Wash Day on Yupo

15x11 watercolor on synthetic paper Yupo of a country house with the laundry wash on the clothesline, an imaginary scene that says all is quiet out in the rural area.  I placed a large tree to the left and other foliage behind the white farm house with a lush green grass lawn in the foreground.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Hang to Dry

6x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the weekend, similar to another backyard laundry scene I painted years ago.  Several wash items of clothing were changed in this version.  Many people have contacted me wanting prints of that one and Artspan was unable to get a large enough size, hence the updated version.  Everyone remembers the smell of fresh clothes drying on the clothesline.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Clothesline

15x19.5 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper painted wet in wet from a photograph I took here in town.  This was next door to my framer and they had just put their laundry out to dry on a hot day.  I used a 1" flat brush and Daniel Smith paints.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Online, Clothesline that is

22x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper was done several years ago, an imaginary grouping of garments hanging out to dry in the hot summer sun.  Since this fresh laundry is on a clothesline blowing in the breeze I titled this work Online.  What a very long hot and now dry summer this has been, and we will be glad to see it gone here in Texas!
Image is COPYRIGHT 2010 Kay Smith.

Wash Day

15x11 watercolor on Yupo synthetic paper done today.  A white farmhouse sits beside clotheslines full of drying laundry in the warm sun.  This is a crop from a larger photo that had additional buildings and other farm items, that I featured on a WetCanvas event.  Who doesn't remember the fresh smell of line dried clothing or bedding.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Clothes Call

6x16 watercolor WIP (work in progress) finished of five colorful shirts freshly washed on the clothesline, blowing in the breezy sunshine.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Clothes Call WIP

6x16 watercolor work in progress on partially gessoed matboard.  The first image shows my pencil drawing of 5 shirts hanging on a clothesline.  The second shows blue background sky painted with cobalt, prussian, and ultramarine blue and when dry black center tee shirt and turquoise were added.  The third image is far right yellow longsleeved shirt with white daisies and peachy keen and black added to center design on the others.  Stay tuned for the final reveal tomorrow!
Images COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Hanging Out to Dry

5.75x8.5 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 300 lb cold press paper withWinsor Newton paints, a hotel room painting done during a long trip.  This work is SOLD.Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2008.

On Line, Clothesline That Is

Since today is the last day of summer here are fresh laundry items on the line blowing in the breeze.  What a very long hot and dry summer this has been, and we are sooooo glad to see it gone here in Texas! This watercolor is 22x15 painted wet in wet on cold press 140 lb paper.

Hanging Out to Dry

"Hanging Out to Dry" 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, Winsor Newton paint, Saunders Waterford 300 lb cold press paper. This little mini was done in my hotel room while on a 3 day trip. I used my WN travel kit, #8 round, and the very tiny brush w/ the kit. We had clotheslines/poles just like this when I grew up and all smelled so fresh. Several articles of clothing were drawn from life or imaginary.  This work is SOLD.

On Line

22x15 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper, painted last weekend using imagination and lots of water, a 2" brush, etc.