Fredericksburg Farm ~ day 30 of 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done for the last day of Leslie Saeta's 30 day challenge.  This cropped scene from a ranch in Fredericksburg, TX was done within a 2 hour time frame for WetCanvas weekend drawing event as well (photo courtesy Karen).  I will be traveling there for a March 2nd demo for Die Kunstler art organization.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Timeworn Truck

10x15 watercolor, 10 minutes to draw (no pencil) in black India ink then 1 hour approximately to paint an old truck and shack scene in graphic style (bold line, atmospheric, comic book, flat, etc.).  Dark clouds moving in on the scene were laid in first with raw umber violet, raw umber, prussian blue and sap green over lighter underpainting of cobalt ultramarine green.  I kept adding paint to wet washes and hoped for no mud as this was thin Canson paper 140 lb.  Ref featured on this weekend's drawing event on WetCanvas, courtesy Li Newton.