Zolita Sverdlove
impressionist watercolors
California landscapes
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W8-5 SKYSCAPE 9X12 $250 This is a view from Hanscomb Dr. in South Pasadena.
W8-11 SKYSCAPE 9X11 $250
Zolita Sverdlove was fascinated by the textures and colors of the sky over the California landscape, especially at sunset, or after a storm. Many of her impressionist landscapes show a great deal of sky and a smaller portion of land. I call them "skyscapes". Her watercolors tend to allow the impressionist flow of color to define the content of the art work, rather than specific lines or strokes. The buildings of Los Angeles, whether viewed from South Pasadena or the patio at the Getty, were also popular subjects.
W8-12 Skyscape 9X12 $250
W8-18 Skyscape 9x12 $250
W8-20 Skyscape 9x12 $250
WM12-5 Skyscape 6x8 $100
W4-85 Skyscape 18x20 $300
W6-18 Skyscape 9x12 $200
W6-20 Skyscape 9x12 $200
W17-55 Skyscape 7x10 $150
WA-73 Skyscape 10x14 $250
W17-56 Skyscape 9x12 $200
WA-68 Skyscape 11x15 $150
WA-55 Skyscape 11x15 $200
W3-35 Skyscape 10x14 $250
WA-70 Skyscape 11x15 $250
W17-198 Skyscape 9x12 $200
W3-23 Skyscape 10x15 $250
WA-54 Skyscape 11x17 $250
WA-15 Skyscape 15x21 $250
WB-10 Colorado St. Bridge 15x18 $300
(The view from Casa Adobe in Pasadena)
WA-52 Skyscape 15x21 $250
D9-W8 Skyscape 9x12 $200
W6-36 Landscape with clouds 9x12 $200
W6-12 Landscape with clouds 9x12 $200
W1-49 Landscape with clouds 11x14 $250
W6-22 Landscape with clouds 9x12 $200
W17-195 Cityscape 9x12 $200 - View from Getty
W7-40 View from the Getty 12x16 $250 – Sitting on the Getty patio this is the view facing northeast
From the patio of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, one can see the terrain of the city with buildings in the background. Sverdlove's impressionistic interpretation of this view appears in several works.
W7-41 View from the Getty 12x16 $250
W7-42 View from the Getty 12x16 $250
W7-65 View from the Getty 11x15 $250
W1-35 View from Getty 11x15 $250
W7-45 Roaring River 12x16 $250 – Kings Canyon National Park
King's Canyon National Park provides many opportunities for impressionistic watercolors. The roaring rivers bordered by rocks were a favorite theme.
W7-68 View of L. A. from So. Pasadena 9x12 $250 - On Hanscomb Dr. looking south, you can see the buildings of Los Angeles in the distance
W7-71 View of L. A. from So. Pasadena 12x16 $250
The south end of the town of South Pasadena, CA is elevated. From there, one can look out at the rolling hills below, and in the distance one can see the buildings of Los Angeles about ten miles away.
W6-26 View From South Pasadena 10x14 $225
W18-35 View of L. A. from So. Pasadena 9x12 $200
W1-40 South Pasadena Hills 11x15 $300
W6-25 View from South Pasadena 9x12 $200
W3-5 Los Angeles viewed from South Pasadena 12x16 $250
W7-75 Mt. Baldy 10x14 $200 – Mt. Baldy rises to 10,000 feet elevation just north of Pasadena
W2-10 Mt. Baldy 14x20 $350
Sverdlove's impressionist treatment of mountains showed a wide variety of free flowing color. Mount Baldy at 10,000 feet elevation just north of Pasadena provided a ready target. The north view from the water tower at the highest point of South Pasadena provided a clear view of Mt. Baldy, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the San Gabriel Valley. Mt. Baldy was typically covered with snow from January through March. In 2024, snow persisted amazingly into early June. I produced a photo gallery of "36 views of Mt. Baldy" to emulate Hokusai. In 1980 we gathered acorns on the slopes of Mt. Baldy. Two oak trees remain in 2024. One is 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
