"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
$7,500
"Rose Blush", young woman swimming underwater in a pink bathing suit, summer
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 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 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 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 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
Sold
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
Sold
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
Sold
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
Sold
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
Sold
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 48 in W 32 in
“Pentimento Tethys”, a woman painted from her back, upside down swimming
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
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
"Summer Sojourn 1" Woman in Orange Bikini Swimming with Reflections on Water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Summer Sojourn 1" Woman in Orange Bikini Swimming with Reflections on Water “I have an open and free-wheeling approach to technique and materials: hypothesis, experiment and conclu...
Oil, Wood Panel
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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 12 in W 12 in
"Summer Sojourn 2" Woman in Orange Bikini Swimming with Reflections on Water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Summer Sojourn 2" Woman in Orange Bikini Swimming with Reflections on Water “I have an open and free-wheeling approach to technique and materials: hypothesis, experiment and conclu...
Oil
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