Sea Hawk

7x3 watercolor miniature of a raptor red shouldered hawk eyeing the water for a quick fish dinner. It is painted on 140 lb cold press paper done a few weeks ago; ref courtesy another artist for a WetCanvas weekend drawing event. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Hunter Hawk

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted  as part of an online challenge.  It is done wet on dry with a fairly limited palette in a direct painting method.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Raptor Above Snow

7.25x4.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper completed today for an online challenge.  Participants have 2 hours to select a photo then paint it.  This one was finished in about 30 minutes.  Ref courtesty Susan (tyree) on WetCanvas.  Just a hint of blue snow shadows below the raptor hawk bird who is out looking for his next meal. 
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

#InkTober day 26 ~ Raptor Brown Hawk

9x5.75 ink, watercolor, acrylic on 140 lb cold press Canson wc paper for this 26th day of #InkTober.  Only 5 days left of this annual fun challenge of doing one work per day using ink in some form or totally ink.  This work has 3 mediums in it and was sketched on a backing sheet I use to put behind smaller pieces to catch drips and edges; it makes for an unusual background for the brown hawk.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Hunter Hawk

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted yesterday as part of a weekend challenge on WetCanvas.com.  It is done wet on dry with a fairly limited palette in a direct painting method.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Hawkeye

9x12 Tombow black brush pen with watercolor on Bristol board 300 series, painted last weekend during WetCanvas' Weekend Drawing Event.  In that challenge, an artist must choose a subject and draw and paint within a 2 hour time limit, or if not done, photograph their progress at the 2 hour mark.  With this cropped version of the raptor, I only intended to do a value study with the Tombow initially, then decided to add watercolor for a glimpse into the hawk's environment.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.