"Hannah's Back" oil painting of a woman swimming underwater in red suit
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Cardboard
$3,500
"See Water (Bottles) oil painting of a woman swimming underwater with red suit
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Cardboard
$17,250
"Visions of Johanna" colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming/posing
By Nick Weber
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Visions of Johanna" is a colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming in the backgrounds and posing in the foreground.
Canvas, Oil
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Dichotomy, 1962 Oil on paper Signed and dated upper left 20 x 25 inches Mid-century figural abstract green painting of woman swimming ...
Oil
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H 18 in W 18 in
"Rachel Shashay" Textured painting of a woman swimming underwater
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. P...
Oil, Cardboard
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H 18 in W 18 in
"Cruiser" black and white oil painting of a woman swimming underwater
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
Black and white oil painting of a woman swimming underwater. "I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts.
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 8 in W 8 in
"Mythography 173" oil painting of a woman swimming under the water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 32 in W 48 in
"Caribbean Waters" Oil painting of a woman swimming under blue/green water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Oil painting of a woman swimming under blue/green water.
Canvas, Oil
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H 8 in W 8 in
"Mythography 153" abstract oil painting of a woman swimming in green water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 8 in W 8 in
"Mythography 152" abstract oil painting of a woman swimming under blue water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 3.75 in W 5 in
"Papillion (paper)" painting of woman, red swimsuit swimming in pale blue water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 12 in W 16 in
"Lift Study II (paper)" watercolor painting of woman swimming under blue water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Watercolor
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H 40 in W 40 in
"Refreshing Swim" oil painting of a woman swimming in blue and green pool
By T.S. Harris
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Refreshing Swim" Woman in Black Bathing suit Swimming in Pool with Green Water In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that ...
Oil, Canvas
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H 18 in W 18 in
"Amy Being Cool" black and white oil painting of a woman swimming underwater
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
Black and white oil painting of a woman swimming underwater. "I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts.
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 18 in W 18 in
"Carol Being Cool" black and white oil painting of a woman swimming underwater
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
Black and white oil painting of a woman swimming underwater. "I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts.
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 60 in W 36 in
"Dreamer 5" vertical oil painting of a woman swimming down in turquoise water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 24 in
"Mermaid" abstract oil painting of a woman swimming in green and blue water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 48 in W 48 in
"Paradise" Abstract oil painting of a woman swimming above pink and purple water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22 in W 30 in
"Oddballing (paper)" Acrylic painting of a woman swimming in a red bathing suit
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Paper, Acrylic
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H 36 in W 36 in
"Sea Water (Bottles)" painting of a woman swimming in a red bathing suit
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Resin, Oil, Wood Panel, Cardboard
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H 18 in W 16 in D 2.5 in
"Water Lotus" Oil painting of a woman in orange swimming in green water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil Pastel, India Ink, Oil, Wood Panel
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H 12 in W 16 in
"Lift Study I (paper)" watercolor painting of a woman swimming in blue water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Watercolor
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H 42 in W 72 in
"Aqua Vita" oil painting of a woman in a green bathing suit swimming underwater
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 12 in
"Pool At Night 8" oil painting of a woman swimming in purple-blue evening water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 12 in
"Pool At Night 9" oil painting of a woman swimming in purple-blue evening water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 12 in
"Pool At Night 5" oil painting of a woman swimming in purple-blue evening water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 12 in
"Pool At Night 7" oil painting of a woman swimming in purple-blue evening water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 12 in
"Summer Sojourn 4" Woman in White Bikini Swimming & Reflection of Water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Summer Sojourn 4" Woman in White Bikini Swimming & Reflection of Water “I have an open and free-wheeling approach to technique and materials: hypothesis, experiment and conclusion…...
Oil
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H 12 in W 12 in
"Summer Sojourn 5" Woman in White Bikini Swimming and Reflection of Water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Summer Sojourn 5" Woman in White Bikini Swimming and Reflection of Water “I have an open and free-wheeling approach to technique and materials: hypothesis, experiment and conclusio...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 22 in W 30 in
"Time Out (paper)" abstract painting of a woman swimming under teal water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
Abstract mixed media painting of a woman swimming under teal water "I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts.
Paper, Oil
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H 32 in W 60 in
"Suspense" Oil Painting of Woman in Red Bathing Suit Swimming in turquoise Water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 40 in W 40 in
"Night Swim" oil painting of a woman wading in a swimming pool at night
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Swim
By Elise Remender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elise Remender captures the romantic glamour of a bygone era in her contemporary figurative paintings that blend classical fine art and contemporary pop realism. Fantasy, mid-century...
Canvas, Acrylic
$17,000
H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
Horizontal figurative photo-realist painting of women swimming in an aqua blue pool "Weightless, Timeless," painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2019 oil on canvas, ...
Canvas, Oil
$19,000
H 43 in W 53 in D 1.5 in
Summer Solstice: Photo-Realist Figurative Oil Paining of Two Swimmers in Aqua
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
"Summer Solstice", this photo-realist painting of a man and a woman swimming in a pool is painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French made in 2024 oil on canvas, 43 x 53 inches ...
Canvas, Oil
$11,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 36 in
Bayside_Greg Miller_Acrylic/Collage_Figurative/Swimmer/Waterscape
By Greg Miller
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER "Bayside" Acrylic, Collage on Panel 24 x 36 in. Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Miller explores his relationship w...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
$13,200
H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
"Cerulean" woman in red bathing suit swims to the surface of bright blue water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Canvas, Oil
$24,850
H 49.5 in W 59.5 in
"Kissing the Ground" abstract oil painting of woman in red suit under blue water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Wood Panel
$24,000
H 30 in W 60 in D 2.5 in
"SUSPENSE" horizontal painting of a woman in red gliding beneath the water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
India Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$3,800
H 20 in W 20 in
"Orange You Drifting" oil painting of a woman floating in a turquoise pool
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Cardboard
SUMMER RIPPLE - Contemporary / Figurative / Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a qu...
Canvas, Oil
"Woman with Doe" Contemporary oil painting of nude in nature
By Nick Weber
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The artist paints his wife as a small doe looks on, inspired by a real experience the couple had in their home in the woods. Artist Bio Nick Weber (b.1971) has exhibited mostly in ...
Canvas, Oil
$23,000
H 47.5 in W 47.5 in
"Summer Traveler" oil painting of a woman in red bikini in turquoise water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Wood Panel
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