Pumpkin Box

8.5x5.5 mixed media on 110 lb paper for mixed media. After technical pen ink sketch using Grabie 03 pen, I laid cut bleeding tissue (red/orange/yellow) over it and spritzed with water. Let sit a minute then lifted off to reveal the amazing color tones the tissue left with its dye. When dry, I put in green parts of the stem, then added indigo and sepia for darks along the right side of the pumpkin box. A few shadows were put in and the abstract marks the tissue made were left alone. Looks like rays of sunshine falling across the pumpkins. This exercise was done this afternoon for our Monday class. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Pretty Pumpkins

5.5x8.5 mixed media (ink using Uniball 207 pen, Brusho, Montana acrylic marker, Stabilo woody pencils) on 80 lb sketchbook paper; Master's Touch sketchbook. I did a quick line drawing last week of imaginary pumpkins then added media. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Pumpkin Row

5.25x8.25 mixed media piece done in my junk journal a few days ago using rubber pumpkin stamp over a gessoed page. Media used: Charcoal, ink, walnut ink, Montana markers in this eerie harvest fall scene featuring falling leaves in a deserted pumpkin patch. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Evil Pumpkin

5.5x5.5 watercolor and ink stamp on Arteza 110 lb cold press paper done yesterday; using also walnut ink for the pumpkin shadow. Background is made up of two warm colors applied very wet in wet. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith