions that it is unlikely she would have done on her own. Janet is an extremely talented artist. It is difficult to believe when one sees her pastel, mixed media of pencil, oils and collage landscapes done on paper that this is the same artist that designs and makes very sophisticated and stylized ceramics. The natural beauty that abounds where she lives inspires her artwork. Interestingly, she also derives inspiration from her ceramics for her paintings although the two are quite different in style. Her paintings are stylized and readable, but she does not look for minute detail when she paints. These soft landscapes create a feeling of bucolic peace and serenity although Janet does not consciously paint a message. Janet says of her work, that it is like a dance or conversation in her head, which she expresses through her art. Janet lives an almost idyllic rural existence with her artist/husband who she says is "the love of her life." They work together everyday, and for them it is the perfect partnership because they compliment one another so well. Together they raise and train horses, and are expecting three foals within a year. In addition, she loves to garden and after the tradition of her grandmother and mother, has a huge vegetable garden. She and her husband love to cook. They enjoy golfing together as well. Their three grown children are still very important in their lives, and Janet sews intricate costumes for her daughter when she shows her horse. In the future, Janet thinks that living in Virginia with horses and continuing with her art would be perfect. She, along with her husband, would like to spend a summer in Provence...

'Side Canal with Bridge' is an original watercolor on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that shape Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist...

Summer Fields Near Dijon" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This piece depicts an expansive field under a bright blue sky. 17" x 25 1/2" art 27 1/2" x 36" frame "As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist." Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...

"Garden Celebration II" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, including watercolor on paper that was hand-made by the artist. The artist has embedded various objects int...

"Mountain Mystery" is an original signed charcoal drawing by David Barnett. The surrealistic landscape depicts mountainous natural forms with swirling lines and an element of uncerta...

"On Lake Huron, 1956 B.C." is an original oil pastel on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It...

"Celebrate Life: L'Chaim" is a multicolored abstract mixed media piece by Wisconsin artist David Barnett. The Hebrew word "L' Chaim" translates to "to life" and is used as a toast to...

"Abstract With Clouds" is an original ink drawing on paper by Sylvia Spicuzza, stamped with her signature in the lower right. The drawing is done entirely in pink with a combination ...

In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a lakeside cabin under the shade of a massive tree. This drawing is reminiscent of the work done by her father Francesco, wh...

"Road I Travel #6" is an original watercolor on paper by Kevin Knopp. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. This piece features a dirt and gravel road. 6" x 6" art 13"...

"Oasis with Reindeer, Shaman, & Bear Tracks" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates iridescent watercolor, rubber stamps, and a pressed ginko leaf on 100...

"Three Riders, Two Trees" is an original tempera painting by an unknown Persian artist. it features three royal figures on three horses riding through ...

"Jeune Femme Assise" is an original pencil drawing by Georges d'Espagnat. The title translates to "young woman sitting" and as indicated a young woman sits facing the viewer with her...

"Farewell Ave in Winter" an original watercolor by Julia Taylor. This artwork shows a winter scene on Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the end of the street one can see the...

"Constellations" is an original watercolor painting on textured paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. It is an abstract piece characterized by minimally-applied l...

"It Grew From Three" is an original mixed media watercolor painting by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features abstract shapes in the primary color...

"Mountain" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed int he lower right corner. The piece is composed of minimal brushstrokes in green, yellow, blue, and red, formi...

These two ink drawings on Japon Nacre paper by Miguel-Castro Leñero are sold as a pair. They depict an ox and a cow eating grass. The artist signed each drawing in the lower right. ...

"Boats at Anchor After Sargent" is an original watercolor on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck. The artist signed the piece lower right and titled...

"Cloudy Day - Venice" is an original watercolor painting on Holbein watercolor paper signed in pencil lower right and titled in pencil lower left. These petite watercolors that make ...

"Fireworks Series: Grand Finale" is an original mixed media piece on watercolor paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The piece depicts a cacophony of fireworks against a...

"Cream (Self-Portrait)" is an original pastel drawing signed in the lower left by the artist Alicia Czechowski. This drawing depicts the artist sitting on the edge of her bathtub app...

