Water Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
Early 2000s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
Enamored with the beauty of the Pacific Ocean, artist Catherine McCargar paints a deep and abiding seascape of the California coast. A family of three stands along a gorgeous impressionist seascape, relishing in nature's boundless splendor. She displays calm violet hues of wet morning sand against gentle white waves and golden cliffs. The breathtaking scenery evokes a palpable sense of wonder, peace, and restoration.
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: seascape, ocean, beach, shore, sand, coastal, California Central Coast, peaceful, calm, shoreline, walking, family, grass, plants, waves, watercolor, paper, small, rocks, cliff, impressionism, impressionism, seascape, watercolor painting, purple
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A curved staircase leads upward, where people ascend, their forms casting intriguing shadows against the warm light. The blues and grays of the sky and struct...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 2000s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...
Watercolor
1980s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Conté
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paint...
Paper, Watercolor
Early 2000s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Monoprint
1940s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Drawings and Wa...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1850s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
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 Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Pencil
Artist Comments
"I love waterfalls, and this painting was inspired by a similar waterfall, although this exact scene doesn’t exist," shares artist Joanie Ford...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Patricia Prendergast displays a breathtaking forest river glistening under the gentle sun. The tranquil stream reflects the dense woodland foliage building an alluring color harmony. She creates a sense of depth by applying multiple layers of pastel and dabbing it with alcohol to achieve a thick consistency. Patricia uses various mark-making techniques to bring the trees and water on the left forward and push the right side into the distance.
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.
Words that describe this painting: pastel, river, trees, grass, foliage, impressionism, plein air, paper, pastelwork, reflection, water, nature, impressionism, nature, pastel artwork...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Oil Pastel
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Light seeps between voluminous flowing clouds. A cool wind blows ruffling leaves from tall trees while birds fly away to the distance. "I find that getting aw...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Watercolor
1890s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
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