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Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

IMPRESSIONIST STYLE

Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.

The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.

Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.

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Style: Impressionist
Nude Reading
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Nude Reading" c.1970, is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right corner by the artist. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sledders - Winter Scene - Kids playing on Sleds - Charcoal drawing c. 1950-60
By Alice Kent Stoddard
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Alice Kent Stoddard 1885-1976 Sledders (circa 1950-1960) Black chalk on card Image Dimensions: 19.75 x 16 inches (50.2 x 40.6 cm) Framed Dimensions: 26.5 x 22.3 inches Signed lower...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Cardboard

The Peace Pace at The Hague – 04-02-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Pape
Located in Yardley, PA
The Peace Pace at The Hague – 04-02-19 The reference picture I used I took last year at the brink of spring. Since this (today – 4nd February 2019) was a particularly windy an...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Model session – 23-12-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Model session – 23-12-19 My regular model comes to visit me every month and this time I had the plan to put only two small LED light sources around her. I took a kind of ‘mini...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Voorlinden – 05-04-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Voorlinden – 05-04-20 In these exceptional days of viral mayhem no one expected at the beginning of this year all of a sudden a first beautiful warm day in Spring arrived in The...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Oosterbeek – 07-04-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Oosterbeek – 07-04-20 I always find it difficult to draw an impressionistic blossom tree without falling back to depict branches and the blossom in a rather symbolic or linear w...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Oosterbeek – 07-04-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Oosterbeek – 07-04-20 The second one of Oosterbeek this week and I chose a specific spot in the park where there is a bend in brook running through it. I found the reflections o...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Batenburg – 02-08-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Batenburg – 02-08-20 As you may know I often wander about and astray through landscapes I have never been before or in this particular case I know all too well. Batenburg is not...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Deception, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Bewildered, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Explore, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Never Ending, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Close your eyes, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Rest, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Hug, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Hug Size: 14" x 11" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Marathon, Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Marathon Size: 11" x 1...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

In the Season, Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: In the Season Size: 11...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Dancing, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Dancing Size: 14" x 11...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Nude, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Nude Size: 14" x 11" x...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Night Club, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Night Club Size: 12" x...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Bath, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Bath Size: 9" x 12" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Moon Night, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Moon Night Size: 12" x...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Free Falling, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Free Falling, Size: 12...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Imagination, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Clingendael – 16-03-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Love Doing Landscapes This graphite pencil drawing ‘Clingendael – 16-03-23’ follows shortly after my last one of Castle Wittenburg two days ago. Frankly I just love doing la...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Speechless, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Clingendael – 31-03-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head This graphite pencil drawing ‘Clingendael – 31-03-23’follows up my previous one of Delft. For no particular reason I wanted to draw a bit of nature again. Or is it that I long for nature blossoming in Spring? Whereas in the Po Valley, Italy and Spain people scream for rain we get it here in abundance. It’s raining cats and dogs during March and this everlasting wind. Bleh! Then again, March and April in The Netherlands are famous for their unpredictability. For the time being it’s sketching indoors and therefor I draw from the stack of last year’s photos. Lambs in Clingendael There is this specific spot near the entrance of estate ‘Clingendael’ where they keep some farm animals. Besides horses and cows, sheep can also be found there. I never have been a sucker for depicting little lambs, darling ponies and golden retrievers. The spot that marks this drawing was special though. The picture was from last May and sunshine was creeping through tree leaves. All of a sudden a little lamb was caught by the light, just about to drink from the through. Just a lucky shot with the camera I think which comes in handy on a rainy day like this. The moral of the story is this. A subject can’t be corny enough as long as it is lit in a beautiful way. Not the First Time When I come to think of it, I have done some animals only themes in the past. Homage to a Dying...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Spring Dawn, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Reactions, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Justice, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Spell On You, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Concern, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Marlot – 27-04-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Still Freezing Cold This graphite pencil drawing ‘Marlot – 27-04-23’ follows my previous drawing of Park Arentsburgh. This how it goes, walking to and fro. Going from one sp...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Journey, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Beek – 18-05-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
The Very Spot This graphite pencil drawing ‘Beek - 18-05-23’ follows my previous one of Den Haag. I wanted to do this one for a long time. That’s because I remember the very spot from a visit at age 10. There is this smashing walking route in the hills outside Nijmegen, called the ‘N70’. I have walked it many times or parts of it but the first time is burned into my memory. You come across the Kastanjedal (Chestnut Valley) on the route and a little creek...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Closed, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Pretend, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Watercolor Impressions of Chinese Architecture 10, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Siyuan Ma illustrates the Shanhua Temple, located inside the ancient city of Datong in Shanxi Province–a key cultural heritage site under state-level...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Unpredictable, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Solutions, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Intense, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Mountain Reverie Series 15, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Siyuan Ma presents a tantalizing view of snowcapped mountains in soothing tones of turquoise. He presents aesthetic imagery that...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Watercolor Impressions of Chinese Architecture 7, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Siyuan Ma exhibits the Shanhua Temple, located inside the ancient city of Datong in Shanxi Province–a key cultural relic under state-level protection....

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Surrounded, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Run, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the human form, whilst port...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Our Best, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the human form, whilst port...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Julia -28-08-18, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Julia -28-08-18 Yesterday I had famous dancer and choreographer Julia Gómez Avilés over to pose for me. She dances and teaches in Guangzhou, China and is touring now through Eur...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

The Entertainer, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
The Entertainer is painted on Arches 140 pound paper with a two" flat brush and size 14 round brush. The story teller's clothes are flamboyant, in keeping with his personality, while...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Rock Star, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Rock Star was painted on Arches 140 pound paper with a 2" flat brush. The artist attempted to catch the high-energy performance. The painting comes with a 3" off-white mat. :: Painti...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Beside Lake_01, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is one of my plein air watercolor painting. I was trying to capture the mode of the day. I love watercolor because it's very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Extra Fine W...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Rainy day_03, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is one of my studio painting. Trying to capture urban environment on rainy day nearby our house. I love watercolor because it's very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Extr...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Peace Pace at The Hague - 04-02-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
The Peace Pace at The Hague - 04-02-19 The reference picture I used I took last year at the brink of spring. Since this (today - 4nd February 2019) was a particularly windy and co...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Zierikzee - 16-04-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Zierikzee - 16-04-19 The first great day of Spring has arrived and my mood for landscape painting and drawing still is growing. I am heading for Zeeland soon and to warm up I made...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Carmel Mission in Early Spring - Original Watercolor Painting 1983
Located in Soquel, CA
Carmel Mission in Early Spring - Original Watercolor Painting 1983 A vantage point from the backside of Camel Mission's cupola, this watercolor is brightly painted with spring flowe...
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1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Model session - 23-12-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Model session - 23-12-19 My regular model comes to visit me every month and this time I had the plan to put only two small LED light sources around her. I took a kind of 'minimali...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Illustrative Watercolor Nature Graphic Art, "A Coastal Sunflower Dance" 2022
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Marissa Quinn. Its dimensions are 16" x 13" x 0.8" (HxWxD). It is watercolor, gouache, and pen. It is already...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Oosterbeek - 07-04-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Oosterbeek - 07-04-20 I always find it difficult to draw an impressionistic blossom tree without falling back to depict branches and the blossom in a rather symbolic or linear way...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Breaking Camp, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Captivating impressionistic original painting of rugged western trappers breaking camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The artist shows his mastery of watercolors with the bold brus...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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