Mary Robertson Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Golden Hour at the River - Watercolor Landscape on Paper Glowing sunset landscape by Rosalind O'Neal (American, b. 1927). A river winds winds towards the viewer, reflecting the glowing sunset. On the left bank, there are rows of crops in yellow and orange. On the right side, trees and shrubs line the bank. In the distance green and golden hills meet the sky. Signed "Rosalind O'Neal" in the lower right corner. Presented in a copper colored frame with a double mat. Frame size: 17"H x 21"W Image size: 12"H x 16"W Rosalind O’Neal (American, b. 1927) was a longtime Ukiah, CA resident and a member of the Mendocino County Art Association. O’Neal was primarily a watercolor artist, focusing on portraits and landscapes, but has also worked in acrylic at times. 1997 - Ukiah Main Office Savings Bank of Mendocino County, Ukiah, CA 2003 - Savings Bank of Mendocino, Ukiah, CA 2004 - Mendocino County Art Association’s Golden Anniversary...

Painted during the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. A black and white depiction of a canal, is barely recognizable, due to Fenske's wild brushstrokes and lack...

Serene depiction of a Whaling shack circa 1900 near Davenport, California attributed to Lillian Josephine (Dake) Heath (19th century). Monogram on Verso "J. H. 1900". Dated and initialed on verso "J. H. Feb. 1900" Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 14"H x 18"W Paper size: 9.25"H x 13.25"W Lillian Heath was one of the Jolly Daubers at the turn of the 19th-century and as a young student, married the senior artist and instructor, Frank Heath...

A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall Smith (American, 1904-1988), c.1960s-1970s. This coastal scene depicts a plein air art class on the beach, with a group of figures busy working at their easels. Signed "Sewall Smith" lower right. Displayed in a new mat and vintage wood frame. Image size: 10.5"H x 13.25"W Edmund Sewall Smith, known as Sewall Smith or E. Sewall Smith, was a Berkeley, California based architect and artist known for watercolor paintings with nautical themes. A well known architect, Smith moved from Niagara Falls, New York to California in 1944. He flourished as an artist in the Bay Area in the 1970’s, exhibiting extensively in the East Bay throughout this time. Exhibitions included venues such as UC Berkeley, El Cerrito...

Small landscape with cows by Carmel artist Cetin (20th Century). Two cows are grazing in the foreground. Beyond the cows, a field stretches out towards a...

India ink and watercolor landscape in black done with expressive, linear brushstrokes featuring tall redwood trees with cabin windows peaking through the ...

Classic mid-century California seascape watercolor of the crashing surf on the rocky coast by Santa Cruz, California artist Margaret E. Rogers (American, 1872-1961), c.1950. Rogers was one of the original "Jolly Daubers" who studied with Frank Heath and took wagon trips to the redwoods and Yosemite to paint. Signed "M.E. Rogers" lower right. Presented in a rustic giltwood frame under glass. Image, 16.5"H x 18.5"L. Margaret Esther Rogers' (1872 - 1961) early childhood was spent in England. The Rogers were a cultured family who came to California for the father’s health and settled on a ranch in the King City area. Margaret grew up in the curiously paradoxical world of early California, breaking her own riding horses and roping cattle during the day, doing a man’s work, riding a man’s saddle, then sitting down to the piano to play classics in the evening after high tea. Margaret’s mother had the only piano for 80 miles around. Her father, Robert J. Rogers, had been an importer of fine tea, coffee, and spices in England. In Monterey County, he raised sheep and cattle and the family lived under comparatively rustic and modest conditions. When Margaret wasn’t riding, tending a herd, plowing a field, or playing the piano, she was painting. Art was an early love. Fame caught up with her early. She was written up in a San Francisco newspaper as “Monterey County’s pretty girl who rides a man’s saddle, marks and brands stock, breaks wild colts, plows and sows, plays classical music and paints in oils.” Margaret’s mother was her first music and art teacher; later she took art lessons from Kate Baldwin in Salinas. She had suitors and several proposals, but never married. In the year 1898, Margaret’s “intended” put in 700 acres of grain, spending all he had plus money he borrowed. Not a spear of grain grew, she wrote, and their plans to marry when the crop was sold dried up with the weather. When her mother died, Margaret and her father moved to Soquel, taking along her favorite saddle horse. Now living in Santa Cruz County, Margaret at once became involved in art circles which were unofficially headed by Frank Heath and his wife, Lillian Dake Heath. Frank Heath and Margaret together founded Santa Cruz Art League in 1919, and a few months later were joined in their efforts by a Dutch woman named Cor de Gavere who arrived in Santa Cruz. The two women artists, Margaret and Cor, became fast friends and remained so until Cor’s death in July 1955, while she was visiting relatives in Holland. They painted together almost every day and shared many meals at each other’s cottages which were just a few blocks apart in the Seabright area. However, those Victorian ladies, raised in the era of rigid social conventions, always addressed each other as ‘Miss Rogers’ and ‘Miss de Gavere’ as long as they lived. Money was never in great supply for either lady, but Cor managed to buy a small automobile, and after six driving lessons the two of them took off for southern California. Cor and Margaret took many camping and painting trips in Cor’s automobile. Sometime later, Margaret herself got brave enough to buy an auto. From 1925 to 1947, Margaret made her home in the basement of the Arts and Crafts Building. She managed the Art League’s first gallery, which was started there. Holding informal court for friends who called, Margaret would open a can of sardines, put out a plate of crackers, and conversation about art or music would follow. During World War II, Margaret raised rabbits in cages. In later years, Margaret purchased a small studio-home on Alhambra Street – still in the Seabright area, which both women clung to as home territory. In 1929, Margaret helped found the Art League’s first Statewide Show, which became an annual event. She served as show chairwoman for more than 20 years. A fine painter of landscapes, Margaret became better known for her strong marine scenes. Once she explained that the ocean was “the real challenge, because it won’t stand still.” She served as president of the Art League from 1925 to 1947. Short, stocky, outspoken and very talented, Margaret gained many honors in her later years. With her short haircut and her dark dresses...

