Hibiscus Hummer

11x8.5 watercolor on Strathmore 500 series mixed media 90 lb paper done last week; I used two refs. One was my hibiscus bloomimg in front yard and other is a hummingbird photographed in New Mexico. The background is imaginary. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Dried Sunflower with Chickadee

6x6 watercolor over pencil sketch on Masters Touch 80 lb paper of a solitary chickadee eating sunflower seeds. In this imaginary autumn countryside, the bird is alone surrounded by dead or dying sunflowers which provide its sustenance. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Hovering Hummer

6x8.5 watercolor over Pigma Micron 01 ink drawing on ColorSketch grey paper, drawn and painted today with Daniel Smith paints. Ref was hummingbird photos taken in the mountains. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Backyard Hummingbird

5x7 watercolor on Masters 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday from multiple photos. I used a #1 rigger brush throughout. Moderate splattering was done in the pink floral areas of the blooms. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Chickadee and Forsythia

3.75x6.25 watercolor and gouache on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper sketched yesterday then painted today from my chickadee photos. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

August Hummingbird

7.75x7.75 alcohol inks, gouache, ink pen on white slick foamcore done this afternoon first by scattering Willow green on top of spritzed 91% alcohol.  After it dried I could pick out a hummingbird shape so sketched it in using Lictin 0.3 permanent ink pen.  Feathers and beak are gouache.  Lastly I added Senorita Magenta for the pink blooms he is guzzling from here.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Birds and Blooms

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press, an older still life I set up in studio of fresh flowers, antique birds, and my faux stained glass windows.  This work has been SOLD.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Chickadee Prayer

5x4.25 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb cold press paper, an abstract section of hydrangea flower shadows I'd cut out of an older work.  I placed a chickadee with its head bowed within the foliage, painted Thursday evening.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Chickadee with Watercan and Pansies - Demo

11x15 watercolor floral still life with bird and watering can, a demo done last night for Brownfield Art Association.  I had previously drawn the composition that featured my old metal watercan and fresh pansies, photographed a few years ago.  The chickadee was added as if he just flew by and stopped to check out the Spring colorful annuals, and will fit nicely into my series.  This was a timed demonstration of one hour, wet on dry using Canson 140 lb paper with Daniel Smith paints.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Hovering Hummer

6x8.5 watercolor over Pigma Micron 01 ink drawing on ColorSketch grey paper, drawn and painted today with Daniel Smith paints.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Zinnias and Butterfly

22x15 watercolor of my studio zinnias with a perfect butterfly perched on top doing his daily routine.  The title of this older painting is "A Summer Day", and as today was cold and windy after a first fall freeze last night, I thought of butterflies and blooms with longing. But still do have pansies and ornamental kale to keep some color going in the windowboxes.  This was painted on cold press 140 lb. paper.

Birds and Blooms

15x22 watercolor of fresh flowers in my studio basking in a sunny south window. The window is fake stained glass I made with a craft kit years ago.  On its top ledge sit china and glass birds collection.  This painting is SOLD.

Start of Something New

Just a tease till I get the new painting done. It is a detail from a set of pansies pots in which I drew hummers hovering about waiting to sample nectar; 11x15 watercolor. So stay tuned!