HenReeEtta

8x5.5 acrylics in junk journal, a book published in 1946, done last weekend. I sketched the hen over a page that I'd put red acrylic on to use up leftover paint. The ref was part of another weekend drawing event on WetCanvas. Lots of fun to crop the photo and add local colors. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Rosebreasted Grosbeak in Wisconsin

8x6 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) in Stillman & Birn sketchbook done past few days.

Photo courtesy JennaH/WetCanvas.com  COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Cluck Cluck Chicken

11.5x10 acrylics collage on gessoed 140 lb watercolor paper done last week in Bob Burridge's Lubbock TX workshop.  Bob showed us how to peel off the dried acrylic 'skins' from out plastic sheeting palette and collage onto the support.  No drawing was done.  In fact no drawing was done all week, only brush work.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith     Email:   1971ks@att.net to purchase via PayPal    Cost:  $185

Butterball turkey ~ it is Thanksgiving week!

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters sketchbook done a few days ago; photo in Animals & Wildlife monthly WetCanvas challenge for November.  This fat fellow is waiting his turn out in the woods.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Cock of the Walk

9.5x7 watercolor on paper (Ecosystem sketchbook) done a few days ago of a regal rooster on white background.  Drawn with Uniball pen this rooster was largely a contour line piece with color accents mostly up at his head and was done very quickly.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Hen House

22x15 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper, a demo done in 2004 for the Yoakum Co. Art Association in Plains, TX.  It was painted wet in wet in one hour, give or take a few minutes.  The Plains group is very active for a small town and invite me back each year for demos.  In August I was privileged to judge their area wide exhibition.  This painting is SOLD.