Mary Joan Waid Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam. Once she graduated in 197...

Title : Miss with Pink Shoe and Red Glove Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,ink,pastel,pencil Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8.5×11″ COA provided Art school took ...

Title : Lady Picks a Flower Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,ink,pencil,pastel Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8.5×11″ Signed COA provided Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma an...

The loose style of this drawing comes together quickly to convey the relaxed state of this nude female. The pastel accents bring a beautiful warmth to this drawing. Christopher Ganz Woman at Rest, 2013 pastel and charcoal on green paper 23h x 18w in 58.42h x 45.72w cm CG0062 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...

Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam. Once she graduated in 197...

"Dedicated to Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, IL, USA" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It de...

Maka Cielecka Graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Worked in Canada and in the Netherlands as a graphic artist. In the mid-90s she began her extensive travels, including t...

Nudes Study is an original modern artwork realized in the first years of the 20th Century by the artist Arnold Heldink (b. 1860-?). Original drawing on paper. Sigled in black char...

"Freelance" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts an artist walking through an abstracted wo...

Gahn Portrait 39, Darren Vigil Gray Apache dancer, work on black paper

Bratin Khan - Enlightened - 30 x 24 inches (unframed size) Charcoal and Pastel on Canvas , 2012 ( Framed & Ready to Hang ) Style : Marked for the refined handling of line work and p...

Portrait Of Lady With Hat is an original artwork realized by Olga Klein Astrachan. Pastel and felt on paper stuck on canson paper (26 x 20 cm) Hand-signed by the artist on lower ...