W2-14 Mt. Baldy 11x14 $200
W4-17 Mt. Baldy 12x16 $200
W2-19 Mountains 15x19 $300 - probably Mt. Baldy
W18-26 Mt. Baldy 9x12 $200
W18-31 Mt. Baldy 9x12 $200
W18-27 Mt. Baldy 9x12 $200
W1-19 Snow capped Mt. Baldy 9x13 $200
WA-80 Mountain 12x16 $200
D17-205 Mountains 7x10 $150 - Probably Mt. Baldy
WA-34 Mountains 9x19 $250
WM12-7 Mountain 6x8 $100 - Probably Mt. Baldy north of Pasadena
W7-6 Mountain in Snow 11x15 $250 - Probably Mt. Baldy north of Pasadena
W9-49 Mountain 10x14 $200
WM12-31 Mountain 6x8 $150
W6-24 Mountain 9x12 $200
W9-62 Mountain scene 10x14 $200
W18-22 Mount Baldy 9x12 $200
WD-13 Mountain 21x30 $350
D18-9 Mountains 21x29 $350
W16-4 Mountain 10x14 $150
W17-41 Mountains 10x14 $150
W17-42 Mountains 10x14 $150
WA-64 Mountain 11x15 $250
W17-140 Mt. Baldy 10x15 $200
WA-53 Mountains 11x15 $200
WA-13 Mountain 15x22 $300
WC-12 Mountain 20x28 $300
WC-17 Mountain Lakes 18x24 $400
WC-18 Mountain 20x29 $400
W3-42 Mountain 11x14 $200
D18-8 Mountain 19x29 $350
D9-W5 Mountain 10x14 $200
W2-32 Landscape 11x14 $200
W2-34 Landscape 12x16 $250
WA-63 Mountain 11x15 $200
WA-35 Mountain 14x20 $250
WA-16 Mountain 15x21 $300
W3-25 Mountain 12x16 $200
WB-23 Mountain 14x20 $250
WB-55 Mountain 16x20 $300
WB-64 Mountains 13x20 $250
W9-5 Mountain 7x10 $125
W9-5 Blue Mountain 7x10 $125
WA-26 Mountain 19x24 $300
W9-28 Mountain 4x6 $75
W9-29 Mountain 4x6 $75
W4-90 Three Palms 16x20 $350
W4-46 Pasadena Landscape 15x21 $450
W2-18 Landscape 14x20 $300
W6-28 Landscape 9x12 $200
W6-33 View from South Pasadena 9x12 $200
W6-45 View From South Pasadena 9x12 $200
W6-42 Coastal Scene 9x12 $200
W11-15 Coastal Scene 14x20 $325
W6-41 Coastal Scene 10x13 $150
W12-3 Coastal Scene 22x30 $450
WD-1 Coastal Scene 21x30 $350
W18-25 Coastal Scene 9x12 $250
W4-9 Coastal Scene 9x14 $200
W10-13 Coastal Scene 14x20 $350
W4-69 Coastal Scene 14x16 $250
W4-52 Coastal Scene 18x24 $300
W3-3 Coastal Scene 10x14 $200
WC-21 Coastal Scene 22x30 $350
W9-60 Coastal Scene 9x12 $150
W17-100 Rocky Coast 16x20 $350
W3-21 Rocky Coast 10x14 $250
WD-10 Rocky Coast 22x30 $450
D9-W11 Coastal Scene 12x16 $250
W7-57 Coastal Scene 12x16 $250
WD-2 Coastal Scene 20x26 $350
WA-3 Abstract seashore 15x22 $250
W4-64 Rocky Coast 15x21 $300
W4-13 Rocky Coast 12x16 $250
WA-86 Coastal Scene 21x30 $350 - Probably Laguna Beach
WA-61 Coastal Scene 11x15 $250
W3-34 Big Sur 10x14 $250
W3-33 Coastal Scene 11x14 $200
W7-53 Coastal Scene 11x16 $250
W7-55 Coastal Scene From Above 12x16 $250
W3-1 Creek to the ocean (Malibu) 10x 14 $200
W1-47 Beach Scene 10x14 $200
WB-24 Coastal Scene 15x21 $300
W9-52 Coastal Scene 10x13 $250 - probably tidepools at low tide at Laguna Beach
W17-10 Coastal Scene 14x20 $300
W17-24 Coastal Scene 7x10 $100
W17-26 Coastal Scene 7x10 $100
W17-36 Morro Rock 9x12 $150
W4-23 Seascape 12x16 $200
W9-58 Sun on the water 9x12 $150 - Another good example of free flowing color of impressionism
W4-47 Pond 14x20 $350
W7-5 San Francisco Bay 10x14 $200
W17-28 Coastal Scene 7x10 $100
W8-36 Coastal Scene 8x11 $200 - This watercolor provides an essential example of impressionism - the free flow of color to define the content.
