Untouched Powder

5x7 watercolor snow scene at dusk showing pristine white powder untouched by animals or humans.  Four birch trees stand guard in front of evergreens in background.  I painted this imaginary scene on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper with Daniel Smith paints:  Permanent rose, Prussian blue, sap green, quin burnt orange and gold, carbazole violet and burnt sienna.
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December Evergreens

4.5x3.5 Brusho and watercolor completed yesterday, a miniature abstract on which I brush sketched some tall evergreens. The background was made using leftover Brusho in reds and greens.  Positive shapes of the trees were done with a #1 script liner brush using Undersea Green by Daniel Smith.
Larger size is below.

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I Can't See the Forest for the Trees

11x15 watercolor of an imaginary snow scene surrounded by an evergreen forest done yesterday.  A frozen stream runs in the foreground while leafless trees stand behind, ready for their winter rest.  This is painted on Canson XL 140 lb cold press paper.
COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith   Email:   1971ks@att.net for more information or to purchase via PayPal.

December Days

4.25x5.5 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday of an imaginary winter landscape complete with snow and overcast skies.  I wanted to use color combinations never tried so for the sky burnt umber + phthalo blue were mixed and same colors throughout except for the buildings which was Indian red. That red stays on my palette but is not popular as it is opaque.  I mixed a grey of what colors were in the mixing part of the palette for the frozen water.  Distant hills were softened with a damp brush.  I am trying to paint better landscapes along with portraits, two subjects that are not easy.
COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith   Email:   1971ks@att.net for more information or to purchase via PayPal.

Heavy Snow

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb. cold press paper done yesterday on Dec. 1st, a mild partly sunny day here.  This is using a brush only, no pencil drawing based on a snow scene reference courtesy of Jenna.  It is one of the images featured on December challenge on WetCanvas in the Southwest/Western forum.
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Frozen Shoreline

8.5x11 watercolor and ink on Crescent sketchbook done today. I used Pigma Micron 01 pen and Daniel Smith paints, sketching it first then applying color.  Reference photo posted in this weekend's drawing event on WetCanvas by Richard Jules of Canada and is at Bluffers Park, Scarborough.  Look closely to see layers of icicles along the rocks.  Participants in the challenge have 2 hours to choose and then do their painting.  This one took me one hour.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Red Mailbox

9x12 watercolor painted over last weekend, a mailbox in red with Christmas holly, evergreens and pinecones with a bit of snow.
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Snowy Street

9x12 watercolor which is today's work on Canson 140 lb cold press paper.  Using a brush only in this winter snowy street scene, I began with the house dark areas then on to the trees.  Midtone shadows were last.  This will be featured on the Landscape forum on WetCanvas; reference library photo that I cropped foreground and some trees from both sides for a closer view of the house.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Caribou Crossing

9x12 watercolor painted today of a reindeer, aka caribou, crossing through the snow and evergreens.  This is painted on Daler Rowney Langton Prestige 140 lb cold press paper, wet on dry.  I really enjoy depicting various wildlife in snow settings.  This work is now SOLD.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.