Red Onion Layers

5.5x5.5 watercolor in Arteza wc sketchbook 110 lb cold press paper done last weekend. The red or purple onion is one I had out on the kitchen counter to slice for broccoli cashew salad, and it made a nice quick still life. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Vegetables on Talavera Mosaic

18x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper still life I set up of two onions and a red bell pepper on tile surface.  The pattern areas are Talavera pottery pieces along with rusty iron and concrete parts.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Some Like it Hot! still life

15x11 watercolor still life of table top vegetables work in progress is now completed.  Today shadows were added using cobalt violet, cerulean blue, quinacridone magenta, permanent rose, yellow ochre, olive green, sap green, quinacridone red in an attempt to tie all elements together.  I darkened most of the colander holes and added stems that were waiting until the end.  This was a fun and colorful one to do, now on to the next endeavor.  I hope you like it!

WIP - Some Like it Hot (still life)

15x11 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper work in progress begun yesterday with detailed drawing using fresh jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions of all varieties.  It was painted wet in wet today, and this is about 1.5 hours worth of work in a direct painting style using 1" flat sable brush.  I've been buying old kitchen colanders on eBay and photographing any interesting ones in antique or secondhand stores; love the rusted and shiny metal juxtaposed with smooth colorful vegetables' skins.  I may put these salsa ingredients on a white tablecloth and will finish this still life tomorrow.