Brokenhearted

12x9 mixed media using black India ink, acrylic ink, and acrylics on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press wc paper done this past week. In this abstraction, I've used pink hues for the heart that is in pieces. Most of us can relate to having ours broken at least once or twice in our lifetimes. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Valentine Collection

6x9 mixed media on paper of various heart shapes just in time for Valentine's Day on Friday!  The heart upper left is modeled after a necklace of mine while others are imaginary.  See if you can find the EKG strip.
Have a lovely day!
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Heartthrob ~ Happy Valentine's Day!

7.5x7.5 mixed media on matboard done this afternoon using the following media:  Watercolor, Brusho crystals, Montana acrylic markers, white wax crayon to sketch outline, black India ink, and Liquitex pink fluorescent acrylic applied with a palette knife.  Happy Valentine's!
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Vanilla Valentine

9x12 mixed watermedia on watercolor paper done yesterday for my 14 day valentine challenge.  First I drew a heart outline with white Crayola then made random marks with that over a scrap paper background.  Next I had white and light pink Montana markers along with Taylor's Pink Flamingo watercolor fill in the heart.  Using raw umber watercolor mixed with white gouache the back was done.  As it was too bright and I wanted a shabby chic look, I coated the entire page with off white latex acrylic after wetting back and front then lifted some paint off with paper towel.  When dry stamp letters spelled out the title Vanilla Valentine.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.