New Year's Eve Pear

9x6 mixed media on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday before the year ended. I used Brusho watercolor crystals, bleeding tissue, watercolor, white Montana acrylic marker, crayon, India ink and a stencil for the background. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Pear Study

8x5.5 mixed media of my pear, drawn today before I ate it.  At first it was too pretty to eat.  After studying it awhile I got out my black Pigma Micron 01 pen and Strathmore Visual Journal for mixed media and drew the whole pear.  Then I cut it in half until seeds visible, and drew that along with its end and other sections including the core.  Then I took apart the seeds and sketched those.  Crosshatching was done for dark areas.  Media used was ink, watercolor, and colored pencils; the CPs were "color-sanded" into wet areas with fine grit sandpaper so the tiny specks you see are CP pigment bits.  When dry, I stamped 'pears' in black ink at the top and flicked wet paint spray.  An enjoyable Bartlett pear for sure after studying it first.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith

Happy Pear

8.5x7 torn paper collage on matboard, a demo I started for Monday evening art class, and finished up today.  Using slick magazine pages and matte medium, tear colors needed and adhere to a black marker line drawing.  When dry coat several times with gloss medium varnish for a shine.