Birdwatch

7x9 watercolor and ink using White Nights paints and Micron 01 pen on 80 lb sketchbook paper done last week. Another imaginary pair of birds with not too much realism but just enough to say Spring is here. At least the cedar waxwing and common sparrow think so. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

Waxwing on a Branch

6.75x6.75 watercolor on 140 lb Saunders cold press paper, sketched in pencil on the scrap paper already colored. I ignored the lilac background and the left side marks and drew in branches for this waxwing. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Spring Waxwing

3x3 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper done a few days ago from my photos to showcase this berry-loving bird.

Actual miniature size shown below:

 COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Cedar Waxwing in Inks

6x5 alcohol inks on foamcore board with Pigma Micron 01 pen sketch in black ink on top, done today. Some crosshatching of line used to fill in dark areas of the bird's mask and wing.  Ink underpainting used yellow, pink, pale green and blue in an abstract manner.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.