W10-5 Rocky Coast 12x15 $250
W9-41 Sailboats 10x14 $200 - probably Newport, CA
WA-82 Coastal Scene 21x30 $300
W9-26 Coastal Scene 7x10 $150
D17-91 Coastal Scene 16x20 $250
W17-214 Rower 15x20 $250
W10-21 Point Lobos, CA 15x12 $350
W4-36 Coastal Scene 24x18 $350
W9-16 Coastal Scene 7x10 $125
W9-33 coastal scene 6x9 $100
W10-12 Landscape 14x21 $325
W11-8 Landscape 14x20 $325
W12-5 Field 22x30 $350
WB-34 Hill 16x24 $250
W18-32 Los Angeles 9x12 $200 - from the Getty
D18-11 Glacial Lake 21x30 $350 – Lake Louise, Canada
W18-14 Landscape 9x12 $200
W18-23 Landscape 9x12 $200
W16-12 Landscape 10x14 $200
W16-13 Hollywood Hills 11x14 $200
W17-78 9x12 Landscape $150
W17-101 Landscape 16x20 $300
W17-150 Waterfall $150
D1-6 Waterfall 14x10 $200
W1-26 Wind blown cypress (at Monterey) 11x15 $200
D17-217 Landscape 15x20 $300
W1-7 Hanna Winery 11x15 $300
W1-12 Silver Birds (El Monte Airport) 10x16 $250
W1-32 Athabasca Falls (Canada) 10x14 $200
W3-9 Briggs Swamp 12x16 $300 - In the Everglades of Florida
W3-10 Landscape 11x14 $200
W3-11 San Gabriel Valley 11x15 $300 - Looking northward across Pasadena from the water tower in South Pasadena
W3-12 Rolling Foothills 11x15 $250
W3-28 Colorful Landscape 10x14 $200
W3-37 Colorful Field 10x14 $250
W2-20 Colorful Field 15x19 $300
WB-48 Field 15x19 $250
WB-38 Field 16x19 $300
W9-37 Walkers at Pt. Lobos 11x13 $200
W3-26 Coastal Scene 11x14 $200
WA-10 Creek 15x22 $250
WA-11 Creek 14x20 $250
WA-48 Creek 12x16 $200
WA-76 Rocky Creek 12x16 $200
WA-77 Rocky Creek 12x16 $150
WA-79 Rocky Creek 12x16 $200
WA-30 Creek 12x16 $200
WA-9 River 14x20 $350
WA-81 Waterfalls 12x16 $250
WA-40 River 22x15 $250
WC-8 Roaring River 24x19 $400
WB-62 Bird Rock at Laguna Beach (low tide) 20x14 $250
WA-74 Bird Rock at Laguna Beach (low tide) 15x11 $200
WA-23 15x21 San Francisco $300
WA-24 San Francisco Bay 15x21 $300
W11-19 12x19 View From Berkeley $350 – From Campus Drive high in the Berkeley hills looking across the bay toward San Francisco (see oil painting #983)
WA-31 View from Mt. Tamalpais 19x24 $300 - A long tortuous drive gets you to the top of Tamalpais where the view is spectacular (see oil painting #1037)
W6-34 Golden Gate 10x12 $150
D9-W6 San Francisco 11x15 $200
WB-68 Lakeside 16x20 $350
WB-51 Huntington Gardens 14x21 $300
WB-47 Skyscape 17x23 $300
W7-64 Mountain in Clouds 11x15 $200
These three early works were done in a naive mode:
W19-5 Poor Clare's (Los Altos) 18x24 $300
W19-14 Los Altos 18x24 $300
D18-6 Landscape 22x30 $350
W4-43 Palo Alto Hills 18x24 $300
W4-60 Palo Alto Hills 18x24 $300
W9-55 Landscape 9x12 $125
W9-36 Rower 9x12 $150
W7-44 Landscape 12x16 $200