This original oil painting on stretched canvas measures 18 x 24 inches (image only) and it sits in a one inch wide wooden frame.

The subject is a seated girl in shadow with a multicolored series of lights in the background. It may represent an impressionist view of a church or large stained glass in the background. It is signed with the initials MN in the lower right corner of the painting.

This original contemporary Chinese watercolor painting measures 27 by 52 inches (painting only) and about 31 by 70 inches, including the brocaded scroll it is mounted on.

It has the seal and signature of the artist, Shang Xiao Fang along with one collector's seal.

The subject is a pair of red headed cranes standing amidst pine foliage.

It is in excellent condition and has very fine and subtle details.

This original oil painting on stretched canvas measures 16 by 20 inches (oil painting only) and 20 by 24 inches in the carved wooden frame it sits in.

It is signed Frederick Rash in the lower right corner.

It is in outstanding condition with no damage, repairs or restoration.

This original CALIFORNIA SCHOOL MISSION OIL PAINTING on old artist's canvas panel board measures 18 by 24 inches, UNFRAMED.

This original contemporary Chinese ink and watercolor painting measures 24 by 24 inches (image only) and 27 by 62 inches, including the silk brocaded scroll it is mounted on.

It has the seal and signature of the artist, lower right. There are additional seals that may be collector's seals on the painting also.

The subject: A cat pursuing a cricket.

This painting has intricate details and a combination of strong colors and subtle shading.

It is in excellent condition.

This original oil painting on canvas laid down on board measures 12 by 16 inches, and it is mounted in an original carved and gilded frame which measures 16 by 20 inches.

It is unsigned and in excellent condition.

We estimate it to date circa 1930-1940.

The subject is the San Gabriel Mission which has numerous Moorish or Spanish architectural motifs.

It is painted in a loose, impressionist style with very bright, almost Fauve colors.

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The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning mission and also an historic landmark in San Gabriel, California.

It was founded by Spaniards of the Franciscan Order on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary" (September 8) in 1771.

The Mission often referred to as the "Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles," was designed by Father Antonio Cruzado (who hailed from Córdoba, Spain, which accounts for the strong Moorish influence).

In 1776, a flash flood destroyed much of the crops and ruined the Mission complex, which was subsequently relocated five miles closer to the mountains in present-day San Gabriel (the native settlement of 'Iisanchanga).

The Mission is the base from which the pueblo that became the City of Los Angeles, California was sent. On December 8, 1812 (the "Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin") a series of massive earthquakes shook Southern California. The 1812 Wrightwood Earthquake caused the three-bell campanario, located adjacent to the chapel's east façade, to collapse. A larger, six-bell structure was subsequently constructed at the far end of the capilla.

This ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING on stretched canvas measures 22 by 28 inches unframed.

It is in very good condition with the exception of a tiny canvas puncture in the fruit in the bowl (about 1/4 inch with no loss to canvas).

It is unsigned but has STINE written in pencil across the back of the canvas (see enlargement).

This original oil painting measures 12 by 16 inches and is mounted in a 15 by 19 inch wooden frame. It is painted on a Fredrix canvas panel board.

It is an impressionist seashore with homes and a rock strewn cove beyond. It is unsigned, but by a talented artist. This painting would fit right in with a collection of California School or plein air paintings.

This original Chinese watercolor painting measures 26 by 27 inches (ink and watercolor painting only) and 29 by 65 inches, including the brocaded scroll it is mounted on.

It has the seal and signature of the artist, Deng Xiaolin, along the left side of the painting.

The subject is a small village situated in an extensive mountain landscape with floating clouds obscuring some of the distant mountains.

This painting was painted with a high level of attention to details. Deng Xiaolin was a graduate of the China Central Fine Arts Institute in 1970. He was born in Hefei, in Anhui Province in China.

This scroll dates to the latter part of the 20th Century.

This original watercolor painting on heavy watercolor paper measures approximately 22 by 27 inches, unmatted and unframed.

It is in outstanding condition, period.

It is signed Ellen Carpenter in the lower left corner. This original watercolor was most likely influenced by the work of Marie Laurencin. The similarities are obvious. It is not, however a copy of Laurencin's work, but a reinterpretation, in the same way Picasso "copied" African art in his paintings.