Geese Gossip

6.25x9 watercolor on #CansonPaper 140 lb cold press done today as part of a timed weekend drawing event on WetCanvas.com Photo ref courtesy of host Tanja. For the background I first stamped paint on a grasscloth piece and stamped its pattern. When dry I put color glazes in green, brown, and blue tones over that. With simple subjects a patterned background is a must. My total time was about an hour out of the allotted 2 hour limit. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Two Ducks ~ National Draw a Bird Day 8 April

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) on Bienfang sketchbook for mixed media, done in honor of annual Draw a Bird Day for Friday, 8 April.  Photo courtesy WetCanvas! and will be featured there this month also in the animal and wildlife forum.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Hooded Merganser duck

4x6 watercolor, ink, and Caran D'Ache watersoluble wax pastel crayons on another magazine insert card done last week.  Featured in an ongoing Birds A to Z online with WetCanvas this black and white waterfowl is quite striking in appearance.  Female merganser ducks are brown and grey.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Cattail Marsh Birds Landscape

11x15 watercolor, brush only, of a marsh complete with cattails, ducks, and redwinged blackbirds painted recently.  The birds were enjoying their natural habitat in this landscape with water and grasses.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.