Wary Indian Brave

9x5.5 mixed media on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last weekend in December. Ref courtesy WetCanvas. This was part of a weekend drawing event in which participants have 2 hours to select their choice of subjects then paint or draw using any media. For this, I cropped the Indian's body to focus on his head and shoulders. I used colored pencils, Micron 01 ink pen, oil pastels, Crayola markers, and White Nights watercolors. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Desert Mystery Woman

11x14.75 watercolor, gouache, and ink line accents finished last week on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper. I had started with an abstract background then added a head and arm but put it away not sure if I wanted to complete this imaginary mysterious figure. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

A Native Dancer

12x9 mixed media on Canson 138 lb. for mixed media paper done over the past weekend as part of another WetCanvas online challenge. Part of the woman's tribal dress was cropped in order to fit into the format. First sketched with Koh-i-Noor Magic colored pencils, then followed by watercolor. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Hail to the Chief

15x11 mixed media of hard charcoal which I sketched him in, colored pencils, and watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done last week, an imaginary American Indian chief in a celebratory stance. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Swampkeeper

22x15 watercolor, an older commissioned work featuring a friend's Indian heritage and important icons and images of his life such as a bobcat, egret, elk, eagle, bear, alligator, and swamp.  This work is SOLD.

Chief Horsefeather - Indian figure

24x18 watercolor on Aquabord, drawn today with a brush dipped in watercolor onto the clay surface.  I had not really explored using this product although it is made here in Texas, and was given this large piece I'd started a failed portrait on.  Using the ink sketch (below) from a recent drawing, I had no photo reference, only an imagination.  Lifting most of the paint then blotting with a paper towel seemed to work fine as it could look quite heavy.
Images copyright 2013 Kay Smith.

6x6 Pigma Micron 03 ink sketch.