Ft. Worth Pigeon

9.5x7 watermedia (Montana acrylic markers and Staedtler pigment liner 0.3) on Ecosystem sketchbook, sketched last week and colors applied today.  Colors used were black and white markers. I had to get off my floral rant and do some wildlife for a change of pace.
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Pompous Pigeon

9x12 mixed media on paper, another common pigeon most people overlook.  I sketched him using Staedtler Calligraphic duo pen, then used watercolor, Caran D'Ache NeoColor II metallic crayons, and Montana acrylic markers.  Paper is Canson and is a sheet I put behind other works thus all the little marks.  When dry I spelled the bird's name by ink stamping background and foreground.
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Pigeon Shadows ~ Happy Thanksgiving & 20th Anniversary Brushworks!

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper drawn and painted today, just a common pigeon with his orange feet exploring downtown.  I liked the long shadow and the tree shadows.  Twenty years ago on Thanksgiving day 1995 I opened my studio at 100 Main and named it Brushworks.  My DH stated at the time that art would never go over in this small town so I have proved him wrong.
Happy Thanksgiving to all friends, family, and customers and happy anniversary, Brushworks Studio Gallery! We are giving thanks to everyone who has supported me through the years. 
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Proud Pigeon

7.5x11 mixed media on 140 lb Fabriano hot press paper started yesterday and completed today.  Media used:  Watercolor, acrylics, Montana acrylic markers 15mm, India ink, Iridescent Antique Gold (Daniel Smith watercolor).  After drawing the bird in pencil, I
stamped mini bubble wrap painted with white acrylic and a bit of watercolor, then painted him, applying shiny metallic gold over neck area.  Montana markers used to go over background and when dry black India ink partly outlines the pigeon.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.