Royal Rooster

8.5x5.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done last of December in a WetCanvas weekend drawing event 2 hour challenge. This is painted on Canson 117 lb paper. The reference that we were given was that of the entire rooster but I've cropped most of the bird's body to focus on its head and neck. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

March Rooster

6x6 watercolor painted today in new Master's Touch sketchbook, 80 lb paper, a quickie farm animal or bird painting. I used minimal pencil lines for this proud fowl fellow and mostly a #1 rigger/script liner brush, wet on dry. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

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

A Rowdy Rooster

6x6 acrylics and ink using STA 0.8 pen on Master's Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done at end of August; ref courtesy another artist. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Eye of the Rooster

9x6 watercolor on Winsor & Newton 140 lb cold press paper, done earlier in the month using one of many rooster and chicken photo references. With this fellow, I've cropped him closely to better focus on his eye and comb. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Crow Master

11x8.5 watercolor of a regal rooster preparing to crow for the farm and neighbors if any. I painted this wet on dry using Daniel Smith paints on 140 lb cold press paper. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Fluffy Fowl

9.5x7 mixed media on Ecosystem sketchbook. Using a Uniball black Elite ink pen, I drew the chicken outline and feathers. With watercolor I put in light tan, gold, and its red comb and beak. Lastly I applied Montana acrylic markers to the background in light blue and orange. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

A Barred Plymouth Rock Hen

7x7 mixed media hen sketched in pencil yesterday during our paint in with other art association members. I used colored pencils, watercolor (White Nights), white gel pen on this bird art done on sketch paper. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Cooped Up Rooster

8x8 watercolor on Masters Premium wc paper 140 lb cold press done last week from one of my black and white photo references. So the feather colors are all imaginary as well as flamboyant. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Klimt Kritters

4.25x7.5 watercolor and ink line on Canson 140 lb cold press paper; two animals, a white hen and a black and white border collie pose amidst graphics reminiscent of Gustav Klimt and his decorative designs. This one was completed yesterday. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Rowdy Rooster

8.5x6 watercolor/ink line on ColorSketch sketchbook yellow tinted paper done today. This is for another WetCanvas online challenge where participants have 2 hours to do their art. It was sketched with STA Lictin 0.3 pen followed by paint. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Barred Rock Hen

4.5x5.25 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday.  First I wet the feathers area then dropped black Brusho into that, letting the crystals mix and mingle.  Red areas were watercolor using red and red orange.  Background was a mix of indigo and sepia.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Blue Barn Hen

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters sketchbook done for another online event. I used Lictin .10 pen in black to sketch the hen and barn wood.  Ref courtesy Kay M/WetCanvas.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Randy Rooster

9.5x9 alcohol inks on deli white paper done day before yesterday using an older sketch that is one of my favorites of all the chickens.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Klimt Kritters

4.25 x 6.25 done with Pigma Micron 01 pen on 140 lb watercolor paper in the Gustav Klimt genre.  A whimsical chicken and a border collie have nothing in common except Klimt!  I had first sketched this years ago then recently took it out and made value adjustments and color changes in this semi-abstract piece.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Mad Rooster

10.25x9 watercolor and ink (Uniball Vision Elite pen) on sketchbook, quickly sketched last night then painted today.  This mad rooster was one of the featured refs on WetCanvas in the All Media Art Events forum/Weekend Drawing Event.  Participants are given 2 hours to choose an image then render it.  My ink sketch in 20 minutes is shown below.

COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Randy Rooster ACEO

3.5x2.5 watercolor and ink line on old book page done today, a miniature piece for another WetCanvas online event.
Actual size of the art card edition original is posted below:

COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Blue Barn Hen

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters sketchbook done yesterday for another WetCanvas event for the weekend hosted by Kay M.  We had 2 hours to complete a painting; mine was done in about 1 hour. I used Lictin .10 pen in black.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Big Red Rooster

12x12 torn paper collage on wrapped canvas done today that was my studio class demo.  This whimsical rooster was drawn with black felt tip marker onto clean white gessoed canvas, then various colors of torn paper were adhered with matte medium.  Tomorrow it will be finished with gloss medium varnish of several coats.  No photo references used.
COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith           Email:   1971ks@att.net to purchase via PayPal           Cost:   $295

White Fat Rooster

6x4 watercolor and ink on paper, a barnyard farm scene that is now SOLD.

Also since 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.