Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

  PURPLE HAZE by Debbie Cannatella 26"x20" transparent watercolor (32"x26" FR) Taking a break from the wildlife painting, I did a half dozen of fun, contemporary landscapes.  This particular one was recently juried into an exhibition in Corpus Christi.  I needed to step back from so much realism!  This is one of a series of paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. To order limited edition giclee prints, see my Prints page. For more works on paper see my website   or contact me through my gallery at Studio C Gallery .

  EMERGING by Debbie Cannatella 22"x30" transparent watercolor (30"x38" FR) This is probably one of my very favorite paintings that I've done this past year while painting for my solo exhibition. I just love the visual texture of alligator hide, and being a South Louisiana native, these monstrous creatures are all too well known. I thoroughly enjoyed creating the textured pattern, putting my decades as a highway designer to good use while drawing the tributaries linking one are to the next, like a network of roads. I wanted this guy emerging from the pigment. I suspect it won't be the last of gator paintings I will do, but he will hang in the gallery, looking at a long wall of birds! This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. To order limited edition giclee prints, see...

  I Got This, Ma! by Debbie Cannatella 30"x22" transparent watercolor (38"x30" FR) I hadn't planned on devoting much of these past two years on painting aviary art.  Birds were never my "thing" and I never wanted to turn into an "old bird lady" or be labeled as such. But the glorious thing about living in Corpus Christi is it being an intersection of two major flyways during migration time and I have grown to love bird watching. I happened upon these cattle egrets just after hatching season when hundreds of babies were beginning to fledge... mowhawks and all. This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. To order limited edition giclee prints, see my Prints page. For more works on paper see my website   or contact me through my gallery at Studio C Gallery...

BUHO DE ORO by Debbie Cannatella 30"x22" transparent watercolor (38"x30" FR) This golden barn owl was so compelling I had to put it on paper.  I saw him in an exhibit at a Falconer's show in a Renaissance Festival. It was selected by the curator for the invitation cover for my upcoming exhibition. It can be ordered in a limited edition giclee print on my website here . This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. For more works on paper see my website   or contact me through my gallery at Studio C Gallery .

  SPOTTED YOU by Debbie Cannatella 22"x30" transparent watercolor (30"x38" FR) The Clouded Leopard is a smaller cat than the leopards I have painted in the past, but this one was most compelling and I had to paint her as a companion piece to "Prey Tell", previously posted. This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. To order limited edition giclee prints, see my Prints page. For more works on paper see my website   or contact me through my gallery at Studio C Gallery .

  KOI POND 10 by Debbie Cannatella 26"x40" transparent watercolor (34"x48" FR) Painting on an oversized watercolor sheet for a 5-foot tall artist isn't always easy, especially when working on a large drafting table. It is an effort not to lay my clothing into the wet paper and this composition background has to move fast and loose. But, I enjoy painting koi, carp, and goldfish as much as I love watching them in a pond. This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. To order limited edition giclee prints, see my Prints page. For more works on paper see my website   or contact me through my gallery at Studio C Gallery .

  SENTINEL by Debbie Cannatella 22"x30" transparent watercolor (30"x38" FR) "Hobbs" the great blue heron was an injured bird with a mangled leg that was rehabilitated at the ARC, the Animal Rehabilitation Clinic on Mustang Island here near Corpus Christi. A volunteer worker who helped take care of Hobbs asked me to come do a photo shoot with him so that I could paint a commissioned piece for her. Though Hobbs was rehabbed and released into the wild, he returns every day for a fishy snack, and right on cue, he flew in for a treat. After completing the commission, I had tons of photos of Hobbs left, so he is now featured in a number of my paintings. This particular painting won an award in the spring 2012 Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of South Texas annual exhibition.  This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Cor...

  PREY TELL by Debbie Cannatella 22"x30" transparent watercolor (30"x38" FR) Leopards are beautiful and all the large cats have a fluidity and grace... yet also a power that is unyielding Usually one can find me near the monkey exhibits in zoos, but the next stop is always the large cats. This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. To order limited edition giclee prints, see my Prints page. For more works on paper see my website   or contact me through my gallery at Studio C Gallery .

  LANDING by Debbie Cannatella 30"x22" transparent watercolor (38"x30" FR) Originally from South Louisiana, I was glad to be in the land of the brown pelican again when we moved to Corpus Christi TX. I have a fascination with pelicans, particularly the saltwater loving brown pelican. I can watch them glide just inches above the surface of the gulf for hours and a formation of them is captivating. This is one of a series of wildlife paintings that will be in a new one-woman solo exhibition "The Natural World" in the Kuchera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, Texas for the month of November 2013. To order limited edition giclee prints, see my Prints page. For more works on paper see my website   or contact me through my gallery at Studio C Gallery.

This painting measures about 5x7, it's matted and framed.  It done with watercolor and mixed media on paper.  Without a mat, it's about 6"x8".  This painting is still available for sale.  Please contact me for more information. My Website - http://www.svetlananovikova.com/ My Facebook - www.Facebook.com/SvetlanaNovikovaArt My Youtube - www.Youtube.com/SvetlanaNovikovaArt Order My Prints - http://www.svetlana-novikova.artistswebsites.com/ My Twitter - www.Twitter.com/Artjoy