April Ruby Throated Hummer

8.5x5.5 watercolor on 80 lb sketchbook paper done earlier in the month using Daniel Smith paints. With this close up view of the mighty little hummingbird I've tried to show its spin and spit, grin and grit. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Hummingbird on a Rock

2.5x4.25 acrylics on a smooth river rock, done last month in my new painted rocks series. With a gray background, this hummingbird's head shines brightly for the cooler weather season. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Hummer at the Feeder

6.5x4.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last month from several hummingbird photos of them at the feeder for sugar water. I used White Nights paints for this bird art scene. Note the bounce light from the red rimmed feeder onto the bird's feathers. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Hummer Playing Poker

16x6 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary garden scene featuring an active hummingbird seeking nectar from a red hot poker plant. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Quiet Hummingbird

6x4 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cp paper done last week of a quiet hummingbird being still. This is from a photo taken last year at our feeder and is a ruby throat. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Glad Hummer

8x8 watercolor on Masters Touch premium 140 lb cold press paper painted last month, another gladiolus or gladioli, but with a hummingbird. I've used White Nights paints working wet on dry. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Hummer Bath ~ National Hummingbird Day

5.25x7.25 watercolor on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper previously done. This hummingbird has his eyes closed as he sits in a shallow birdbath. Let's honor the tiny flying wonder birds for National Hummingbird Day, September 2nd! COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

White Necked Jacobin Hummer

6x6 watercolor on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done a couple weeks ago using White Nights paints. Unaware of this type hummingbird a friend shared this photo to paint. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Flighty Hummingbird

7x5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last month, another quickie study of a hummingbird in flight. His wings are beating so fast they really cannot be seen as I've depicted here. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

August Hummingbird

7.75x7.75 alcohol inks, gouache, ink pen on white slick foamcore done this afternoon first by scattering Willow green on top of spritzed 91% alcohol.  After it dried I could pick out a hummingbird shape so sketched it in using Lictin 0.3 permanent ink pen.  Feathers and beak are gouache.  Lastly I added Senorita Magenta for the pink blooms he is guzzling from here.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

July Hummer

4x5 watercolor for this second day of World Watercolor Month, a quick one I dashed off after teaching this afternoon.  Sketched on a scrap of backing paper, Canson 140 lb cold press, the pinkish red shapes made perfect petals for the hummingbird to target.  Other colors such as yellow green were also found in the bird.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.