Cheery Blackcapped Chickadees

7x9 mixed media on Masters Touch 80 lb paper done last weekend, an imaginary bird painting featuring three blackcapped chickadees amongst snowy icy branches. I first at random brushed matte medium on the page, let it dry, then pencil sketched in the watercolor birds. White gouache was used to splatter over the cerulean and ultramarine blue background, and also to enhance the snow and ice clumps on the pine branches. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Cute Chickadee

4.25x7 watercolor on a Birds & Blooms magazine subscription card done this past weekend in the cold, snowy mountains.  The snow and pine tree needles and branches are imaginary.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Nuthatch in Tree ~ day 9 of 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink (Pigma Micron 01 pen) on Masters sketchbook d rawn yesterday and painted today, which is day 9 of Leslie Saeta's challenge.  Artists participating pledge to post one painting per day the entire month with the 31st day allowing a compilation gallery post.  It has been awhile since featuring birds so I was anxious to finish it.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Chickadee Cheer

10.25x9 watercolor and ink of a chickadee in a willow tree of which I've tried to do negative painting in parts.  Some branches and twigs were left natural while others are positively painted.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.