"Cape Cod Sunset" - Watercolor on Paper Colorful sunset painting by San Francisco and Provincetown artist Robert Morgan (American, 20th C). A house sits on top of a hill lit up in orange and yellow reflecting the colors of the set sky in this impressionist watercolor. Cape Cod, a popular summertime destination, sits on the hook-shaped peninsula of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner, "Robert Morgan" Frame size: 17.5"H x 21.75"W Image size: 11.75"H x 17.25"W Info provided on the back by the artist: Robert Morgan "Cape Cod Sunset" Watercolor, 12x18", '99 Presented in a wooden frame with a light gray mat. After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute and moving to San Francisco, Robert Morgan (American, 20th/21st Century) returned to Provincetown to study watercolor with the late Lee Boynton at the Cape Cod School of Art. He then began taking workshops at the Fine Arts Work Center with Jim Peters, Robert Henry and Gregory Amenoff, among others. He now sells his artworks through the Alden Gallery, opened by film writer and Banner Arts Editor Howard Karren and business partner, Stephen Syta, in 2007. Morgan’s subject matter is largely influenced by Provincetown, mostly consisting of men in relationship to the beach, the town and each other. Education San Francisco State University, MA (Painting), 1984 San Francisco Art Institute, 1974–76 Kansas City Art Institute, BFA, 1972 Publications “A Feeling for Light and Air and the Human Figure,” The Palette Magazine, Issue No. 12 (Dec. 2005/Jan 2006) “ArtSeen,” by Patrick King, Genre, August 1998, pp. 76-77 Awards Gold Award, Painting, Art of California Magazine, 1993 Exhibitions 2017 - Alden Gallery, “Ed Christie, Robert Morgan and Laurence Young: New Work” Alden Gallery, “Wall” Metro Pictures, New York, “Postcards from the Edge 2017” Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Members’ Juried Exhibition (curated by Sarah Johnson, Cahoon Museum of American Art) 2016 - Alden Gallery, “Robert Morgan and Sean McCabe: New Work” Alden Gallery, “Meme” 2015 - Alden Gallery, “Kevin Cyr, Raul Gonzalez...

Anna Kudriashova, born in a small town in Russia, has always been an artist at heart. From her youngest years, she was passionate about painting, spending her days immersed in the wo...

Illustration for book by Michał Rusinek 'Belvedere for children' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker, illustrator of children's books, author of press ill...

Serene depiction of a cabin in a marsh by Floyd Town (American, 20th c.). Washes of color create an abstracted background for the scene, punctuated with bar...

Wonderfully vivid winter landscape painting, attributed to Ingeborg Christensen (Danish/American, 20th Century), c.1940. Signed "Ingeborg" lower left. Presented in a light orange/tan...