John Scarland

John Scarland (b.1947) - 20th Century Gouache, Expressive Pink Flowers

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A charming gouache study depicting a selection of yellow and white wildflowers in a ceramic vase. The artist captures the still life scene in muted, earthy tones. Signed to the lower...

This delightful mid century gouache study dates to circa 1945 and depicts a beautiful arrangement of poppies in a decorative porcelain jug. The artist captures the flowers in wonderf...

Signed. Presented in a gilt frame and double card mount. Title on label verso. On paper.

A bold and bright still life study depicting fruit on a windowsill. Completed with expressive brushwork and areas of impasto. Well presented in a contemporary wood frame. Unsigned. O...

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 27.94h x 20.32w cm 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...

Golden Lotus II is a mixed media drawing. The drawing is being framed in a finely crafted gilded lacquered wood frame. The inner gilded lacquered wood frame and the Thai silk in mage...

Golden Lotus I is a mixed media drawing. The drawing is being framed in a finely crafted gilded lacquered wood frame. The inner gilded lacquered wood frame and the Thai silk in magen...

Christina Haglid Monolith No. 5 watercolor and gouache on paper 8h x 9w in 20.32h x 22.86w cm CMH071 Artist's Statement Tiny Sanctuaries There has always been an intersection betwee...