Valerie Christell's large pastel drawings from the early 1980s take the landscape and make it abstract. In them, she tries to emulate the experience of seeing the land while driving at high speed on the back of a motorcycle. The resulting imagery is rendered in energetic and gestural line work that morphs into large fields of color. This example, 'Orange/Black abstract,' takes on the appearance of nighttime, lit only by the light of the motorcycle headlight...

Examples like this of Sylvia Spicuzza's work offer a chance to see a musical composition, with repeating curvilinear lines and patters dancing across the image like Jazz music though...

"Should i Stay or Should I Go" is an original watercolor by Julia Taylor. A black bunny sits with eyes looking fiercely out to the left. It's inner ears are light pink and they are a...

"Untitled" is an original oil pastel drawing on pink paper by Reginald K. Gee. This piece features abstract, simplified figures in black and white dancing o...

'Woman Vaping Juul' is an original color pencil drawing by Elise Rise, produced as part of her 'Hinged' series. This series presents small-scale drawings and panel paintings of conte...

"Silent Sails" is an original watercolor painting on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck.These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist'...

"Beaver Lake Sunrise II" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. It depicts a sunset over a body of water in the ab...

"Light House Eagle Bluff Peninsula State Park" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower right. This drawing depicts a red-roofed house next to a light house in an expansive green field. 22" x 30" art 29 1/2" x 37 1/2" frame "As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist." Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...

"Algoma Harbor" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. It depicts a large boat docked at a small harbor. The artist signed the piece lower left. 17" x 25 1/2" art 27 5/8" x 36" frame "As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist." Biography Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...

"Reindeer" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. It features a minimalist winter landscape, mountains and a setting sun in the far distance....

"What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?" is an original watercolor and ink surrealist work by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. This piece pictures parts of the New...

"Alphabet Colors" is an original mixed media drawing on canvas by Tom Shelton. The artist used crayon, colored pencil, and ink. The artist says: “Looking at cursive writing teachin...

"It's a Gusher I" is an original ink drawing by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This colorful image takes on a serious subject matter with bright and playful colors. Simpli...

"Eastside Turkey" is an original water color by Julia Taylor. The turkey is surrounded by a blue and purple mist. The Turkey faces towards the right and is looking away from the view...

In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a scene from the theater or opera, showing five women on stage. Three of the women have their backs to the viewer, while one...

"Autumn Morning" is an original watercolor on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist's worl...

"Nine Year-Old Sneaks Into Photograph" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This piece features the back of ...

"Woman Carrying Wood Branches" is an original pencil drawing by Ludovic Rodo Pissarro. It depicts a young woman doing farm work. It is framed in a handmade ...

"Lake Michigan Rocky Shore" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features abstract marks in purples and blues to represent L...

"Entrance to the Iridescent Garden-First Day of Spring" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artwork is signed in the lower right. Barnett used iridescent watercolo...

"Low Tide - Martha's Vinyard" is an original watercolor painting by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist's world. Sc...

"Sky Flower Reflection" is an original watercolor and piece by David Barnett, signed along the bottom edge. The piece incorporates a dried rose in the center with circles of watercol...

"Central Cafe, N.Y.C." is a photorealist watercolor painting by Bruce McCombs. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece features a reflection of a neon sign with some silh...

"Trellis of Clemantis Chenequa Country Club" is an original pastel drawing on canson paper signed by the artist Peggy Leonard in the lower left. It depicts a garden and expansive lan...

"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe, Self Portrait Eclipsed by Georgia O'Keeffe" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the artw...

12 x 18 inches, artwork 20.5 x 26.5 inches, frame Signed upper right Stamped with artist's signature, lower left Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Fran...

"The Fish Tank" is an original mixed media on paper by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features abstract shapes and marks in the primary colors. The...

"Untitled" is an original color pencil drawing by Angelika Thusius. The artist signed with her initial in the lower right. This drawing depicts a seated female figure. This piece is ...

"Two Elephants" by Latin American artist Miguel-Castro Lenero is an ink drawing on handmade Amate paper. Executed in 1992, it is initialed lower right. 23 3/8" x 15 3/8" art 31 3/4" x 25 5/8" framed Miguel Castro Lenero is one of four brothers...

"Cocksure" is an original watercolor by Julia Taylor. This rooster has a proud gaze. His comb is bright red and rather abstract. His other feathers show the typical golden hues of a ...