Florida Egrets

24x18 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a recent bird painting of a group of white egrets lined up watching along the waterfront.  I so enjoyed living in Florida and go back there periodically to visit and see the wildlife activity.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Marina

15x22 watercolor wet in wet of a marina scene complete with boats, fishermen, docks and bait houses.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Brown Pelican

11x8.5 finished version of a pelican on the wharf.  After my first sketch, Inktense pencils were added as seen in the image below.  Next I added water and gently brushed in the colors.  It is easy to see how just a small amount of water changes the whole composition into a more softer feel from a graphic presentation.

Initial sketch done with Pigma Micron 01 pen and is featured on WetCanvas.com in the Southwest/Western forum for March.

Gulls Sketch - Happy Independence Day!

5x9 Tombow brush pen sketch using gray and black pens of this Biloxi, Mississippi harbor scene.  The birds are sitting and watching boats and people come and go; they are free to leave or stay just like we are in this country.  So happy 4th of July to all Americans here and abroad! Prayers for all servicemen and women who bear arms so that we can enjoy our daily lives and freedoms we hold so dear.

Marina

15x22 harbor scene on 140 lb Saunders cold press watercolor paper, one of the fast and furious works done last month in Francese's workshop. No pencil used, just painting color on top of color and negatively carving out shapes with 1" and 2" brushes, wet on dry in about 1.5 hours.