Proud Crow

9x6.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, another crow in an ongoing series of the black birds and their habits and habitats. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

November Crow

November Crow 6x3 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Grumbacher paper done last week, another in my crow series. Love the black feathers and it is a challenge to paint them with any color but tube black, a no-no in watercolor. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Captivating Crow

5.5x8.5 watercolor using Gansai Tambi graphite paints from Kuretake on Masters sketchbook done yesterday for an online wildlife challenge. The colors show their various hues within the 'black' feathers. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Aspen Raven

5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paint done week before last using same aspen tree as reference I used for a recent cardinal. This raven is scouting out food possibilities from his high perch in this imaginary wildlife scene. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

The Scarecrow and Crow

8.25x5.25 watercolor, India ink and ink line in junk journal using White Nights paints, done a few days ago. The crow on top of the scarecrow's head was not scared at all. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Brusho Rooster

12x9 watercolor and Brusho watercolor crystals on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done several days ago. I've used two red Brusho colors for the rooster's comb and a brown and grey Brusho in the white feathers. Background is a combination of permanent alizarin crimson (Winsor Newton) and phthalo green (Dick Blick). COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Beach Crow

2.75x7.75 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper done over the past weekend for another WetCanvas weekend drawing event.  Participants are given 2 hours to select and complete a painting or sketch of their choice.  Image courtesy Clea.  I cropped most of the beach here to focus on a long horizontal format for this crow.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Baby Blackbird

7.5x12 Brusho on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday using previous bird sketch in an ongoing series.  Trying out different media and keeping the subject matter the same is a fun way to explore new techniques, especially those you have no expertise with doing.  In this solo bird scene, I used small amounts of watercolor to clearly outline the bird's body as the Brusho was very blurry from using too much water.  For the body, I used black and brown Brusho crystals.  Tomorrow I'll be repeating the bird shape and combining with inks.
COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith              Email:   1971ks@att.net to purchase via PayPal        Cost:   $195

October Crow on Yupo

12x9 watercolor on medium weight Yupo synthetic paper done today.  This October crow was painted from a WetCanvas RIL image featured in the current weekend drawing event in the All Media Art Events forum.  With black animals or birds I try to see every color nuance within the neutral tones and do the same for white. This fellow had many colors within his graceful feathers.
COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith            Email:   1971ks@att.net to purchase via PayPal            Cost:   $185