Three Chickens

7x9 watercolor using White Nights paints on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done over the past weekend. Ref courtesy Valri who hosted the current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas! in the All Media Arts Forum. Participants have 2 hours to select an image and draw or paint it. These chickens took about an hour. COPYRIGHT 2023 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

Dominique Hen

11x15 watercolor of a setting Domnique hen from an old photograph and design used before.  With this one I changed the background including lines to indicate the chicken coop fence and colors on the bird.  This work is SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Boss of the Barnyard chickens

15x22 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper, drawn and painted this afternoon in a loose, splashy manner.  This old rooster is hurrying the innocent young hen inside the chicken coop to show her who's boss of the barnyard.  There are a few touches of black India ink on the birds, plus spattering at the end when all was dry.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 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.

Eggstra-ordinary Hen

11x15 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper, Daniel Smith paints.  It has been quite a long time since painting one of my fun yet funky chickens with an attitude.  In this vignette, the hen seems to be cackling at her three eggs or at something else beyond the coop.

Little Red Hen demo

22x15 watercolor wet in wet demo for one of my classes. This painting is SOLD.