Old Homestead with Owl

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted today for the weekend drawing event on WetCanvas in which participants have 2 hours to choose then complete their art.  I used a portion of an old rundown abandoned structure then tried to make a vignette by losing at least three edges.  The owl was added to the roof as if he was surveying what tree or old window opening to use for a nest. For the darks I used neutral tint and ultramarine blue.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Country Farm

4.25x7 watercolor and ink line on magazine card from Country, the latest issue.  This was done over the weekend and it is now SOLD.
Copyright 2015 Kay Smith.

O'Donnell Shack w/ Yucca - Demo Kerr Arts & Cultural Center

11x15 watercolor on Arches 140 lb rough paper, a demo done Tuesday in Kerrville, TX at the Kerr Arts & Cultural Center for the Guadalupe Watercolor Group.  Using an old photograph of a rundown shack on Hwy 87 in O'Donnell, TX that I've painted before, I painted wet on dry this west Texas rural scene.  I actually used a black and white photo, flipped it, and added my own color choices of mostly neutrals and browns.  Since the original photo had a windmill, that was put in when the sky had dried.  A new color by American Journey was used for the sky, Blue Bice, that is made by Cheap Joe's Art Stuff.  Tomorrow I'll post the next day's workshop on reworked watercolors using a pink petunia and making a pig out of the design.  Stay tuned.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Tag, You're It!

15x22 watercolor of my brother's two cats playing on the fence with the old farmhouse in the background.