Friday, June 9, 2017

Fluffy Female Cardinal

11.75x8.5 watercolor on matboard done this afternoon with no pre-drawing or reference used, only a brush and my imagination.  I have been watching hummingbirds and cardinals outside and when I found an used piece of mat already prepared with gesso the opportunity was too good to pass up.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

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2 comments:

Billie Crain said...

You should work from imagination all the time, Kay!

June 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Kay Smith said...

I know, right? Thank you, Billie!

June 10, 2017 at 7:21 PM

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