Frozen Edges

3x4 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, another imaginary winter landscape painted at the end of December. It is not that cold and icy here but one can think about it. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Bleak Winter

3x5.5 watercolor and white crayon on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done last week using no reference just imagination in this winter snow and ice landscape. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Arctic Air

9x6 watercolor and white crayon quick demo done yesterday for our Monday class; no reference used, only placing crayon marks onto dry Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper then adding paint. Some negative painting for a few trees and branches was added. Cool colors Prussian blue, mixed brown, cerulean blue were used. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Frosty Morning Cabin

12x9 watercolor that is today's work.  All the trees and end of log cabin are imaginary and were drawn yesterday then I put in pale washes diagonally across the sky using Prussian blue.  Background trees had to be softer and out of focus. Aspens and other foreground trees painted last as was the frozen water in immediate foreground.  By trial and error I did stumble upon a neat trick to painting masses of leaves that works better than anything.  Just lay your rigger (script liner) brush fully loaded across damp or dry paper and twist it; don't use its pointed tip.  It will be horizontal, almost flat.  I have been doing more lodge and mountain themed works so stay tuned for wildlife coming soon.  This is painted on Canson 140 lb cold press paper.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.